A cats natural instinct is to scratch its claws on any suitable surface they need to do this regularly to wear their claws down so that they dont break or get ripped out the fish head on the mat is sisal covered and the perfect place for your cat to scratch away which means your furniture curtains and wallpaper are all safe from scratch attacks an added attraction is the integrated rustle layer inside the tail fin this will keep your cat fascinated as it tries to work out what is making