Stimulicat lived up to the hype! My two furbabies played in it, scratched in, rested it in, and sometimes slept in it. But after a while they started treating it as a teething scratching post, and unfortunately it's not safe from biting and chewing. It's not at all shredded to pieces, so I guess I'm happy with the purchase, I just wanted to keep the interest longer. So, not a scam, at least from my PW, but it's quite expensive for someting that kept the interest for about 2 weeks. Happy with the...