Definitely too short. The purpose of marker scratching is to define your territory and tell other cats how big you are . Nobody is going to mess with a cat whose scratch marks are four feet off the ground. Also, scratching is part of a full body stretch, important to cat healthy coordination. Don’t cheap out on a scratching post for kittens. The best is a floor-to-ceiling model with a ceiling brace . They can make flying leaps on and off of it and develop that superior point of view.
Definitely too short. The purpose of marker scratching is to define your territory and tell other cats how big you are . Nobody is going to mess with a cat whose scratch marks are four feet off the ground. Also, scratching is part of a full body stretch, important to cat healthy coordination. Don’t cheap out on a scratching post for kittens. The best is a floor-to-ceiling model with a ceiling brace . They can make flying leaps on and off of it and develop that superior point of view.