The jute on the wooden posts has held up well. There’s some visible wear on the bottom branch, but not quite enough to require replacement rope just yet (you can buy replacement rope on Mau’s website, for $19). A second jute wrapping sits higher up, but it doesn’t get as much use from my cats.
My short-haired Devon Rex cats don’t shed too much, so I don’t have to clean the basket cushions often, but they’re machine-washable. The instructions advise against detergent, and cold water alone has worked fine in returning them to gleaming white.
The cushions can also be put in the dryer, and you’re instructed to “check every minute.” Once they’re dry, you need to reshape the internal fibers so they’re evenly distributed. Texturally, this feels kind of like pulling apart decorative Halloween spider-webbing while it’s still in the bag, and the whole process sounds laughably time-consuming. But the cushions dry quickly, and it takes me only about seven minutes to get them good as new.
