{"id":27002301,"date":"2026-09-13T10:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catsalvacura.com\/cat-product-testing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:39:19","slug":"cat-product-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catsalvacura.com\/en\/cat-product-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-Life Cat Product Testing with 100+ Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#BFF0FD&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1ECBF8&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; 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The complete process and result are presented in a one-minute time-lapse video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The cats were neither handled nor directed. They chose freely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>96 cats \u2022 22 hours \u2022 132 drinking events<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;SEE THE 96-CATS WATER TEST&#8221; module_class=&#8221;dipi_popup_id_1156&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>LONG-TERM DURABILITY<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Seven Years of Intensive Multi-Cat Use<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Between 2018 and 2021, we invested approximately \u20ac15,000 in an extensive RHR Quality cat-tree installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>For the past three years, it has been used daily by never fewer than 100 cats. Most components remain stable and fully functional. Areas of extreme wear\u2014as well as individual design weaknesses\u2014are equally visible and documented.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>This provides rare long-term evidence of how cat furniture performs under genuine, intensive multi-cat conditions. 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