Katris Covers for Modular Cat Scratching System – A Kickstarter Giveaway Designed for Fun and Function!
I rarely do product reviews (paid or not) for an item my cats have not personally tested out, as I don’t want to be misleading about something I am not familiar with. There are times, however, when I absolutely know my gang of seven will like something without even seeing it, allowing me to feel comfortable sharing information. That was the case when Katris – a company that makes eco-friendly, innovative, high quality block shapes that can be configured into a custom created modular cat scratching system – reached out to me with the possibility of letting my readers know about a Kickstarter campaign that will start on August 17 to create special decorative covers to make the Katris blocks even more fun and fashionable.
With these 5 basic shapes – L, I, O, T, and Z – the sky’s the limit with what kinds of innovative and creative groupings you can come up with for you and your cat! Photo credit: Katris
Based on the concept, I knew my cats would love the blocks, just to sit on them alone. They come in 5 basic shapes – L, I, O, T, Z (each sold separately) and can be assembled into any number of configurations that are limited only by your imagination and the space you are putting it together for. A coffee table, a cat tree, a book shelf, a shoe nook – whatever you want for you and your cat – with a bit of ingenuity and some basic clips that hold the blocks together, the possibilities are endless. Each block is made with a durable exterior that can easily be wiped down and the interior (the part the cats will love) is made from high grade 100% natural recyclable cardboard that is purr-fect for scratching! Each block is made from 200+ sheets of paper – almost double the amount of material other brand name cat scratchers use and depending on how vigorous a scratcher your cat is, each piece can last well over a year.
Grab your cat, or two, or three and let your imagination go wild with the Katris modular system building blocks! Photo credit: Katris
It’s a win for the humans and it’s a win for our cats. Functional furniture for us and a fun and healthy scratching option for our cats! And to reassure you of the quality and integrity of the product, I did a quick search to learn more about the modular system and found that several of my very trustworthy and esteemed blogging friends such as Kate Benjamin of hauspanther, Ingrid King of The Conscious Cat, Joanne McGonagle of The Tiniest Tiger, and Layla Morgan Wilde of Cat Wisdom 101 – all have done reviews in the past and all of them give the Katris modular system high kitty tested marks.
But here’s the best news of all – Katris has gone cover crazy and is introducing three new cover designs to make the already awesome modular blocks even more awesome! Imagine that – unlimited design configurations combined with the option of integrating fashion and functionality into the design scheme of your your own home!
INTRODUCING THE KATRIS COVER COLLECTIONS:
City Collection – A playful and colorful collection printed with non-toxic soybean ink, giving a nod to the Katris HQ in San Francisco!
Mono Collection – A simple, clean, and modern collection in classic black and white made of 100% recyclable paper.
Wood Collection – Traditional wood tones (maple and teak) made from high quality veneer real wood.
From funky and colorful, to modern, classic, or traditional, there are covers to suit any decorating scheme in your house or apartment! Photo credit: Katris
EASY TO ASSEMBLE:
If you would like to try Katris out with your feline family, Katris is offering Zee/Zoey readers a chance to win 2 Katris units of your choice along with your favorite corresponding covers! Just leave a comment as to what cover choice and shapes you would prefer and why you think your cat(s) would love the Katris so much. Make sure to fill in all tabs when you leave your comment – name and *email – so that not only can we contact you if you win this great giveaway prize (with a retail value of approximately $150.00), but you will also automatically be signed up to receive an early alert from Katris for the Kickstarter so you can take advantage of the Early Bird specials on both the Katris units and covers!
Katris units average between 7.2 – 9.2 pounds each with a retail value of $49.95 for each block. Covers will retail for approximately $20.00 through $35.00, depending on collection. Giveaway will begin on midnight, July 29, EST and end on midnight, August 5, EST. U.S. and Canada residents only. Winner will be announced on Saturday, August 8 and the giveaway prize will ship in September. In the event Katris does not reach their Kickstarter goal, you will still receive the giveaway prize.
This post is sponsored by Katris. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about the Kickstarter Cover Campaign, but Zee & Zoey’s Cat Chronicles only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Katris is not responsible for the content of this article.
*Winner will be contacted by email. If winner does not respond to attempts at reaching out to them to confirm shipping address for prize (3 attempts will be made) an alternate winner will be drawn.
I love the idea that it is made from Recycled materials !! I could use all the shapes in the wood tones so it blends with my furniture. My Cats would LOVE to try them and I would enjoy creating new shapes to challenge them. If they can come apart then I can create a new shape every month !! My Cats love adventure and this looks like one they could really have fun with.
These look so cool! I think my gang would love them. If we win, we’e love a Z and a T from the colorful City Collection!
That’s really cool ! Good luck to our US friends ! Purrs
The kitties will love them because they’re almost like a box and they can also scratch on them. Mine are tree dwellers and like being up high. I would like them because they are eye appealing and functional. I would choose the Os and the wood collection.
I love the city ones. My kitties would love any of these. Thanks for the chance.
Sorry forgot to put I like the L and O shapes in city.
Oh my goodness would I ever love to try out the T shape in the wood collection!
This is fantastic!
guys…we wish all de best two Katris with ther kickstarter…theeze scratchers R awesum with a capitolz A !!!!
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Those are very cool (even for cats found in the road). My furkids would love to try an O and a T in mono!
These are cool! We’d love a T and Z in the City collection!
I’d like the t’s in wood..
Oh Deb, this is awesome. Abby would love an O and a L in the City Collection covers. So cool that they are made from recycled material. Saving the world and entertaining cats at the same time. Win/Win
We wuld luv to have these. they wuld be pawsum fur climbin’, nappin’, scwatchin’ jumpin’ and oh so much more. We wuld luv any of them, but fur sure wuld like da I and da O or T in da wood.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
My kids would love these – they love anything they can climb on! I think we would like to start with the L & O shapes in the mono color (black).
We are always looking for new ways to spoil…er…I mean “stimulate” our two girls! We would love to win a “T” and an “L” in the wood collection. Recycled and recyclable, able to be reconfigured for continued fun, and a new business…what’s not to like!
We would love two t’s in the wood collection. They would be perfect for us because we learned from our last move that if we wanted the kitties to stop scratching the carpet, keep cardboard boxes around and they’d scratch those instead! In memory of Taz who WOULD use those laminated recycled cardboard scratch boards, she would have loved these! And for Angel who is left behind and aging, these would be perfect when two t’s are stacked into a stair formation, she could easily get into our new lower bedroom window!
These would suit our brand new condo and brand new life perfectly! And when the brand new baby kitty arrives in our lives, she can be trained right away on the most perfect modular kitty tower! Awesome design! Great job!
Our kitties would love to try the T and L in the wood collection! These look fantastic!
We love these! But they’re almost too nice to scratch up.
We would love and L and I in the wood tone. Of course, we’d hafta get more to go with those. 
i like the L shape and the O shape!
i like the pink cover as well
I know that Carmine would love it if we won some of these! He loves to sit on things – he always has to be sitting on things, haha. If we win, we would love an L and a Z block with City Collection covers. I love how bright and lively these covers are!
My Jazzy would LOVE the wood cat scratcher. It has so many versatile options, as well as being a great scratching block. It seems very sturdy, so that it would wobble or fall when she scratches aggressively and it offers her the option of relaxing on it, as if it were a perch. The angles offered also would serve her body position, as she likes to stretch and reach up as tall as she can as she scratches. I would LOVE to own the wood scratching post. I was just thinking about how much Jazzy needed a post when this wonderful opportunity came up.