My cats love it and the best thing is that each has their own space :))

My cats love it and the best thing is that each has their own space :))  Read Less

The directions were not good

The directions were not good  Read Less

I have three cats: a big 16 to 20 lb tabby named Grouch, a white Persian named Snow White that's around 8 to 9 lbs and a ginger...  Read More

I have three cats: a big 16 to 20 lb tabby named Grouch, a white Persian named Snow White that's around 8 to 9 lbs and a ginger named Isabelle (Izzy for short) that's around 8 pounds as well. I purchased this cage for the hopes of having a safe place for my cats or, if need be, to place one or two of them in it while I was away as we have terrible storms and they have blown open our back door countless times which has lead to Izzy wandering off. Although she ALWAYS comes back, it scares me to know she could get out. We've fixed the door, but I decided it would be wise to get this for really bad storms, so that Izzy or Snow couldn't wander off. Grouch isn't a problem; he's too fat to ever wander off.Putting this together by myself was a bit of a chore as the instructions arrive INSIDE of the cage and the cage is in a little neat square and you have to figure out how to expand it enough to get the instructions out. That part took me longer than putting it together, honestly, but the putting together was not very complicated. It arrived in good condition and aside from some scrapes on the actual cage, it was perfect.Upon putting it together, my husband and I realized that the shelves that go into the cage as well as the stairs are not a good size for a full grown cat. My little 8 pound cats can't even really stand on the shelves without fear of falling off, they're so small. My cats are terrified of the stairs and the shelving so do not use the cage much. We set it up where it could have two shelves making a bigger floor up above, but still they do not like the stairs or the shelving.However, as I've said before, it's good to have for my own piece of mind. My cats will stay in it if the doors are shut, without fuss but if the doors are open then they tend to scatter. I've decided to use it as a feeding station for my cats and they don't seem to mind it thus far. It feels a bit flimsy, but considering I didn't pay a terribly expensive price for it, I'm content.Edit: 7/19/19So it turned out that Snow White was pregnant and no one knew (we had just gotten her around the time I wrote this review originally) so the cage really helped. She only had one kitten so there was still plenty of room in the cage as I would put both her and her kitten in it with the doors closed so all the cats could smell and see each other, but couldn't really attack. I was a bit worried with the kitten being so young that it's head could have gotten stuck in between the bars, so I put cardboard around all of the the bottom sides. It helped the cats not get into fights and no unfortunate accidents!I did have to put my big tabby Grouch in the cage as well, with the shelving in it. I was very surprised when I saw that he could lay for an extended period of time on the shelving DESPITE the fact that it was CLEARLY BENDING under his weight! I now use this with no shelving as an area for the litter boxes which has helped SO MUCH that I recommend it. It traps mostly all of the litter inside and it's so easy to vacuum, so they're not tracking lose, dirty litter all over my house. This is still perfect for my needs and I would totally buy it or another one again!  Read Less