Round Cardboard Cat Scratcher
Round blue cardboard cat scratcher in 48 x 9 cm and 53 x 9 cm sizes.
A round corrugated cardboard scratcher supplied in two sizes — 48 x 9 cm and 53 x 9 cm — in blue. Cardboard scratchers are a consumable category: the customer replaces them, which makes repeat-order consistency more commercially important than it is for durable pet goods.
What This Product Does Better
48 x 9 cm and 53 x 9 cm give a two-tier range from a single tooling set, which is how a category gets width without a cost penalty.
Cardboard scratchers are replaced rather than kept, so a consistent product drives predictable reorder volume.
Corrugated grade is the specification most likely to be quietly downgraded, and the incoming-material check is where it gets caught.
Flat round pads stack efficiently, which keeps freight cost per unit sensible on a low-value item.
Who Buys This And Why
Retail and marketplace buyers building a consumable pet range where unit cost and repeat consistency matter more than product longevity.
Application Scenarios
- Pet specialty retail consumable ranges
- Marketplace multi-pack listings
- Subscription-box programmes needing consistent unit weight
- Veterinary clinics and rescue shelters buying in bulk
Technical Features
- Round shape
- Blue colour as published
- Cardboard construction
- Two sizes: 48 x 9 cm and 53 x 9 cm
- OEM retail packaging available
The Failure Modes This Addresses
A lighter corrugated grade saves the factory pennies and shortens product life noticeably. Incoming-material inspection is the control.
Adhesive quality on a laminated board pad is invisible until the product is used. It is checked during production.
Blue is specified; matching it across runs requires the colour reference to be recorded rather than reordered by description.
Unit weight consistency matters for subscription and marketplace shipping, so it is treated as an inspection criterion.
Published Specification
Every value below is taken from the manufacturer's own published data. Rows marked TBC are figures the manufacturer has not published; we confirm them in writing before order rather than estimating them.
| Shape | Round |
|---|---|
| Colour | Blue |
| Material | Cardboard |
| Size option 1 | 48 x 9 cm |
| Size option 2 | 53 x 9 cm |
| Corrugated board grade | TBC |
| Net weight | TBC |
| Carton quantity | TBC |
Materials
Cardboard, as published by the manufacturer. The specific corrugated grade is not stated and is recorded against the approved sample so the production run can be measured against it.
Certifications
TBC — no certification marks are published for this item. Where a destination market requires testing, it can be arranged.
How This Product Is Made
Board sourcing
Corrugated board received and checked against the approved grade.
Die cutting
Round blanks die-cut to the 48 cm or 53 cm specification.
Lamination and forming
Layers bonded and formed to the 9 cm height.
Packing
Packed to the agreed carton quantity with specified marking.
Quality Control Checkpoints
- Incoming board grade and glue line check
- During-production inspection at 15–20% completion
- Dimensional check against 48 x 9 cm and 53 x 9 cm
- AQL final random inspection before loading
Customization Options
- Alternative sizes via die change rather than new tooling
- Colour options — quoted per run
- Retail sleeve and private-label packaging
Comparison With Alternatives
Against the single-pillar scratching post, this is the consumable option: horizontal cardboard at a low unit price, replaced regularly, versus a durable wrapped column at a higher price point. Ranges usually carry both, because they serve different scratching behaviour and different price expectations.
Use Guide
- Record the corrugated grade at sampling; it is the one specification that decides perceived quality and it is not published.
- Fix the blue colour reference in writing so repeat orders match the first run.
- Decide the multi-pack configuration before quoting freight — it changes both carton count and postage.
- Use the two published sizes as a good-better tier rather than replacing one with the other.
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What sizes are available?
Two published sizes: 48 x 9 cm and 53 x 9 cm.
What colour is it?
Blue, as published by the manufacturer.
What board grade is used?
TBC. The grade is not published; we record it against the approved sample and verify it at the incoming-material check.
Can we order it in our own packaging?
Yes — retail sleeves and private labelling are part of the OEM/ODM service.
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