Two things a cat needs every day, in an object taking up about as much floor as a dinner plate. The sisal ball sits on top for scratching and grabbing, and the disc beneath it spins with balls running round a track, so a paw swipe produces a result rather than nothing at all. Most cats work out the connection between the two within a minute of meeting it.

Sisal is the surface cats prefer for claw maintenance, coarse enough to strip the old sheath and dense enough not to shred into the room the way corrugated card does. Here it is wrapped over a fruit-shaped ball form on a solid wood base, and the weight of that base is what makes the toy usable at all: a light one skids across the floor on the first hard swipe and gets abandoned. Three sizes are offered.

• Sisal-wrapped fruit-shaped ball for scratching and grabbing
• Rotating disc beneath with balls running on a track
• Solid wood turntable base for stability
• Three sizes: 15cm, 20cm and 30cm
• Compact footprint suited to flats and small rooms
• Redirects clawing away from furniture

On sizing: Worth knowing too that a low toy like this suits cats who scratch floors and rugs, while a cat who scratches upward at the sofa arm wants a tall post instead.

What the options mean. Sold in sizes from 15cm to 30m — £22.99 to £39.99.

Who it's for: Indoor cats who scratch low and chase anything that rolls, in homes with no room for a full cat tree.