A cat with nowhere to hide will make somewhere: behind the sofa, inside a wardrobe, under a bed you cannot then reach. Giving them a den of their own is less about spoiling them than about deciding where that den is going to be. A teepee puts one in the corner of a room you can actually clean, and most cats take to it because the shape does what they want, enclosed above and open at the front.

It is canvas stretched over a wooden pole frame rather than a wire hoop, so it stands up on its own and stays standing when a cat throws itself through the doorway at speed. A padded cushion sits in the base and lifts straight out, and both the cushion and the cover come off for washing, which is the part that matters most on a bed slept in daily. Packed weight runs from 900 grams to 1.75 kilograms.

• Canvas teepee on a wooden pole frame
• Removable, washable cushion and cover
• Three sizes: S, M and L
• Snow velvet green or snow velvet blue
• Weighs 900g to 1.75kg depending on size
• Light enough to move between favourite spots

On size, and on where you put it. Placement matters as much as size here: a den in the middle of a busy hallway stays empty. Put it against a wall, ideally somewhere the cat already chooses, and give them a week to move in.

Who it's for: Nervous cats, cats in busy households, and owners who would rather their pet's hiding place was somewhere reachable at cleaning time.