How do I get my cat to use and get used to her new cat condo?

[robynandcakecat]

Hi recently bought a cat condo for my cat and I'm having trouble on getting her to use it. Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Robynandcakecat

 

[betsygee]

Does she like catnip?  I used spray catnip to get my cats to check out a new tree I'd got for them.

The one I have is called Bliss Mist:  

 

[artiemom]

Try Rubbing some catnip on the cat tree...

 

[Columbine]

Catnip works well in most cases. I taught my girl to use her cat tree with a wand toy - get her playing and into the toy, then slowly drag the toy around and up the tree. She should naturally pounce it, and in the process realise what a great place it is to scratch. Once she's made the connection, she should naturally chose it for scratching on

 

[robynandcakecat]

Ok I'll try catnip!
Thanks for your help,
Robynandcakecat

 

[reina88]

Usually I just read the forums occasionally, but I decided to join today when I saw your question, just in case by some chance you have a kitty that doesn't start using it with catnip. (Like mine. She doesn't react much to catnip.)

I had to show her it was fun to use her condo by having her chase a cat wand toy onto the different levels. It only took a couple play sessions to eventually get her onto every level, and now she loves it. I had to do the same thing to get her to try the scratching post. Basically, get her to climb up the post as she was hunting the wand.