About Pawlosso: Who is behind the guides

In brief

Béla Rill founded Pawlosso. He rescues street cats in Budapest with his wife Orsika. The Pawlosso editorial team writes the guides for owners of large cats such as Maine Coon, Ragdoll, and Norwegian Forest Cat – with one rule: Every number has a source or a disclosed calculation.

Béla Rill rests his forehead against the forehead of a grey and white tabby cat standing on the lying surface of a cat tree with a sisal trunk in a covered outdoor enclosure — Béla Rill, founder of Pawlosso, with a cat in a covered outdoor enclosure.

Béla Rill: Founder of Pawlosso

Béla Rill lives in Budapest and rescues street cats there together with his wife Orsika. Anyone who rescues and cares for cats knows the questions Pawlosso is all about: Which cat tree can withstand that? Where does each cat lie when several share a tree? What works outdoors?

Béla films cats – without words, just the animals – for Pawlosso's TikTok channel: @pawlosso1. The photos on this page: Pawlosso, with permission from Béla Rill. Béla is also the managing director of RB INVEST Project Kft., which operates Pawlosso.

Covered cat enclosure with wire mesh walls and artificial turf; inside, a large cat tree with several thick sisal trunks, on and around which several cats are lying, next to them Béla Rill — One cat tree, several cats: Each has its own spot. The enclosure is covered and secured with mesh.

Béla Rill holds a red cat in his arms, half-closing its eyes — Béla with a red cat in his arms.

Béla Rill holds a grey tabby cat against his chest and looks into the camera — Béla with a grey tabby cat.

Why our guides work this way

Large cats are heavy – and most cat tree specifications remain silent on this exact point. Load capacity, product weight, post diameter: these numbers are missing in many product descriptions. That is why we calculate them ourselves instead of repeating advertising copy:

Every number with a source: Studies, standards, manufacturer specifications – linked at the end of each guide.
Transparent calculations: We calculate whether a cat tree tips over using a disclosed model, for example in the guide Tall cat tree: when does it tip over. Where assumptions are made, this is explicitly stated.
No fabricated tests: We do not write “tested” where we have not tested. What we cannot prove, we openly state as “not found”.
Second review before every publication: Before publication, every guide is checked against the sources in a separate second review. If we find an error later, we correct it in the text.
Data for reuse: The table on Maine Coon size and weight is licensed under an open license (CC BY 4.0).

Two cats greet each other with a nose touch; the grey-and-white cat stands on the wooden platform of a cat tree with a sisal post — Greeting on the cat tree.

Red tabby cat yawns in the light-coloured plush lounging bowl of a cat tree — A red cat yawns in the lounging bowl.

How Pawlosso earns money

Frankly speaking: through commissions. Via Pawlosso, you can order natural cat trees directly from the manufacturer: Pawlosso arranges the purchase, the manufacturer is the seller, and we receive a commission from them. The price is set by the seller alone. In addition, some guides recommend products from partners, for example outdoor cat trees and custom scratching posts. Such links are labelled as an ad with an asterisk (*); if you buy through them, Pawlosso also receives a commission, and the price does not change for you. Which models we show is decided by disclosed rules – such as trunk diameter and lounging area –, not the amount of commission.

Three white cats by a cat tree made of light wood with sisal posts; one looks out of the round cave, one is standing, and one is sitting on the lower platform — Three white cats explore a cat tree with a cave.

Good places to start

The guides are currently only available in German.

All articles can be found in the guide overview.

Contact

Pawlosso is a brand of RB INVEST Project Kft., Budapest (Managing Director: Rill Béla). The contact person for customers and partners is Thomas Lipinski. Questions, feedback on errors, or press inquiries: info@pawlosso.com. All contact options are on the contact page, all mandatory details in the Legal Notice.