SquawksNibbles
Rollerblading along the road
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- Kiera
My cat, Gemma, is the queen, as you can tell by this picture:
The way she just crosses her legs, it's hilarious! She's probably thinking "Bow before me, Humans!"
Anyways, this little girl loves to get on top of high places, and the bird cage is no exception. While I do my very best to keep her from getting on top of it, as most cat owners know, there is no way to keep her off there all the time. Now, you might be wondering, 'Well, why not just close your bedroom door to keep her out?' Great idea, and I would, but I can't (if you want an explanation as to why, check out this link: Bird Room Setups | Avian Avenue Parrot Forum
Anyway, so, here's the deal. My bird cage is set up in between my dresser and my bed. Both my dresser and my bed are about level with the cage (my bed has a long bookshelf thingy attached, making the bed level with the bird cage and giving her easy access to the cage on the right side). So, my cat finds it fun to hop on top of my dresser, walk across the uncomfortable bird cage bars and then just jump down. She hardly ever stays up there, and it's not as if she uses the cage as a bridge or anything. She literally just finds it amusing to walk on the cage and hop down. And, of course, you can imagine what it looks like to the birds, to have a giant predator walk on their home!
She also enjoys just hanging out on my dresser and stalking the birds!
And while I do my best to keep an eye on her, sometimes it's just impossible.
So, I was thinking, 'Hey, you know what would help? If she had an actual cat tree, she might not spend as much time terrorizing my birds!' What do I mean by an ACTUAL cat tree? A cat tree more than 2 feet off the ground (As that's what she has now. Seriously, it's only 2 feet tall, has a kitty hammock, and a scratching post, and that's it) and has plenty of things to get her energy out.
But those big cat trees you see at pet stores are just WAY too expensive! Plus, some of them I know my cat won't even like. Since I know my cat and I can include only the things I know she'll like, and since we can't spend $300 on a cat tree, I was thinking of maybe trying to to build my own! I just have a few questions for those of you (if any) who have built their own kitty tree!
• First, can you show me a picture of your cat tree so I can get design ideas?
• About how much did it cost you to make? How long?
• How difficult?
• Do you think that by building a cat tree, I will solve the problem I have mentioned above?
Anyone with a cat tree (homemade or store-bought), could you post pictures, if possible?
Thanks for reading!
The way she just crosses her legs, it's hilarious! She's probably thinking "Bow before me, Humans!"
Anyways, this little girl loves to get on top of high places, and the bird cage is no exception. While I do my very best to keep her from getting on top of it, as most cat owners know, there is no way to keep her off there all the time. Now, you might be wondering, 'Well, why not just close your bedroom door to keep her out?' Great idea, and I would, but I can't (if you want an explanation as to why, check out this link: Bird Room Setups | Avian Avenue Parrot Forum
Anyway, so, here's the deal. My bird cage is set up in between my dresser and my bed. Both my dresser and my bed are about level with the cage (my bed has a long bookshelf thingy attached, making the bed level with the bird cage and giving her easy access to the cage on the right side). So, my cat finds it fun to hop on top of my dresser, walk across the uncomfortable bird cage bars and then just jump down. She hardly ever stays up there, and it's not as if she uses the cage as a bridge or anything. She literally just finds it amusing to walk on the cage and hop down. And, of course, you can imagine what it looks like to the birds, to have a giant predator walk on their home!
She also enjoys just hanging out on my dresser and stalking the birds!
And while I do my best to keep an eye on her, sometimes it's just impossible.
So, I was thinking, 'Hey, you know what would help? If she had an actual cat tree, she might not spend as much time terrorizing my birds!' What do I mean by an ACTUAL cat tree? A cat tree more than 2 feet off the ground (As that's what she has now. Seriously, it's only 2 feet tall, has a kitty hammock, and a scratching post, and that's it) and has plenty of things to get her energy out.
But those big cat trees you see at pet stores are just WAY too expensive! Plus, some of them I know my cat won't even like. Since I know my cat and I can include only the things I know she'll like, and since we can't spend $300 on a cat tree, I was thinking of maybe trying to to build my own! I just have a few questions for those of you (if any) who have built their own kitty tree!
• First, can you show me a picture of your cat tree so I can get design ideas?
• About how much did it cost you to make? How long?
• How difficult?
• Do you think that by building a cat tree, I will solve the problem I have mentioned above?
Anyone with a cat tree (homemade or store-bought), could you post pictures, if possible?
Thanks for reading!