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It's one of those things that you put together, like a base, 4 posts and 4 platforms and it reaches the ceiling. The posts appear to be made of real thick cardboard (think toilet paper when the TP is all gone). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or if anyone thought this seemed like a good deal? We bought one and found it was very flimsy and the shelves were too small for any of my cats. Would only be suitable for tiny kittens. I just didn't trust it to safely support my cats so we laid it on the floor for them to use as a scratcher. Save your money and buy something decent at createacatcondo.com now those are sturdy safe trees. You can see the pictures and review I wrote for the ones I bought he http://home.earthlink.net/~merrybree...ndoreview.html Mel I checked it out and it is not bad UNLESS you have a large cat like I do. The shelves are like 11 / 12 inches then you have a 3 / 4 inch hole in it for the pole which does not leave much room for them to lay if they want. If they just like to climb it to get some place else it might be fine but mind like to lay high on thing and they would end up falling off the first time they rolled. Look around and get something bigger even if you have to pay more!! http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ |
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"Heather Konieczny" wrote
I had one of these. When I got my new kitty, in addition to my 8 month old, the two would play so rough and race around the house and up the cat tree. Soon, the tree broke and knocked my baby kitty out cold. He didn't move for 45 seconds! I made a similar mistake with a bird (no, not because of a cat tree, something else). He recovered too. But I felt really bad anyway. I wouldn't jeopardize my kitties life again by buying something so cheap! Spend the extra money to get something solid. Unless of course, your cat is not very playful and wouldn't rush up the thing. Maybe you could stabilize it with something. A nylon string from the ceiling connected to the topmost part for example. That assumes you can do physical stuff or have a friend who can. Good luck. "~*Connie*~" wrote in message ... It's one of those things that you put together, like a base, 4 posts and 4 platforms and it reaches the ceiling. The posts appear to be made of real thick cardboard (think toilet paper when the TP is all gone). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or if anyone thought this seemed like a good deal? If you don't have a large cat, then they work ok.. I personally bought a tree from Wal-Mart that is about three maybe four feet tall, that has a house at the top of it, and my cats love it. I also bought a five foot tree on ebay that they absolutely love.. |
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"Heather Konieczny" wrote
I had one of these. When I got my new kitty, in addition to my 8 month old, the two would play so rough and race around the house and up the cat tree. Soon, the tree broke and knocked my baby kitty out cold. He didn't move for 45 seconds! I made a similar mistake with a bird (no, not because of a cat tree, something else). He recovered too. But I felt really bad anyway. I wouldn't jeopardize my kitties life again by buying something so cheap! Spend the extra money to get something solid. Unless of course, your cat is not very playful and wouldn't rush up the thing. Maybe you could stabilize it with something. A nylon string from the ceiling connected to the topmost part for example. That assumes you can do physical stuff or have a friend who can. Good luck. "~*Connie*~" wrote in message ... It's one of those things that you put together, like a base, 4 posts and 4 platforms and it reaches the ceiling. The posts appear to be made of real thick cardboard (think toilet paper when the TP is all gone). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or if anyone thought this seemed like a good deal? If you don't have a large cat, then they work ok.. I personally bought a tree from Wal-Mart that is about three maybe four feet tall, that has a house at the top of it, and my cats love it. I also bought a five foot tree on ebay that they absolutely love.. |
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(Mel) wrote
Ablang wrote in message ... It's one of those things that you put together, like a base, 4 posts and 4 platforms and it reaches the ceiling. The posts appear to be made of real thick cardboard (think toilet paper when the TP is all gone). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or if anyone thought this seemed like a good deal? We bought one and found it was very flimsy and the shelves were too small for any of my cats. Would only be suitable for tiny kittens. But seriously. I just didn't trust it to safely support my cats so we laid it on the floor for them to use as a scratcher. Save your money and buy something decent at createacatcondo.com now those are sturdy safe trees. You can see the pictures and review I wrote for the ones I bought he http://home.earthlink.net/~merrybree...ndoreview.html Mel Path: newsdbm02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy. com!prodigy.com!news.glorb.com!postnews1.google.co m!not-for-mail From: (Mel) Newsgroups: alt.cats,rec.pets.cats,rec.pets.cats.misc Subject: Walmart has $30 cat tree Date: 10 Mar 2004 09:04:50 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 20 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.8.195.146 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1078938291 16354 127.0.0.1 (10 Mar 2004 17:04:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:04:51 +0000 (UTC) Xref: newsmst01.news.prodigy.com alt.cats:186070 rec.pets.cats:39263 rec.pets.cats.misc:81384 |
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ive had two of these trees..first one lasted 9 months...dusty used
bottom shelf to look out hershey would run to the top....over week it got loose so i bought another(this one is still going from jan 03)...now i have 7 cats using it...they range in size from 3lbs(shes a real smal 11 month old) to about 8lbs then one is about 12 lbs...mine is in a corner so it wont wobble as much. i also have a couple one story condos(they love them...much better then condo ive seen for 18 from loal pet store....btw i know one pet supply catalog does sell cat craft for double what walmart has them for(they make all the condos, trees and some other scratching toys |
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ive had two of these trees..first one lasted 9 months...dusty used
bottom shelf to look out hershey would run to the top....over week it got loose so i bought another(this one is still going from jan 03)...now i have 7 cats using it...they range in size from 3lbs(shes a real smal 11 month old) to about 8lbs then one is about 12 lbs...mine is in a corner so it wont wobble as much. i also have a couple one story condos(they love them...much better then condo ive seen for 18 from loal pet store....btw i know one pet supply catalog does sell cat craft for double what walmart has them for(they make all the condos, trees and some other scratching toys |
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Yeah I thought it was great at first but after a while it wobbles in the
middle. I only have one 8lb cat but he races down the hall and straight up it. The tower shakes terribly and I only got it in January. Having said that he loves climbing it and he takes naps on the top perch. I think I'll have to invest in a good sturdy one. Maybe I'll build one. "John Doe" wrote in message ... (Mel) wrote Ablang wrote in message ... It's one of those things that you put together, like a base, 4 posts and 4 platforms and it reaches the ceiling. The posts appear to be made of real thick cardboard (think toilet paper when the TP is all gone). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or if anyone thought this seemed like a good deal? We bought one and found it was very flimsy and the shelves were too small for any of my cats. Would only be suitable for tiny kittens. But seriously. I just didn't trust it to safely support my cats so we laid it on the floor for them to use as a scratcher. Save your money and buy something decent at createacatcondo.com now those are sturdy safe trees. You can see the pictures and review I wrote for the ones I bought he http://home.earthlink.net/~merrybree...ndoreview.html Mel Path: newsdbm02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy. com!prodigy.com!news.glorb ..com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: (Mel) Newsgroups: alt.cats,rec.pets.cats,rec.pets.cats.misc Subject: Walmart has $30 cat tree Date: 10 Mar 2004 09:04:50 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 20 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.8.195.146 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1078938291 16354 127.0.0.1 (10 Mar 2004 17:04:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:04:51 +0000 (UTC) Xref: newsmst01.news.prodigy.com alt.cats:186070 rec.pets.cats:39263 rec.pets.cats.misc:81384 |
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Yeah I thought it was great at first but after a while it wobbles in the
middle. I only have one 8lb cat but he races down the hall and straight up it. The tower shakes terribly and I only got it in January. Having said that he loves climbing it and he takes naps on the top perch. I think I'll have to invest in a good sturdy one. Maybe I'll build one. "John Doe" wrote in message ... (Mel) wrote Ablang wrote in message ... It's one of those things that you put together, like a base, 4 posts and 4 platforms and it reaches the ceiling. The posts appear to be made of real thick cardboard (think toilet paper when the TP is all gone). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or if anyone thought this seemed like a good deal? We bought one and found it was very flimsy and the shelves were too small for any of my cats. Would only be suitable for tiny kittens. But seriously. I just didn't trust it to safely support my cats so we laid it on the floor for them to use as a scratcher. Save your money and buy something decent at createacatcondo.com now those are sturdy safe trees. You can see the pictures and review I wrote for the ones I bought he http://home.earthlink.net/~merrybree...ndoreview.html Mel Path: newsdbm02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy. com!prodigy.com!news.glorb ..com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: (Mel) Newsgroups: alt.cats,rec.pets.cats,rec.pets.cats.misc Subject: Walmart has $30 cat tree Date: 10 Mar 2004 09:04:50 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 20 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.8.195.146 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1078938291 16354 127.0.0.1 (10 Mar 2004 17:04:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:04:51 +0000 (UTC) Xref: newsmst01.news.prodigy.com alt.cats:186070 rec.pets.cats:39263 rec.pets.cats.misc:81384 |
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Cat trees, for the most part, are a waste of $$$. Throw a few
cardboard boxes on the floor with cat-sized holes cut out and watch the fun begin. My acts are also wild about paper bags, especially the large, department store type, and that little ring that goes around the milk cap. Drop one of those down on the floor and there's no stopping them. Oh, and if you really don't mind the noise (put it up before you go to bed), tissue paper and scraps of wrapping paper drives them crazy. |
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