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Introducing the newest member of our family...
Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
A cat tree! The girls have never had one but it's one of those things that I really thought they 'should' have, only they're so expensive... we went to Walmart today and noticed somebody had a cat-tree-in-a-box in their cart, so we went over to the pet section and had a look and it was only $30. Of course it's made of cardboard with el-cheapo carpet glued onto it, and it's not a thing of beauty and a joy forever, but it'll do for now... we brought it home, opened the box and figured out how to put it together (it's clever and it has a built-in spring to brace itself against the ceiling and hold itself together under tension...) and then we showed it to the cats. Scouty took one look at it and slunk out of the room with her tail between her legs. Silver climbed onto the side table next to it and put one paw on it and said 'it doesn't look very sturdy meowmie', and refused to take any further interest. Tessie made up for them. John got me to bring her into the room and put her onto one of the platforms while we were still erecting it and she looked around her in puzzlement for a moment 'how did I get up here and how do I get down?!' but when I tried to lift her down so we could put it into place she didn't want to get off! She was up that thing like it was a kitty ladder to fun. John waves the feather-on-a-stick around the post to attract her attention, and it only took her about ten minutes to scamper her way up to the very top platform, and to figure out how to climb down again. She had a BLAST! Even if they never use it again, I think Tessie got a third of its value in fun already And of course here are the photos - Perched at the very top - http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315zEFPwK snip Great pics! I'm sure Scouty and Silver will soon follow Tessie's lead! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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Introducing the newest member of our family...
Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
A cat tree! The girls have never had one but it's one of those things that I really thought they 'should' have, only they're so expensive... we went to Walmart today and noticed somebody had a cat-tree-in-a-box in their cart, so we went over to the pet section and had a look and it was only $30. Of course it's made of cardboard with el-cheapo carpet glued onto it, and it's not a thing of beauty and a joy forever, but it'll do for now... we brought it home, opened the box and figured out how to put it together (it's clever and it has a built-in spring to brace itself against the ceiling and hold itself together under tension...) and then we showed it to the cats. Scouty took one look at it and slunk out of the room with her tail between her legs. Silver climbed onto the side table next to it and put one paw on it and said 'it doesn't look very sturdy meowmie', and refused to take any further interest. Tessie made up for them. John got me to bring her into the room and put her onto one of the platforms while we were still erecting it and she looked around her in puzzlement for a moment 'how did I get up here and how do I get down?!' but when I tried to lift her down so we could put it into place she didn't want to get off! She was up that thing like it was a kitty ladder to fun. John waves the feather-on-a-stick around the post to attract her attention, and it only took her about ten minutes to scamper her way up to the very top platform, and to figure out how to climb down again. She had a BLAST! Even if they never use it again, I think Tessie got a third of its value in fun already And of course here are the photos - Perched at the very top - http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315zEFPwK Umm... how do I get down from here? http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315BGENQR Hmmm... what's this strange blue tree doing in my living room? http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315MEORJr I'll just watch... http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315VPWrIK Intent on her prey - http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315zupFqK Let me at it! http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315wAOVPZ (and there are more in the album...) Looks like a hit, at least with Tessie. Glad to see she enjoys it. -- Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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Introducing the newest member of our family...
On 2006-03-19, Enfilade penned:
My mom allegedly disapproved of the bitties and our choice to keep them, and yet the first time she came over with them here, she went out to pet valu and dropped $70 on a second cat tree, with the statement "one isn't enough for 4 cats." That's parents for you. My dad "doesn't like cats," so he called Oscar "Fang" and referred to her as my puppy. He also bought her little mousies as a kitten and would play with her -- both of them on all fours! Yup. Hates cats. Check. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Introducing the newest member of our family...
On 2006-03-19 21:45:35 -0600, "Monique Y. Mudama" said:
On 2006-03-19, Enfilade penned: My mom allegedly disapproved of the bitties and our choice to keep them, and yet the first time she came over with them here, she went out to pet valu and dropped $70 on a second cat tree, with the statement "one isn't enough for 4 cats." That's parents for you. My dad "doesn't like cats," so he called Oscar "Fang" and referred to her as my puppy. He also bought her little mousies as a kitten and would play with her -- both of them on all fours! Yup. Hates cats. Check. Isn't that funny. My dad always complained about the cats too. Wanted to call the first one that showed up on our steps "Dog". Yeah, he also combed them, fed them cheese, carpeted a wall and built a cat tree (back when NO one had cattrees). Aren't dads funny |
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Introducing the newest member of our family...
On 2006-03-19, Karen AKA Kajikit penned:
Scouty took one look at it and slunk out of the room with her tail between her legs. Silver climbed onto the side table next to it and put one paw on it and said 'it doesn't look very sturdy meowmie', and refused to take any further interest. Tessie made up for them. .... I think it's pretty normal for cats to be apprehensive of a cat tree at first. I kind of rushed things by putting treats on each level, so that Oscar would be tempted to go up all on her own. Then I got even more impatient and picked her up and put her on the middle level. I wouldn't be surprised if it just takes S&S a few days to get used to the idea of the thing. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Introducing the newest member of our family...
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:42:26 -0500, Karen AKA Kajikit
wrote: A cat tree! The girls have never had one but it's one of those things that I really thought they 'should' have, only they're so expensive... we went to Walmart today and noticed somebody had a cat-tree-in-a-box in their cart, so we went over to the pet section and had a look and it was only $30. Of course it's made of cardboard with el-cheapo carpet glued onto it, and it's not a thing of beauty and a joy forever, but it'll do for now... we brought it home, opened the box and figured out how to put it together (it's clever and it has a built-in spring to brace itself against the ceiling and hold itself together under tension...) and then we showed it to the cats. snip Sounds like the same el-cheapo I bought from Wallyworld - with pretty much the same initial reaction. (Note - one word of warning though. It it is like the one I bought you adjust the height by adjusting a bolt on top which pushes against the ceiling. Over time I have to retighten the bolt, or vigorus play will topple it.) At the time it was just Little Bit and Sammy, and either of them thought much of it. I bought of pack of cat treats (something they love but don't get much since Sammy went on a restricted diet) and started leaving a treat or two on the platforms. It wasn't long before Sammy was climbing all over it checking for treat deposits. Little Bit took longer, and to this day still refuses to climb to the top platform, but she is often found on the lower and middle platform - and she seems to prefer to use the bottom part of the pole as a scratch post over the siscal rope variety. when Spotty arrived she ignored it at first, but after seeing the others climb it she has really taken to it. Now she's the most enthusiastic user, and it's fairly common for her scoot around in circles on a platform by bunny kicking the post. Actually it's probably time to replace the one I have, as the carpet on the post is getting ragged. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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Introducing the newest member of our family...
Sounds really good karen I have just been on to my server
as I could not send news out so now I have to try nad send and I think it works, I was looking at the card you sent me before you left here last night. Hugs Jean. Karen AKA Kajikit wrote in message ... A cat tree! The girls have never had one but it's one of those things that I really thought they 'should' have, only they're so expensive... we went to Walmart today and noticed somebody had a cat-tree-in-a-box in their cart, so we went over to the pet section and had a look and it was only $30. Of course it's made of cardboard with el-cheapo carpet glued onto it, and it's not a thing of beauty and a joy forever, but it'll do for now... we brought it home, opened the box and figured out how to put it together (it's clever and it has a built-in spring to brace itself against the ceiling and hold itself together under tension...) and then we showed it to the cats. Scouty took one look at it and slunk out of the room with her tail between her legs. Silver climbed onto the side table next to it and put one paw on it and said 'it doesn't look very sturdy meowmie', and refused to take any further interest. Tessie made up for them. John got me to bring her into the room and put her onto one of the platforms while we were still erecting it and she looked around her in puzzlement for a moment 'how did I get up here and how do I get down?!' but when I tried to lift her down so we could put it into place she didn't want to get off! She was up that thing like it was a kitty ladder to fun. John waves the feather-on-a-stick around the post to attract her attention, and it only took her about ten minutes to scamper her way up to the very top platform, and to figure out how to climb down again. She had a BLAST! Even if they never use it again, I think Tessie got a third of its value in fun already And of course here are the photos - Perched at the very top - http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315zEFPwK Umm... how do I get down from here? http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315BGENQR Hmmm... what's this strange blue tree doing in my living room? http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315MEORJr I'll just watch... http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315VPWrIK Intent on her prey - http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315zupFqK Let me at it! http://community.webshots.com/photo/...15899315wAOVPZ (and there are more in the album...) |
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