Melissa, That is a great idea! I always notice those spools and try to think what they might be good for... Once as a kid , okay, as a hippe, one of my first apts, they worked for tables, but I'm more worldly now, or at least I have a real table. But , YES! A cat structure seems perfect. You could do a lot with them and some carpet and imagination, like little cat compartments for napping cats, using the bigger spools. I will be thinking about this... My son will probably have a fit. Mom is collecting more junk... but oh well...(He attempts to keep me in line...) Thanks, Glenda --- Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pet trees are so expensive-but yours sounds actually > worth it. Some are so > overpriced for the crappy materials that are used. > We've been meaning to > build a cat play house, but haven't yet. > > > > One thing we do is to take old spools that > electrical wire was on, or > welding wire (from local companies), and cover them > in scrap carpet. Our > cats love it, and the spools aren't too big for our > living room. They're > about chair-height, and the cats just love ripping > into them. They can also > sit on top (carpet covers the hole), and play "king > of the spool" while > swatting each other on and off! Such fun! > > > > Melissa > > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Susan Dubose > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 5:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT:My new "pimp daddy" cat trees > > > > Last spring we had a table @ the Austin cat show as > usual, and while there, > I purchased a new cat tree for a great price. > > > > $225. sounds high, but this thing was hand made, > very well hand made. > > > > Very heavy base ( I could not even drag this thing) > w/ 3 perches, 2 that > were semi circle & wrapped w/ a material that > prevents kitty from falling > off while slumbering. > > > > Like a "lip" kinda thing. > > > > The 4 posts holding up the tree are all wrapped w/ > sisal. > > > > Anyway, I choose the black carpet w/ "faux" leopard > carpet (had no idea THAT > idea could be found) that wrap the perches. > > > > Kitties LOVE it. > > > > They LOVE it soooo much, they found the man's > business card in my wallet and > ordered 2 more. > > > > Only he is out of black carpet so what does he use > instead? > > > > Purple........ > > > > Royal purple w/ leopard fur trim...... > > > > Just like a cat to pick THAT combination....... > > > > I am going to have to watch their spending habits > more closely........ > > > > > > > > Susan J. DuBose >^..^< > www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com > www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org > www.shadowcats.net > "As Cleopatra lay > in state, > Faithful Bast at > her side did wait, > Purring welcomes > of soft applause, > Ever guarding > with sharpened claws." > Trajan > Tennent > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC
