Carpet rolls---that's a great idea. Thanks Nina--I'm printing off to peruse properly at home. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 1:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: inventive cat trees
Something we did for Gypsy, (our little feral turned house cat), when she was confined to our bathroom , was to build her a ladder up to the window sill. We took a long flat board and nailed stakes every 8 inches or so to give her some footing. We secured it to the window sill and put a window bed at the top. You can go to any carpet warehouse and ask them for the empty rolls that the carpet comes on, they'll usually give them to you for free. Carpet remnants are either very cheap or free too and can be stapled on to the rolls to make the base for towers. Secure one or more "shelves" on the wall(s) with carpet on them to make a catwalk around the room, then secure the carpeted rolls at different intervals to allow at least two avenues to the cat walk. If the shelves are wide enough for two cats to pass each other you'll eliminate bickering when they come face to face. The whole project can be done for less than half what it costs to buy a commercial "cat tree" and is alot more fun. Nina MacKenzie, Kerry N. wrote: > Your little guys have got it good, Tad!. > This is really off-topic, but I've wanted for ages to get one of those > kitty condo/tower things for mine, which would enable them to get more > of a view since they're cooped up in a medium size room with just 2 > windows, plus I'm sure they would benefit from it anyway in regard to > the pecking order/heirarchy that I believe cats need to assert. But > they're so darned pricey that all the other stuff they need has to > take priority. One big enough for 6 seems to be around $175-$220 at > Petsmart--does anyone have a better-priced source/idea? (My FeLV > neg cats don't have one either, so I can't 'borrow' theirs!) Any > ideas welcome. Thanks, Kerry > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *On Behalf Of *Tad Burnett > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 10, 2004 11:59 AM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Subject:* Re: My vet's liaison is willing to share information > > Yes..Count me in too...My vet had never worked with healthy FeLV+ cats > before but he is very willing to work with me on keeping them....He > had seen a number of them who were brought in on their death bed and > once they reach that point its probably best to let them go... > In a little over a year I have taken in 8 + cats...3 of them got sick > and died..The other 5 are still doing fine and if they hadn't been > tested when I 1st got them you would never know they were +... > Of the 3 that died one didn't eat supper and feel asleep on my stomach > and a few hours later was gone... > The other 2 had lots of vet care but it was a down hill slide... > My current 5 are kept in a large south facing room with lots of > windows...I have tried a couple additives to their food but they turn > up their noses at it so I have been just feeding the Purina One food > that they seem to love and is a good but not the best food... > I spend lots of time in their room and have a TV in their which gives > them some company as well as bird feeders outside their windows.... > > Tad > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
