Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
My cats love, of all things, concrete blocks. They scratch on them. They sit on them. They fight over them. LOL You can get them at Home Depot for a couple of bucks. TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.
Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
That is so funny! :0) elizabeth On 2/17/07, Lewis Faye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My cats love, of all things, concrete blocks. They scratch on them. They sit on them. They fight over them. LOL You can get them at Home Depot for a couple of bucks. *TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QAhttp://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx?link=asksid=396546091for great tips from Yahoo! Answershttp://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx?link=asksid=396546091users.
Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
goes right along with their preferring the wrapping their holiday toys come in to the toys themselves! On 2/17/07, Lewis Faye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My cats love, of all things, concrete blocks. They scratch on them. They sit on them. They fight over them. LOL You can get them at Home Depot for a couple of bucks. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post
mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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I've known that to happen, too!! TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Susan Loesch To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:59 AM Subject: Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post I've known that to happen, too!! TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference
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Thanks, I will try that:) On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - *From:* Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 10:59 AM *Subject:* Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post I've known that to happen, too!! *TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
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I know I have time to post to the list alotbut I am at work and I can't make cat trees at work, but I can post to the list at work:) On 2/16/07, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I will try that:) On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - *From:* Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 10:59 AM *Subject:* Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post I've known that to happen, too!! *TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] * wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ
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Make sure they don't sell you treated wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:27 AM Subject: Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Thanks, I will try that:) On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Susan Loesch To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:59 AM Subject: Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post I've known that to happen, too!! TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent
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I won this for 99 cents! Plus shipping of course, but the total is less than $60! Quite happy with this deal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=280082188758 On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make sure they don't sell you treated wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - *From:* Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 11:27 AM *Subject:* Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Thanks, I will try that:) On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - *From:* Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 10:59 AM *Subject:* Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post I've known that to happen, too!! *TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] * wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving
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reveling in her role of bad influence On 2/16/07, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I won this for 99 cents! Plus shipping of course, but the total is less than $60! Quite happy with this deal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=280082188758 On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make sure they don't sell you treated wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:27 AM Subject: Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Thanks, I will try that:) On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Susan Loesch To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:59 AM Subject: Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post I've known that to happen, too!! TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the underside. You can get at Target, Walmart -- pretty much anywhere. Kelley Saveika wrote: I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together furniture from Target without it being wobbly, I would hate to see a cat tree I attempted to build. LOL. Thanks for the recommendation!:) On 2/16/07, TenHouseCats wrote: there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as well.) they have multiple listings all the time, and essentially you pay almost nothing for the furniture, but pay for shipping instead--the closer you are to the west coast, the less you pay. a friend got a tree for $.99, with $15 shipping on their website directly, you pay discount prices, with no shipping--but if you watch ebay, you can do much better. the recommendation i have is from a high-volume bengal rescue--and anyone who knows bengals know that they are a HIGH-ENERGY breed anything that can stand up to multiple bengals has to be pretty solid this rescue has three of the armarkat trees. there's a 72 one i have my eye on for one of these days. the shipping alone will run me $80, but i've seen the tree go on ebay for as little as $10, and compared to other trees of its size and layout, that's about 1/3 of what it'd be anywhere else. MC On 2/16/07, Marylyn wrote: Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks
