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Posted by AKA gray asphalt on August 17, 2005, 8:56 pm
At www.goodideamyfriend.com there is a picture
of a proposed cat house, for real cats. : -0
Would you give suggestions please? The verticals
are carpeted, ie to be carpeted and the holes in
front are to put food in. If it is a bad idea. let me
know so I don't waste my time, especially if you
have experience with cats.
: -)
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Posted by phaeton on August 17, 2005, 9:29 pm
Cats are evil. Getting cats is a bad idea. Get a mid-sized dog
instead.
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Posted by AKA gray asphalt on August 17, 2005, 10:27 pm
> Cats are evil. Getting cats is a bad idea. Get a mid-sized dog
> instead.
I like dogs too. I don't know how but we ended up with
a part Pit Bull. A friend left her and then split, sort of. I
never had a cat until after 40.
Westies are great mid-size dogs. I guess they are
really small dogs. Shelties are great. I always loved
boxers.
: -)
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Posted by AKA gray asphalt on August 18, 2005, 1:52 am
I added some text because someone said they weren't sure
what this does. Thanks : -)
>
> At www.goodideamyfriend.com there is a picture
> of a proposed cat house, for real cats. : -0
> Would you give suggestions please? The verticals
> are carpeted, ie to be carpeted and the holes in
> front are to put food in. If it is a bad idea. let me
> know so I don't waste my time, especially if you
> have experience with cats.
> : -)
>
>
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Posted by Pop on August 18, 2005, 8:01 am
It's good you added the text. If you'd really like some
comments, here are mine:
IMO cats are more communal in nature than this setup. There is
also limited access to the houses themselves for any but an adult
cat in good health. A cat with a temporary sickness wouldn't be
able to get access and, truthfully, I think they would consider
it a boring place to go.
There has to be something communal added perhaps with hammocks
and clawing posts, protrusions to explore, things like that.
I have a cattery outside our bedroom window for our 5 cats;
they come and go as they please and spend a LOT of time out there
in the open. It's full of ledges to climb, carpet hammocks to
sleep in, hanging carpet threads to play with, a couple of catnip
mice here and there.
In all I've only ever had three cats that preferred their own
"aparment", and they were orphans left to die by their mothers
for whatever reason only nature understood. Each defended their
"apartment", usually a closet shelf, ferociously.
Personally I think you need to add a lot more interest and better
access to the top layer, which should be open for them. If
you'd like some ideas, drfostersmith.com has some good and some
great but huge cat platforms etc. available, including big areas
like you're considering. Lots of other sites to ge ideas from
too.
HTH,
Pop
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: I added some text because someone said they weren't sure
: what this does. Thanks : -)
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: > At www.goodideamyfriend.com there is a picture
: > of a proposed cat house, for real cats. : -0
: > Would you give suggestions please? The verticals
: > are carpeted, ie to be carpeted and the holes in
: > front are to put food in. If it is a bad idea. let me
: > know so I don't waste my time, especially if you
: > have experience with cats.
: > : -)
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