Archive for 'October, 2009'

I love the idea of this wall-fixed system of cat perches which includes various sizes of cradles and shelves. These can be staggered creating steps up a wall making it easy for your cat to climb up higher.

You  can choose from various packages or mix-and-match different components.

NOTE: Natural cedar will weather with time, if you wish it to retain its original color it should be sealed with a wood sealer.

Our Crazy Cat Cedar Outdoor Wall Climber System is sure to cause some excitement in your neighborhood! These cradles and shelves may be mounted to virtually any sound wall surface of your home or garage or anywhere else outside that you can think of.

Our Cedar Wall climbers are entirely hand-made from Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar. The slatted design allows moisture and dirt to escape freely. They are insect free and rot resistant. We use only weather resistant hardware during construction.

• Won’t harm your kitty-All natural untreated wood.
• Beautiful outdoor décor for your home or garden.
• Ships fully assembled.

Our cedar outdoor wall system is offered in a number of different pre-packaged sets of components, which you can mix, match and combine into a solution that works best for your specific wallspace. Individual components and add-ons can also be purchased and combined in any configuration.

Outdoor Wall Climbing Systems

Luxury Outdoor Cat House

This Cat Cottage Triplex is simply the best for multiple cat owners. It has three separate compartments that can comfortably house three to six cats.

The “upper suite” features a lounging ledge which also serves as a weather shelter for the bottom two door entrances. The round doors come with vinyl flaps installed.

Raised Foundation
This version of the Triplex comes with a raised foundation, other variations are also available.

The posts and frame are lifetime pressure treated lumber for ground contact. The decking is rich western red cedar planking which really compliments the beautiful cedar Cat Cottage Triplex. The Raised Foundation is large enough to accompany the Cat Cottage and still provide a front deck area of 12″ x 41″.

I believe that this is one of the coolest looking cat houses in the market place. It comes in five pre-assembled panels, pre-drilled for easy assembly.

House Size: 38″ wide x 20″ deep x 38″ high
Door Openings: 6 inch round

Available Extras

• Insulation which protects against extreme cold and heat.
• Pet Mat (Non-Heated) – impervious to fleas and other pests.
• Hard Heated Cat Pad

Cedar is a natural deterrent to fleas, ticks and termites. Western Red Cedar houses do not require painting but does turn grey with age. If you wish to preserve the rich red color simply spray or paint the exterior with Thompson’s Wood Protector, or a clear stain.

The outdoor cat houses are made by experienced craftsmen and are individually hand signed. Your cats would be the envy of the neighborhood with this very distinctive outdoor cat house.

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I’ve just made a slideshow for YouTube featuring my cats past and present.

I hope to one day get video footage but every time I try to film my cats they see me and run towards me. All you would see is two seconds of speeding cat followed by a cat’s tail near my feet. The only time they seem animated is when I’m busy doing something else, they get really playful when I’m outside gardening.

Carly was rehomed

The Country Cat Shelter (CCS) is a charity in the Beccles area of Suffolk which operates with fosterers rather than having a central sanctuary. They have on average 60/70 cats and kittens that need re-homing with around 200 being found new homes each year.

All cats/kittens are either vaccinated prior to re-homing or a discounted vaccination is arranged and some assistance is given to cat owners in need, either financial or in food.

For £5.00 you can subscribe to the charity Newsletter and for as little as £10.00 you can sponsor a cat. Sponsors are needed particularly for cats who would be difficult to rehome, like Simba who was a feral kitten, perfectly happy with other cats and his brothers and sister at his foster home, but he won’t come near people.

The success stories are heart-warming, poor baby Whiskas who had to have a leg amputated but is now living happily in a safe and secure environment, so many cats now safe in foster homes and many more with their new forever families.

The Country Cat Shelter Objectives:

• The provision of a sanctuary for the care and protection of cats and kittens. Also the placing of unwanted cats and kittens with new owners.
• The assistance of people who are in necessitous circumstances in the care of their pets including neutering, spaying and including visits to the vets by grants towards the charges.
• The giving of advice and information in the care of cats and kittens.
• The welfare of the cats and or kittens remains our primary consideration at all times.
• No cat or kittens are ever put to sleep unless to ease suffering and only then on the advice of a vet.

http://www.countrycats.org.uk/