Althea relaxing in her and Quinn's new kitty tree

[ET Awful]

Quinn was off doing Quinn stuff, so he's not in the photo, but he likes the tree just as much as she does!



:loveya: These two are so much fun to have around :P

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Oh wow! That's a nice one! I bet they love you even more.

What a nice pet person you are to them. :hug: Merlin is at my feet yelling right now. ;)

[ET Awful]

4. I'm waiting to hear back from the seller right now

There were two bolts missing, so one of the levels/shelves isn't on the tree until I can get them to send me the bolts.

Fortunately, they're a standard size bolt, so if they don't respond, I can just get 'em from the hardware store.

Tell Merlin he's welcome to come by any time and play on their tree. :P

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. He might break it...he's a pudgy one.

:hi:

[lizziegrace]

2. Spoiled Kitties!

Isn't it fun? :hi:

[ET Awful]

6. Yes it is!

And they pay you back in snuggles and purrs :P

[deadparrot]

3. Aw, I love the big kitty grin.

:loveya:

She's a cutie. :D

[ET Awful]

5. Thanks! She's also about the sweetest kitty I've ever met.

She loves to sleep under the covers and keep my feet warm :). She'll purr all night long.

[Darth_Kitten]

8. their own tree!!!

:D It must be fun to spoil them. :)

[ET Awful]

11. It is!

I wish someone would spoil me the way I spoil them :P

[Darth_Kitten]

13. but it's fun to spoil them......

I know the feeling. :)

[ET Awful]

15. Yes it is, and they more than make up for it when they curl up with me and

purr me to sleep :P

[Darth_Kitten]

18. heh heh.....

my bird likes to try to pick my nose to show her appreciation for the 500 toys she has. :)

I'll take affection however I can get it.

Give the kitties a scratch for me.

[redwitch]

9. Althea looks quite pleased!

Where did you get it?

[ET Awful]

10. E-Bay!

:P

So far they seem to really enjoy it.

[redwitch]

12. I just googled: cat climb toy

and found all manner of cat climb toys with a hugh! price range. I want something sturdy and reasonably priced. Yours looks good!

[ET Awful]

14. After shipping, the total ws $128

They charge a LOT for the shipping, but the auctions usually end with really low prices ($50 or less). Then they nail you for $70 or more on shipping & handling.

This is the one I got: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4452701193&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT

See the smaller shelf on the right hand side? I couldn't mount that because a couple of bolts were missing in the shipment. I'm waiting for them to send those out to me (or I'll just get them at the hardware store). I think they just fell out of the box though, there was a small hole in the plastic bag for the hardware. No biggie.

It's not bad at all. It's sturdy (not as sturdy as some of the REALLY expensive ones I've seen, but I think it'll hold up under my two).

[redwitch]

16. If you google cat climb toy

there are 1, 070,000 results. the first is cozycatfurniture.com and they have so many designs I don't know how to choose! My Mac is over 20 lbs, Trouble is at least 15. Little Gloria is only about 7. BUT, if they all start racing up this thing, I want it to be solid!

[ET Awful]

17. Hmmm, I don't know if it would handle all three of them on one side

of the tree. Quinn is around 12-14 pounds, and Althea is about 7.

It barely wobbles when they climb it.

I can't say for sure if it would hold your guys or not. I think it's rated to hold a max of 60 pounds (I don't remember where I saw that though).

[SoCalDem]

37. That's not a bad price actually.. My husband built our

out of a post, and a thick oak base..carpeted with 4 carpeted steps.. I love to watch a bunch of the kitties rompin on it :)

Uncle Willie has claimed the top as his private domain

[Kat45]

19. I was wondering if you were going to post pics of the kitty tree

That's such a clear picture, I feel like I could pick up Althea right out of the photo. She's so adorable. Of course, you'll have to post a photo of Quinn on it sometime soon too. We's gots to have our Quinn. And tell me, what exactly is "Quinn stuff" that he's doing?

[ET Awful]

21. Quinn stuff usually involves running at blinding speed and attacking

stray carpet lint under the bed. :)

[Harley Quinn]

20. Of course she loves it!

She now has a perfect bird blind! I have a kitty tower, and all the children seem to use it for is tracking birds outside the window!

What a nice pet parent you are!

HQ

[ET Awful]

22. Yes, but hopefully she'll never actually be able to get through that

window to go after the prey. It's four stories up with no ledge :P

[Call Me Wesley]

23. Great photo!

And Althea really seems to enjoy it. No my only fear is that when Heidi sees it, I'm soon have to assemble one of these too ...

:hi:

[ET Awful]

24. No need to fear, assembly only takes about 10 minutes.

Very easy :P

[Call Me Wesley]

25. Yes,

but like you're experienced, I find myself always some bolts/screws short. ;)

[ET Awful]

26. They're sending out replacements today.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

27. Awww, Daddy....

....you are soooooo good to me! :purring contentedly:

Mine just climb the furniture. :)

[ET Awful]

28. You should have seen her this morning

Sitting on top of that box to the right and rubbing her back all over that post to scratch it :P

And yes, purring contendedly the whole time :P

[RevCheesehead]

29. Well, Oreo's doing the same thing right now...

except that apparently I'm the scratching post. And yes, she's purring something fierce. :P

[jukes]

30. GREAT!

glad you found what you were looking for. Q & A will ove it!

(it really is a quality piece of work, neh?)

:hi:

[ET Awful]

31. It's good quality, I wouldn't say excellent :).

I can see a lot of areas that could be built better (for instance, the posts aren't solid wood, but hollow tubes reinforced by plastic inserts).

But, if it was all solid wood, it would have weight 5 times as much and cost 3 times as much :P.

They like it, it looks good, I'm happy :)

[jukes]

32. i've got a couple of 20+#ers

not fat, just really big cats. i might nd to put some threadlock or superglue on the threads of that top platform. you're right, o/c, about the hvy-gauge cardboard tubes that comprise the scratching posts, but i have MANY cats and consider any of there toys as needful of replacement every year or two.

[ET Awful]

33. hehehe, the two hanging toys that come with this thing were receiving

mucho attention when I left at noon yesterday, by the time I got home, they were in a nice little pile in the corner with empty loops on the platforms :).

So, I remounted them with some heavy laces I had from an old torn up apron :).

[MissMillie]

34. Good work, Dad

I'm sure they think you're pretty fun to have around too.

[ET Awful]

35. Nah, I'm just a giant can opener

:P

[Heidi]

36. Ginger wants one!!!!

Did they use it immediately, ET, or did it take some time for them to warm up to it? Every time I get Ginger a new "thing," he gives me hateful looks for a couple of days. :cry: