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12-31-17, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Doris2722
I love cats so much, and planning to have one.
I always thought the phrase was "having kittens."
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12-31-17, 07:17 PM
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Me and my date for New Years:
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12-31-17, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Me and my date for New Years:
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01-01-18, 10:36 AM
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On Saturday we bought our cats new apartments. Nice two-room scratch towers with a roof terrace. One each, so you'd think ...
But no.
We could have saved some money here.
But no.
We could have saved some money here.
01-01-18, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
On Saturday we bought our cats new apartments. Nice two-room scratch towers with a roof terrace. One each, so you'd think ...
But no.
We could have saved some money here.
But no.
We could have saved some money here.
01-01-18, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
On Saturday we bought our cats new apartments. Nice two-room scratch towers with a roof terrace. One each, so you'd think ...
But no.
We could have saved some money here.
But no.
We could have saved some money here.
Suspect it was wise to get them identical; otherwise they would be like two small children who both want to play with the red ball...or the blue one.
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01-01-18, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by juvela
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Suspect it was wise to get them identical; otherwise they would be like two small children who both want to play with the red ball...or the blue one.
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Suspect it was wise to get them identical; otherwise they would be like two small children who both want to play with the red ball...or the blue one.
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01-01-18, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
The weird thing is, they each had their own tower where they would spend the night (see post # 1340). As those were getting pretty scruffy, we thought we'd be fair and replace both. Oh, well.
Yes, thank you - that was a fabulous photo.
Wonderful of you to have the camera close to hand in order to capture it!
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01-01-18, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by juvela
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Yes, thank you - that was a fabulous photo.
Wonderful of you to have the camera close to hand in order to capture it!
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Yes, thank you - that was a fabulous photo.
Wonderful of you to have the camera close to hand in order to capture it!
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Going to have to post some pics of mine, she's a gray tortie with some orange in her fur, and loves to sleep on my lap.Dave
01-01-18, 03:31 PM
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I have reupholstered a cat tree. You only need some scrap carpet, a utility knife, a staple gun,and something to use as a cutting board is all you need.
01-01-18, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ericy
I have reupholstered a cat tree. You only need some scrap carpet, a utility knife, a staple gun,and something to use as a cutting board is all you need.
Now there is a fine (and felinous) opportunity for a niche enterprise - "Let Us Reupholster Your Cat Trees!"
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01-01-18, 05:58 PM
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Here is our cat Arwen. We adopted her as a kitten in 2009; she is a tortie, and has some orange in her fur. She is a very sweet cat and likes sleeping on my lap too.
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01-01-18, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by juvela
Now there is a fine (and felinous) opportunity for a niche enterprise - "Let Us Reupholster Your Cat Trees!"
. I still have a bag of scraps from the last time around that I can pull out again.Something with a tight weave like a berber is ideally what you would look for.
Some cats like to scratch sisal instead. I haven't tried redoing that - I suspect that you would need to pound nails to secure that properly.
My wife tells me that when I retire I can make a few $$ on the side making these things and selling them. The basic ones like they have at the pet stores wouldn't interest me much, but if you get creative, you can make different types of things. There is a kitty condo that looks like a martini glass, for example - the people that make those get something like 700$/pc for those:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCKU...ature=youtu.be
Doesn't have to be this, of course - you can let your imagination run wild and pick anything you like.
01-01-18, 09:54 PM
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Fixed the YouTube link...
Years ago I built a large-diameter scratching post by wrapping a 8" diameter cardboard tube (a concrete form) with sisal rope. I secured it at the top and bottom with staples, but the rest was held on with Elmer's glue. A top and a base held on with screws completed the post.
It looks a little ratty now, but I've had it for nearly 25 years and two sets of cats. I have more ideas... just need to find time between bike projects to get them done.
I took inspiration from Bob Walker's book The Cat's House: THECATSHOUSE.COM
Originally Posted by ericy
https://youtu.be/UCKUrVqHWtE
Some cats like to scratch sisal instead. I haven't tried redoing that - I suspect that you would need to pound nails to secure that properly.
Some cats like to scratch sisal instead. I haven't tried redoing that - I suspect that you would need to pound nails to secure that properly.
It looks a little ratty now, but I've had it for nearly 25 years and two sets of cats. I have more ideas... just need to find time between bike projects to get them done.
I took inspiration from Bob Walker's book The Cat's House: THECATSHOUSE.COM
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01-01-18, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by PilotFishBob
Two blondes? Why, a perfect match!
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01-02-18, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Wills
Nope. A blonde and a ginger.
Us redheads have to stick together!
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01-02-18, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Two gingers
Us redheads have to stick together!
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Us redheads have to stick together!
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01-03-18, 11:54 PM
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The predictably-named Pumpkin. Last year's TDF in the background, for bikie-relatedness.
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01-07-18, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Useless creatures just laying around. Not doing any useful work around house!
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Useless creatures just laying around. Not doing any useful work around house!
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Originally Posted by Jeff Wills
Cats are not pets. They are mobile, self-cleaning (usually) house decorations.
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Miss Kitty has been gone for 14 months now and I still miss her. She was the best. She was purring when she took her last breath 
