Not that kind of cat house
September 19, 2014 7:33 AM Subscribe
Sigh. Still looking for the cat tree that allows my Kali to survey her neighborhood from on high, plotting her eventual take over. One that isn't an ugly ass carpet covered Petco special. Something stylish and sophisticated that befits an aspiring super villain.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 7:47 AM on September 19, 2014
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 7:47 AM on September 19, 2014
My architect designed a 4400 sq ft cat house that the cats let me furnish and live in in exchange for food, water and cleaning up their poop.
posted by 724A at 7:54 AM on September 19, 2014 [15 favorites]
posted by 724A at 7:54 AM on September 19, 2014 [15 favorites]
Slarty, I was reading something the other day about "As seen on TV" products that actually work well, and one of those mentioned was a removable shelf thing for cats to sit on that you attach with suction cups to a window or sliding glass door. Pretty unobtrusive and and number of commenters said it handled their fat cats fine.
posted by Diablevert at 7:55 AM on September 19, 2014
posted by Diablevert at 7:55 AM on September 19, 2014
These are cool, but sadly not big enough for the cats' human pets.
posted by Librarypt at 7:58 AM on September 19, 2014
posted by Librarypt at 7:58 AM on September 19, 2014
It's clear the DHS designer has never owned a cat.
posted by Runes at 7:59 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Runes at 7:59 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
I don't think my cats would like any of those. We just bought a new cat tree that looks a bit like this; our bigger, older cat has been hanging out on the "indoors" portion, and our little, sturdy guy spends ALL day climbing the damn thing to the top and pretending he's the king.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 8:00 AM on September 19, 2014
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 8:00 AM on September 19, 2014
None of these seem tall enough to full satisfy my cat.
posted by maryr at 8:00 AM on September 19, 2014
posted by maryr at 8:00 AM on September 19, 2014
I bet all the cats are just thinking "All I wanted was a brown paper bag. Instead I've got this thing".
posted by Runes at 8:03 AM on September 19, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by Runes at 8:03 AM on September 19, 2014 [6 favorites]
Not that kind of cat house
You make a lot of assumptions about the kind of cat house I think of when I think of cat houses, post title.
posted by Going To Maine at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
You make a lot of assumptions about the kind of cat house I think of when I think of cat houses, post title.
posted by Going To Maine at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
Alert me for "Top Cat Designs Architects' Houses".
posted by Wolfdog at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Wolfdog at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
Oh, good, no Gehry. Probably would have looked like this.
posted by General Tonic at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by General Tonic at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
Slarty Bartfast - how about the Lotus? My cat and I have been lusting over it for years. :)
posted by natabat at 8:10 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by natabat at 8:10 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
Oh, good, no Gehry. Probably would have looked like this.
Actually... Gehry's cardboard chairs would be perfect as a cat house. It would be destroyed in hours though.
posted by Benway at 8:13 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
Actually... Gehry's cardboard chairs would be perfect as a cat house. It would be destroyed in hours though.
posted by Benway at 8:13 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
a few of these seem to be feline strangulation devices.
posted by boo_radley at 8:24 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by boo_radley at 8:24 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
Also, Armarkat makes the best cat trees.
posted by Librarypt at 8:31 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Librarypt at 8:31 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
Haus Panther has many stylish cat trees for your elegant feline. Check out this vintage cat house; it may or may not have been designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, but it's still fancy.
posted by nicebookrack at 8:31 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by nicebookrack at 8:31 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
At last report, all cats were sitting in the brown cardboard boxes these houses came in.
posted by MartinWisse at 8:37 AM on September 19, 2014 [9 favorites]
posted by MartinWisse at 8:37 AM on September 19, 2014 [9 favorites]
Actually... Gehry's cardboard chairs would be perfect as a cat house. It would be destroyed in hours though.
If it were constructed from hardy enough material it would make a great scratching post.
posted by fuse theorem at 8:41 AM on September 19, 2014
If it were constructed from hardy enough material it would make a great scratching post.
posted by fuse theorem at 8:41 AM on September 19, 2014
as a kitten, Cat The Cat commandeered a half built Lego box I was making and refused to stop sitting it even when it was obvious her full grown Maine Coon body could not fit in it anymore until one day it finally just broke apart.
She decided to sleep in the empty big blue Lego box instead. We figured small plastic bricks must smell like home.
posted by The Whelk at 8:43 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
She decided to sleep in the empty big blue Lego box instead. We figured small plastic bricks must smell like home.
posted by The Whelk at 8:43 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
I am not quite sure that these architects understand what cats are really like.
posted by St. Peepsburg at 8:47 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by St. Peepsburg at 8:47 AM on September 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
We ordered that Lotus cat tree a few years back for our cat, twice it got delivered damaged so we returned it and gave up. Customer service rep wasn't particularly pleasant so I didn't try a third time. Now he had the standard carpeted monstrosity, but he loves it so all good.
I wouldn't mind that concrete box one, would make a great side table.
posted by arcticseal at 8:48 AM on September 19, 2014
I wouldn't mind that concrete box one, would make a great side table.
posted by arcticseal at 8:48 AM on September 19, 2014
That hulu hoops and string one is ugly and doesn't look like cats would enjoy it.
posted by winna at 9:16 AM on September 19, 2014
posted by winna at 9:16 AM on September 19, 2014
Our newly adopted cat has the run of the house. He has found a number of perches but apparently the safest and most reassuring place in the house is the - now battered - amazon book box that came last week and which he runs back to every time he gets a little startled. We have repaired it 4 times this week. It has always been too small (2 hardbacks) but he loves it. We are just about to let him have his first fresh air since we got him, so he may well be hiding in it in the next 15 minutes.
posted by biffa at 9:52 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by biffa at 9:52 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
I have been placing furniture strategically for cat climbing for so many years that I'm not sure I remember how to arrange furniture any longer WITHOUT optimizing for cats.
My children get scolded for pushing certain chairs in all the way instead of leaving them at a slight angle, because the elderly cat needs a two-stage approach now to his favorite sleeping surfaces. They find this confusing as the rule only applies to certain chairs, and other chairs must be pushed in fully to exclude cats.
I love the coffee table slat one, I would buy that! (Well, maybe.)
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 9:59 AM on September 19, 2014
My children get scolded for pushing certain chairs in all the way instead of leaving them at a slight angle, because the elderly cat needs a two-stage approach now to his favorite sleeping surfaces. They find this confusing as the rule only applies to certain chairs, and other chairs must be pushed in fully to exclude cats.
I love the coffee table slat one, I would buy that! (Well, maybe.)
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 9:59 AM on September 19, 2014
What is with these guys? Form should follow function.
posted by amtho at 10:21 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by amtho at 10:21 AM on September 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
I am not quite sure that these architects understand what cats are really like.
There are lots of them who don't seem clear on how humans work/move/live either.
Anyway, my cats wouldn't care about any of these. I probably need to get them one of those carpeted doohickeys now that I have a new one who actually has claws and can climb.
I was actually hoping for a feature on those people who build little cat-walks and shelves into their houses.
posted by emjaybee at 1:37 PM on September 19, 2014
There are lots of them who don't seem clear on how humans work/move/live either.
Anyway, my cats wouldn't care about any of these. I probably need to get them one of those carpeted doohickeys now that I have a new one who actually has claws and can climb.
I was actually hoping for a feature on those people who build little cat-walks and shelves into their houses.
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