Who can help with a cat playground?

Captain RAAF said :

I can help. But first I must ask what your feelings are towards pit traps, catapults (tehehehe, get it), Guillotines, clothes pegs on tails, sticky tape on feet etc. Once I have this info, I will design you a cat playground that will be hours of fun for anyone watching!

Captain, my Captain. I love cats, but I think I love you more !
‘Catapult’…..chuckle…

Hi all,

I run a Canberra business called Custom Cat Enclosures.
for the past year or so I have been designing and installing some of the more complicated designer solutions around town for some very lucky cats.

I am happy to throw may hat in the ring to assist you with your required space.

Feel free to check out my little website to see what we are about and give me a call if you would like to organise a consultation.

Best Regards

Damian
Custom Cat Enclosures
http://www.customcatenclosures.com.au

Jethro said :

If, for whatever reason, you aren’t able to do an outdoor one and, if you don’t mind junking up your house a bit, there is always the option of making an indoor cat playground.

http://acidcow.com/pics/4177-cats-walkway-36-pics.html

Thats pretty interesting! Our house is too small for such a construction and I’d like her to be able to have some more room to run around and be outside for a bit more freedom so thats the idea behind an outdoor one. As mentioned earlier a Burmese like having an OCD cat and see in those pics how the ornaments and picture frames etc are near the platforms? They would be crumbs in no time with my cat 😛

I’m wondering what the rules on getting approval for these sort of things are, hopefully that side of things isn’t going to stop proceedings? I think I will probably have to landscape first, but i am hoping it is not held up too long so she can be using it soon.

I believe this guy can help solve your problems.

indigoid said :

candelabra said :

My vet advised me that Burmese cats are a bit daft and get themselves into trouble in the outside world (they are so very, very curious by nature) so I haven’t in good conscience been able to let her wander around (and now that she has been inside for 10 months it’s probably a worse idea).

They are indeed a bit quirky. My SO has them. I love them dearly. They are extremely manipulative, like most cats, and also can be very OCD. Brush regularly — besides the obvious grooming aspect this is also very effective bonding reinforcement

I have never had a cat quite like this one! She is so unexpected…you never know if she going to leap at your face with all claws extended or nuzzle you until you explode from the cuteness. Thanks for the tip about brushing, thats a wonderful idea, I think she will love it as she is very affectionate when she wants to be and adores hours of stroking 🙂

candelabra said :

My vet advised me that Burmese cats are a bit daft and get themselves into trouble in the outside world (they are so very, very curious by nature) so I haven’t in good conscience been able to let her wander around (and now that she has been inside for 10 months it’s probably a worse idea).

They are indeed a bit quirky. My SO has them. I love them dearly. They are extremely manipulative, like most cats, and also can be very OCD. Brush regularly — besides the obvious grooming aspect this is also very effective bonding reinforcement

If, for whatever reason, you aren’t able to do an outdoor one and, if you don’t mind junking up your house a bit, there is always the option of making an indoor cat playground.

http://acidcow.com/pics/4177-cats-walkway-36-pics.html

Hi, I built a cat enclosure for my cat when I moved house. It utilises the whole area at side of the house which was 18 or so meters. I went through catsafe (http://www.catsafe.com.au/) who cut the netting to size, and will helpful instructions on installing it myself. The guy is spoke with and that helped me through the process was Ken, he was only a phone call away if I got stuck. It was alot cheaper than (www.catmax.com.au), who are well known in designing and installing cat enclosures with the netting, but they never had a consutant to come to canberra. In the end, my cat was happy, I was happy and it worked well. My cat can go out at night in his own area, with no threat of him getting out or something comming in. Good luck with your project. I’m happy to send you a photo of my enclosure, just need your email.

candelabra said :

@Claymore I’d love to see the photos, it sounds great and something like what I am aiming for, have you been able to do it all yourself? Where did you source materials from?

I will post some pics this weekend.

Mine is a little different as we had the existing two brick walls (our property and the neighbor’s) to use as a base.

Most materials i bought from the local hardware, except for the perspex panels (to get an open space look) which i purchased through my work.

threepaws said :

@ Captain RAAF

When I am having a bad day I just remind myself that I am not you, nor am I friends with you, nor am I related to you. Everything seems brighter all of a sudden, and I feel happy to be alive.

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