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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005Oscar's first cat tree
The package arrived three nights ago. DH assembled it (I had the critical task of reading instructions and holding the flashlight) in less than 15 minutes. Oscar was already expressing interest in the tree before it was even assembled; I guess that "imbued with catnip" bit was really true. Now, I know you're supposed to let them get accustomed to the tree and let them jump on it in their own good time, but I've never been a patient soul. Oscar just about immediately started sniffing at the structure and sharpening her claws on the sisal posts, so I figured she just didn't know she was supposed to jump up, yet. I picked her up and put her on the lowest level. She seemed okay with that. Over the next day or so, we both coaxed her using toys and simply lifted her onto the different levels. She got the idea pretty quickly, although she's still a little uncertain about the topmost level. I'm using treats to encourage her to climb around on the thing. Unfortunately, the dangly toy isn't safe for her. She immediately chews on the string instead of playing with the toy, so I've removed it before she can eat it, as she's eaten so many strings and even a leash ... Today, she got on the tree a few times without any coaxing from me. I snapped a few pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca/20050215-new_cat_tree/tn/view_from_above.jpg.html http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca/20050215-new_cat_tree/tn/whatchoo_lookin_at.jpg.html If you look carefully at the top picture, you'll find 5 cat toys in evidence, not counting the tree itself. Oscar? Spoiled? No way!  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > The package arrived three nights ago. DH assembled it (I had the critical > task of reading instructions and holding the flashlight) in less than 15 [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > If you look carefully at the top picture, you'll find 5 cat toys in evidence, > not counting the tree itself. Oscar? Spoiled? No way! Now, if you can move that curtain so she has a view, she may never get down :) > Now, if you can move that curtain so she has a view, she may never get down >:) Yeah. When we moved into the house, the previous owners were kind enough to leave the window treatments, and we haven't changed any of them. They're not exactly my style, but they were free and they do function to keep things somewhat private. We don't have a fence, and have a corner lot, so it's really easy to see into the house, and kids use our back yard as a thoroughfare all the time. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > The package arrived three nights ago. That is very cool. By the way, Oscar has the same length fur and basic shape as my old love Gnarly who died in 2001. She was also gray, but her fur was thinner and she had blondie bits. > That is very cool. By the way, Oscar has the same length fur and basic shape > as my old love Gnarly who died in 2001. She was also gray, but her fur was > thinner and she had blondie bits. Oscar is apparently "blue," not grey (but I call her grey, too). She has some fur that's light-colored, including spots, especially on one rear paw, that actually look *peach* colored. You can sort of see the peach on her foot in this picture: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca/rpca-2004.11.22/oscar/tn/oscar_cutie.jpg.html Oscar has fur in spades. If you'd like some, just let me know and I'll hook you up! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Over the next day or so, we both coaxed her using toys and simply lifted her > onto the different levels. She got the idea pretty quickly, although she's [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Oscar? Spoiled? No way! YEE HAW!!! PatM That is one lovely tree you have there Oscar. How about telling our Mom where you got it from? Molly and Jake > The package arrived three nights ago. DH assembled it (I had the critical > task of reading instructions and holding the flashlight) in less than 15 [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > evidence, > not counting the tree itself. Oscar? Spoiled? No way! On 2005-02-16, Molly and Jake asked: > That is one lovely tree you have there Oscar. How about telling our Mom > where you got it from? Mom got it from a place called Drs. Foster & Smith. She said the meowrl is: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3129 She said she chose this one because it has a sturdy base and because this store charges shipping by price, not shape, so she saved a bundle on shipping compared to other stores. That means more toys and treats for me! If you're both interested in the tower, you should know that there's only a shelf between the two windows, not a full floor, so probably only one kitty would fit in the base at the same time unless you guys are *real* close. Also, I thought maybe I'd have FOUR sisal towers, but there are only two =/ SignatureOscar the beautiful pictures of me! http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Today, she got on the tree a few times without any coaxing from me. I > snapped a few pictures: What a cool tree. And it matches Oscar's fur! My cat tree belongs to Nikki. Frank hardly ever climbs it, except to get up on top of the bookcase. I think one reason is that the levels are too small for his bigger body. He can't lounge comfortably on the levels. I shoulöd get another tree, but where to put it? It's cluttered enough here as it is. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > What a cool tree. And it matches Oscar's fur! Yeah. I wasn't thrilled with any of the color choices, but I tried my best to make it non-icky =P > My cat tree belongs to Nikki. Frank hardly ever climbs it, except to get up > on top of the bookcase. I think one reason is that the levels are too small > for his bigger body. He can't lounge comfortably on the levels. I shoulöd > get another tree, but where to put it? It's cluttered enough here as it is. I don't suppose replacing Nikki's tree is an option ... hrm. In my cool cat trees thread earlier, I posted a link to a site that makes shelves for your cat ... they're attached right to the wall, so they don't take up floor space. Maybe you could get a few really wide ones for him? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Today, she got on the tree a few times without any coaxing from me. I > snapped a few pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca/20050215-new_cat_tree/tn/view_from_above.jpg.html http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca/20050215-new_cat_tree/tn/whatchoo_lookin_at.jpg.html > If you look carefully at the top picture, you'll find 5 cat toys in > evidence, > not counting the tree itself. Oscar? Spoiled? No way! Nice looking cat tree (and Oscar is gorgeous, of course!) Jill > Nice looking cat tree (and Oscar is gorgeous, of course!) She looks kind of like an alien with the glowie eyes =P But I couldn't get the picture to show without a flash. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca That is one spoiled puddy cat! Lovely tree and lovely kitty. Whose trombone is that? I play french horn. Susan M Otis and Chester > The package arrived three nights ago. DH assembled it (I had the critical > task of reading instructions and holding the flashlight) in less than 15 > minutes. Oscar was already expressing interest in the tree before it was > even > assembled; I guess that "imbued with catnip" bit was really true. > That is one spoiled puddy cat! Lovely tree and lovely kitty. > > Whose trombone is that? I play french horn. > > Susan M Otis and Chester That's DH's trombone. He hasn't played it since high school, though. It's apparently a very nice trombone and he's talked about donating it to a high school musician in need, but hasn't acted on it yet. I think there's an emotional attachment there. I'd have trouble imagining giving away something like that -- I gave my old clarinet to a friend in college, and I wish I hadn't, even though I doubt I'd ever play it. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > That is one spoiled puddy cat! Lovely tree and lovely kitty. > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > like that -- I gave my old clarinet to a friend in college, and I wish I > hadn't, even though I doubt I'd ever play it. And I always tell my students it is NEVER too late to take lessons again. >> That's DH's trombone. He hasn't played it since high school, though. >> It's apparently a very nice trombone and he's talked about donating [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > And I always tell my students it is NEVER too late to take lessons > again. Or for the first time! He doesn't seem at all interested in playing it again, but you never know. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > That is one spoiled puddy cat! Lovely tree and lovely kitty. > > Whose trombone is that? I play french horn. > > Susan M Otis and Chester Oh, I forgot to mention that the trombone is a critical cat tree accessory. Oscar's pretty comfortable climbing up now, but she's hesitant to jump from the middle ledge to the bottom one, so the trombone is her midway point. It's cute to see her sitting on top of the trombone case, although I'm afraid she'll topple it at some point! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > That is one spoiled puddy cat! Lovely tree and lovely kitty. > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > cute to see her sitting on top of the trombone case, although I'm afraid > she'll topple it at some point! Yeah, I have a chair or a small perch at times next to ours. They use it too, although they will jump straight down, but they all prefer using the chair as a halfway point. http://tinyurl.com/3ltmz > Yeah, I have a chair or a small perch at times next to ours. They use it > too, although they will jump straight down, but they all prefer using the > chair as a halfway point. Good to know Oscar's not the only one who does this! I did hear a rather distinctive thump at one point yesterday that leads me to believe that Oscar will jump down from the very top if she thinks there's a good reason to hurry. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Yeah, I have a chair or a small perch at times next to ours. They use it >> too, although they will jump straight down, but they all prefer using the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >believe that Oscar will jump down from the very top if she thinks there's a >good reason to hurry. My parents' cat once scared off a burglar. This was back when I was still living with them, before I bought my house. We got home to find the back door standing open, several items missing from the house, and a number of small pieces of loot dropped in the back yard. Their cat liked to sleep on top of a stack of boxes in the attic, and would make a loud thump when she jumped down. We figured that the cat had done so, and the burglar, thinking that a human was in the house, had fled in panic. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria On 2005-02-17, John F Eldredge penned: > My parents' cat once scared off a burglar. This was back when I was still > living with them, before I bought my house. We got home to find the back [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > jumped down. We figured that the cat had done so, and the burglar, thinking > that a human was in the house, had fled in panic. Great story =) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > The package arrived three nights ago. DH assembled it (I had the critical > task of reading instructions and holding the flashlight) in less than 15 [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > evidence, > not counting the tree itself. Oscar? Spoiled? No way! Spoiled? No way! Just getting her just desserts! You're such a good Mommy! She looks like she really likes her tree. Hugs, CatNipped > Spoiled? No way! Just getting her just desserts! You're such a good > Mommy! She looks like she really likes her tree. Definitely spoiled. I am thinking about doing a photo-essay of the evidence of her spoilage, including three scratching posts, a scratchable floor mat, and now this tree. It seems like I have a desperate need to spoil her right now, combined with a really strong desire to get another furbaby -- but it doesn't seem to mean what you might think it mean, because I still have zero interest in the bare variety. Maybe my instincts are all messed up. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca <Maybe my instincts are all messed up. monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > Naw. Cats are like Lays potato chips but I'm happy with my one bare baby...as long as I know he loves fur babies too! The cycle continues........ PatM > Unfortunately, the dangly toy isn't safe for her. She immediately chews on > the string instead of playing with the toy, so I've removed it before she can [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > If you look carefully at the top picture, you'll find 5 cat toys in evidence, > not counting the tree itself. Oscar? Spoiled? No way! Wow that is a very nice cat tree, Oscar. You are a privledged kitty! I have two cat trees that sit side by side. One has two box type platforms and one is five flat platforms that gradually rise around the center post. I love those mornings when I wake up and go into the livingroom and find four cats sleeping on the cat trees. Julie > Wow that is a very nice cat tree, Oscar. You are a privledged kitty! I have > two cat trees that sit side by side. One has two box type platforms and one > is five flat platforms that gradually rise around the center post. I love > those mornings when I wake up and go into the livingroom and find four cats > sleeping on the cat trees. Cute =) I think half the reason I wish Oscar would tolerate other cats is so that I could buy more cat furniture. A lot of the neat stuff really looks like it would best be appreciated by multiple cats. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca It looks like a great tree. Give her time she'll be racing up and down it like Spicey does. She give you her "Queen of the World Look". Suz > It looks like a great tree. Give her time she'll be racing up and down it > like Spicey does. She give you her "Queen of the World Look". That's what I'm hoping for. But she gives me that look all the time; she doesn't need a ledge to do it =P Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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