Cat Tree Furniture

When families love their kitty and know it and want to show it, they often decide upon cat tree furniture as a way to do it. This works for the cat because cats love to scratch and climb and hide – among other fun activities – and cat trees give cats the opportunity to do all those things.

The person who first came up with this sort of cat utility item was a visionary. I do not know how he or she saw it – was it as a cat scratching tree, or as a tree cats could climb? Who can answer, for sure? Still, what was created was something cats would come to know and love as a place they can call their own. (Would that they had language and the brain power to use it.)

No home with this type of pet furniture sees it go unused. Cats thoroughly enjoy cat climbing and scratching trees.

Perhaps, your cat needs one, too.

Most often, you see these items indoors. Outdoor cats have outdoor things to occupy their time. (They also live far shorter lives than indoor cats, which is why I keep my kitties inside, and thus prefer cat tree furnishings.)

When you go to a pet shop to consider one, also consider something more than price. Very basic models can be found for $20 or so, but please think about how interested and engaged you wish your cat to be during play. After all, you wish your cat to be happy and healthy, I am sure.

Really great – and durable – cat climbing trees can be had for upwards of $75. You can even go very elaborate and spend a couple hundred. One fringe benefit of such a cat toy is some of these do incorporate reused or recycled materials. Very cool, and also very green.

Obviously, cat tree furniture can be bought online. The farther afield you go from the mega sites, the more likely you are to find something unique.

Now, if you do not wish to outlay so much money on your cat, consider the following. I knew a young man in the 1990s who built his own for his cat – and my, was it elaborate! It began in one corner of the room and crossed diagonally just below the ceiling as a “cat walk”, which his cat happily used to find its way to the other side of the room.

If you are handy, you can make your own cat tree furniture, just like my friend.