There are different kinds of cat furniture you can
choose from like cat condos, cat trees and others. Depending on where
you live and what kind of design you prefer, you have different choices
of cat furniture. If you life in a suburban area or on the landside and
your cat has a way to go outside the house, then you won't need any cat
furniture. But if you life in a city and your cat stays at home all the
time, then you better listen and save yourself some a lot of
frustration.
Consider these things before choosing a cat furniture:
- it is cat's nature to scratch, they sharpen their claws and get rid of old material this way.
-
cat's natural instincts make them jump, hide, climb and chase. In
wildlife cats need to hunt and kill other animals in order to survive
and this is still dominating the behavior of our pet cats.
- cats sleep up to 15 hours daily. They love safe and warm places to sleep. Cat's don't like loud or stressful places.
As
you can see, your cat has cerain needs to be satisfied. If you don't
provide a place to scratch, your cat will use your sofa because there
is nothing else. If you don't provide a nice place for your cat to
sleep, your bed will be used...
What kind of cat furniture should you look for?
There
are many different types of cat furniture that you can choose from.
Your choice always depends on what kind of cat you have and how much
space you have in your house. You don't need to get a giant cat tree, a
small one will do as well. More important than the size of your cat
furniture is the quality. Your cat will use the cat tree or whatever
kind of furniture you get, to scratch and climb. Therefore the cat tree
must be save for your cat to use. It is always better to invest into
quality once rather than purchasing a new cat furniture once a year.
The
best kind of cat furniture are definately those that satisfy multiple
needs of your cat. Most cat trees are combined with a scratch pole,
some include a condo, a place where your cat can hide and sleep. There
are some trees that include toys like hanging balls, these are great
for your cat to play with.
You find these cat trees unattractive, even ugly?
You
can get a designer cat furniture that is designed to appeal to humans
as well as to cats. These designer trees and codos are sometimes mado
of maple or oak hardwood and therefore not cheap. You can find designer
cat trees in all variations and forms.
Before you go and purchase a cat tree you might want to
- read online reviews from other pet owners, see what types of cat trees they found most useful.
- compare the prices of different companies
- compare the quality of the cat furniture
- think about the color of the cat furniture
- what about the cleanability?
As
you can see, there are quite a few things to consider before getting
the new cat furniture. Write down what you expect to get and then look
for it and compare the prices.
Guido Nussbaum, Cologne/Germany. More information on cats, funny cat videos, cat urine cleaner and more at: cat urine cleaner