Why Cat Furniture

This lens is about cat furniture. Why? Anyone who owns a cat knows that if you don't provide furniture for your cat, they will destroy yours. I get my furniture from Spoil My Kitty. First a little about my cats.

I have three cats. One is a Maine Coon cat. Very friendly to everyone. She greets people at the door and we call her P4 (P for pussy cat). We got her when she came roaming into our ranch in Omaha, Nebraska. Our second cat we got from the shelter in Fairbanks, Alaska. We call him Bugsy. Nobody knows he exists. When the door bell rings he runs and hides under the bed till company is gone. Our third cat we captured in our neighbor hood. He was dumped and winter was coming. With winter temperatures of -60 F, he would not survive. He is called Chuckie.

This is a picture of Chuckie.

The picture on this page is of Duddette. She passed away two years ago.

Here are some statistics on cats
1. There are more cats than dogs in the US. But there are more dog owners than cat owners. People who own cats usually have more than one. For example, we have three cats and one dog.

2. 45% of pet owners provide their pet with their own special bed..

3. 51% of cat owners purchased a pet toy within the last 12 months (**)

4. 80% of cat toys chosen are catnip toys, 62% are interactive,. 37% are scratching posts (**)

5.18% of cat owners purchase a collar for the cat, with nylon preferred by 54% (**)

6. Cats are seen by veterinarians "significantly less" than dogs. (***)

* American Humane Association
** Aspen Pet Products
*** Vet Med Today

Cat furniture includes cat houses, cat dogs and beds, cat trees and cat towers. Cats are active animals and their favorite activity is to watch the world from a high position. Besides, they have an instinctive need to scratch all the time, so there are cat scratching posts also available for this purpose.

Because of their scratching habit it is best to provide them with a scratching post . and teach them to use it. Otherwise they will scratch and claw furniture, doors or any other objects in the house. There are cat scratching posts available in different styles and sizes. Most of the posts are made of solid wood, and then covered with special carpets. Some have a sisal covering and this is machine wrapped and glued tightly to the wood.

Some cats like to scratch only when they are outside. But for cats that are indoors most of the time, they need some furniture for climbing and playing as well. For this purpose there are cat gyms, cat trees, cat condos and other cat tree furniture which can be put inside the house. The cats then get enough space to lounge, sleep and play at their own leisure.

Our cats stay in the house. Where we live in North Pole, Alaska, we have huge owls and they love to eat cats. So we need to protect our furniture with furniture from Spoil My Kitty.
The next part is you have to train, yes train the cats to use it. We use Cat Nip as an attraction to the scratching posts.

Picture on this page is of P4. She is not very lady like

All furniture is available in various colors, sizes and designs. First of all the size of the cat needs to be considered and then the space in the house. If the house has a balcony, the furniture can be put there as well. There are cat gyms and kitty gyms, towers with special toys attached to them and sometimes there is a combination of scratching posts and towers.

The cat condos and kitty condos even come in one, two or three story structures. Some offer funny cat playgrounds, which have tabular boxes and the cats can hide and jump around them. There are cute steps available too, which come in different widths and number of steps. Such pet stairs suitable for cats and kittens of all sizes, and they are especially a favorite of the small cats, because it helps them to reach their favorite places easily.

There is a large collection of cat houses available as well. There are indoor cat houses and outdoor cat houses. The outdoor houses are made from kiln dried wood, because they are subjected to the harsh temperature changes outside. But the indoor ones are cozy and soft. They are often made of soft synthetic fabric outside and soft synthetic material inside. After all it is the most comfortable sleeping place for your favorite pet and it should be warm and secure.

All these furnishings can be found at Spoil My Kitty.. Where they are offering free shipping in the lower 48.