The ultimate 'cat house'

[cave76]

Not what the subject might suggest! But here's a man who really loves his cats!!

California Man With 18 Cats Remodels His Home Into An Amazing Feline Playground Paradise

 

[Katie H]

First, it's clear at looking at the whole house, the man's expenditure was pocket change to him. The house overall is not a shack.

However, I dearly love my kitties but, even though some of the renovations are clever and most definitely fun to the cats, it's a bit creepy to me.

Each to his own, though. If he's happy, well...

 

[Addie]

I would hate to be the R.E. agent trying to sell that place later.

 

[taxlady]

I would hate to be the R.E. agent trying to sell that place later.

You would just have to show it to cat lovers.

 

[cave76]

I would hate to be the R.E. agent trying to sell that place later.

Maybe he'll leave the house to his cats (complete with caregiver) in perpetuity.

 

[Mad Cook]

Not what the subject might suggest! But here's a man who really loves his cats!!

California Man With 18 Cats Remodels His Home Into An Amazing Feline Playground Paradise

I could live here.

 

[Mad Cook]

First, it's clear at looking at the whole house, the man's expenditure was pocket change to him. The house overall is not a shack.

However, I dearly love my kitties but, even though some of the renovations are clever and most definitely fun to the cats, it's a bit creepy to me.

Each to his own, though. If he's happy, well...

Much as I love cats 18 is a bit excessive.

 

[Oldvine]

18 cats would be a bit much. I've thought of doing one room like that, but not more than that. A book store in town has a few cat staircases and it's not unusual to discover a nice kitty staring down as one shops.

 

[taxlady]

18 kids would be a lot too, but people used to have families that large.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

I noticed the article did not reference a wife. HehHeh.

I love my kitty, but notice I use "kitty" in the singular tense.

 

[MrsLMB]

See .. I KNEW that crazy was not limited to only crazy cat ladies !

Holy cow ... that is quite the playground for cats. But as earlier mentioned that could be a real nightmare when it comes time to sell that place.

 

[LPBeier]

Seriously, this is something like what I wanted to do for monkey - make a series of tubes and shelves all around the place!

 

[cave76]

Here are some more views of the house. I want to live there, cats or no cats!
It's gorgeous.Trillium Enterprises - Building Custom Homes in Santa Barbara

 

[Whiskadoodle]

Nice home. There's probably room enough for 18 cats. I notice he has a solid cover on the fish tank.

I thought I was doing good placing a folded bath towel to use as a bed behind the decorative molding on top of the china cabinet. The cats ( I only ever have had two at a time) launch themselves off the buffet to the top of the cabinet. Great place for naps and sometimes a Paw bats me top of the head when I enter the dining room from the kitchen. The closest edge of the buffet is totally scratched from multiple jumps-- back claws.

The dining room table has a permanent water mark where they toppled a flower vase one day while I was at work. I no longer keep fresh flowers in the house and only a few plants. I do not keep glass vases or breakable objects on top of the fire place mantle. I do have a table/some with throw pillows or something to perch on such as a desk in front of every window. One cat I previously had got her morning exercise running back and forth looking out the kitchen window to the DR buffet to a table in the bedroom to try and get closest to all the birds at a bird feeder. It was the same feeder and I wonder if she knew this or if she thought there were so many at her different sightings. She was incredibly energetic running back and forth.

Two of the simplest ways I found to keep the cats feeling cozy is to put a hand towel over the edge of a small foot stool. They can get under it and peak out. The other is to simply open a brown paper grocery bag and lay it on its side. They take turns going inside their "cave" and curl up for naps. Plus the youngest likes to curl up under a chair that is closest to a heat register leaving just her tail sticking out and the oldest has a throw pillow that accidentally fell behind the sofa and is close to another heat vent. I decided to just leave the pillow.

 

[taxlady]

There is a German company that builds custom cat "furniture". Pix here: Amazing German Designed Cat Climbing Furniture

I would love to do something like that for kitties. I have concerns about cleaning it. Do I want to be climbing ladders to clean the cats' play areas?

 

[cave76]

There is a German company that builds custom cat "furniture". Pix here: Amazing German Designed Cat Climbing Furniture

I would love to do something like that for kitties. I have concerns about cleaning it. Do I want to be climbing ladders to clean the cats' play areas?

Great ideas for cats. But I don't think the cats will care if you clean their play area or not.

 

[Whiskadoodle]

Cats are very clean so is their furniture. It's the People furniture that needs vacuuming and dusting.

 

[Dawgluver]

Annnddd, another reason why I prefer dogs. Especially partial to beagles.

 

[taxlady]

Cats are very clean so is their furniture. It's the People furniture that needs vacuuming and dusting.

Except for the cat hair and puke.

 

[taxlady]

Great ideas for cats. But I don't think the cats will care if you clean their play area or not.

No, they probably don't care. But, at some point you will have a look and it will be covered in cat hair, dust bunnies, and there will be hair balls.