Instant Catification – super simple cat tree/house thingy

by | Feb 10, 2017 | Cat Tips, Catification | 4 comments

Catification doesn’t need to cost you a fortune, nor does it need to take a lot of time. You don’t even need to be super handy!

You just need to have some imagination…or the internet.

Instead of 10-minute-yoga, 10-minute-cuisine, etc, today I am going to show you, da ta!

10-minute-catification

Meet these two beautiful catstomers of mine – Piet and Raf, moved from Amsterdam to Dublin 2 years ago and have become one of my regulars ever since.

Piet and Raf

And they love boxes.

So their wonderful dad made them these…

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See? Just cardboard boxes, some tape and voila!

An instant cat tree / house thingy!

There is really no excuse for you not to catify your house.

If you enjoy the convenience of having a cat, because they are more or less low maintenance (I said ‘more or less’ because they do wake you up at 3am and drop the most expensive things in the house), I do think it’s a responsibility in exchange to provide enough enrichment for the cats in the house, especially for indoor only cats.

As illustrated in this example, you don’t need a lot of money nor material nor skill nor time. You just need to do it! It takes 10 minutes.

And the bonus is…my son loves it too.

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I don’t normally bring my son to jobs but these cats actually love children and they spend the hour playing with each other like you can see here.

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Have you catified your house yet? If you want to show us your idea, please be in touch! I would love to hear from you. 

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4 Comments

  1. Cat Wisdom 101 (@catwisdom101)

    We love kitty DYI and have written about catification many times. In fact, I knew Jackson Galaxy before he began using the term. We’re both cat experts but I have a design background like her partner does. He spend the day at my house (we were appearing on the Daily Show) and probably taught him a few things. I love reusing existing furniture in new ways. It’ easier for cats to get used to it because there is no new smell.

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    • alicechauginguene

      Cool! Thanks for sharing! Must follow you on twitter now!

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  2. The Island Cats

    What a fun, creative project. We think the mom could actually do something like this and not screw it up. 🙂

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