Jessie at Made from Scratch had some old, weathered wood laying around (sealed so the paint chips won't flake off), and she just decided to throw this table together. Then she decided to add a channel where she could plant some grass and catnip for her cats. And they seem to really, really like it.
Our cats already think we're pretty swell. But if we put together a table like this for them, we can't even imagine how thrilled they would be. This looks like kitty heaven.
Jessie at Made from Scratch seems to keep the coffee table outside, and the cats love to lounge on it out there. We wonder if there would be a way to have a table like this inside (our cats don't go out)?
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I am curious as to why the black cat has a leash.....
Because black cats are always up to no good and cannot be trusted.
Love this!
Great. Now I have Cat Scratch Fever stuck in my head.
We keep our cats on harnesses in the yard. It's the best way to keep them safe, too many ways for them to get hurt out there.
I think they would *love* this. I will have to try and build one for the summer.
I love that the cat just plopped itself right on top of the little patch of grass!
I am so making this for my two cats!
Unless you have a very secure fence, a leashed cat outside without constant supervision is subject to mauling by loose dog(s). Hawks will also pick on cats as will coyotes. Please don't leave your cat outside with a leash. The cat cannot get away and by the time you hear the screeching your cat will be dead.
@linbo: There are neither hawks nor coyotes where I live, but there are dogs. Sadly my neighbors' cat was devoured in my backyard by a Doberman. Both animals were loose.
We moved shortly after, feeling it not to be a safe street to live at with that dog so near, especially now that we were planing on having kids.
As for the post - I am so making one of those for my balcony! My cats are gonna love me tons!
I love this! I would make one, but the only place to put it is on our balcony, of which my cats are terrified. When they look down through the slats and realize how high they are, they want back inside, pronto!
This table is great!
My cats have become strictly indoor cats. Last summer I made them a cat grass bed out of a window box planter. They love it! Not only do they enjoy sleeping in and eating the grass, they have stopped chewing on other plants and hair balls seem to be less of a problem.
ooh, cool ideas... I was thinking of planting grass seed in a pot, but my cats might like it even more if the patch of grass was big enough to lie on. One of our cats DREAMS of going outside to eat grass... we used to take him out on a leash just because he was so desperate to do so. What about just a long wooden box, lined with tough plastic, and filled with soil and grass seed? I'm thinking I could place it below a window on a low shelf... could be our little "lawn" :)
My cat loves the grass I grow for him indoors. I currently use wheat grass I think? I got huge bags of the stuff pretty cheap. My only question is -- how do you keep it 'pretty'? It grows tall and fast and as outer layers die I'm constantly trimming it with scissors. I feel like I need a little hand mower! Should I find a different seed? I usually end up keeping a square plot for a few weeks then tossing it to start over with a clean slate.
Oh wow I didn't know you had posted this! Thanks!
Incidentally the black cat is wearing a leash because I live in the middle of a busy a city and she has been known to leap off the deck and get lost. She isn't tied to anything it just stops her from jumping for some reason.
jessie