DIY Cat Trees and Scratching Posts
Do you have creative tendencies, and have the urge to build your own cat trees or scratching posts for your cats? Follow the instructions in these articles, then let your own creativity take the lead. Your cats will love their new trees, and you'll have a solid feeling of accomplishment.
Horizontal Scratching Pad
My own instructions for building an inclined scratching pad (similar to the Alpine Scratcher, only made of wood and sisal instead of cardboard).
My own instructions for building an inclined scratching pad (similar to the Alpine Scratcher, only made of wood and sisal instead of cardboard).
Build a Scratching Post
Basic instructions and material list for a two-level scratching post. Unfortunately, the photos were broken when I visited, but there is a good graphic illustration for a visual clue of the finished product.
Basic instructions and material list for a two-level scratching post. Unfortunately, the photos were broken when I visited, but there is a good graphic illustration for a visual clue of the finished product.
Cat Tree Forest
Nice photos and a drawing will help the experienced carpenter build this tree, which includes a curved shelf at the top, and a circular platform on another level, however instructions are lacking for the beginner.
Nice photos and a drawing will help the experienced carpenter build this tree, which includes a curved shelf at the top, and a circular platform on another level, however instructions are lacking for the beginner.
Do-It-Yourself Cat Tree
The venerable Amby offers another take on the PEta instructions for a 3-tiered cat tree, offering suggestions for modifications and improvements.
The venerable Amby offers another take on the PEta instructions for a 3-tiered cat tree, offering suggestions for modifications and improvements.
How to Build a Scratching Post
Clear instructions from Cats International for building a simple scratching post wrapped with sisal (a scratching material favored by many cats).
Clear instructions from Cats International for building a simple scratching post wrapped with sisal (a scratching material favored by many cats).