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[Flying Squirrel]

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[Enthusiast]

1. That takes the cake!

Copurrrnicus has the cutest name. And one creative human caretaker.

[BlueJazz]

2. Wonderful job. Cool owners and cool kitty.

[XemaSab]

3. Very cool!

And the birds thank you!

[Omaha Steve]

4. We used to have a B&W cat named Dolphie (short for Adolph he had a black mustache)

Birds and friends say thanks.

[peacebird]

5. Very cool!!!

[turbinetree]

6. That is

awesome

[NJCher]

7. obviously, a well-cared for kitty

Nice job!! Even if you factor in shopping and labor time, it's a small price to pay when you consider the longevity of an indoor cat: 17 years vs. 3-5 years. There is no amount of money that would cover the grief I'd feel over the loss of one of mine.

I bookmarked this so I can come back and look at how you did it. I have a catwalk, but it is falling apart and needs to be re-built.

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to take pics. With all the cat lovers at DU, who knows how many of cat structures you will inspire.



Cher

[Flying Squirrel]

13. The carpeting

Was "Elevations" from Home Depot, the same kind used by catsondeck.com - I used hardware cloth (http://m.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-24-in-x-5-ft-Silver-Galvanized-Steel-Hardware-Cloth/50017402) to reinforce the landings and ramps. Go with the smaller u-shaped nails, they're strong enough and won't split the wood.

[brer cat]

8. Copurrrnicus is a very cool name,

and he is lucky to have such a wonderful playground.

[justamama83]

9. Cool Catio- I'm sure the kitty will be loving it. n/t

[Phentex]

10. Lucky cat!

and a very cool set up.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Copurrrnicus is a lucky kitty.

That's really cool - wish I were handy enough to build a catio of some kind for my cats.

[niyad]

12. awww, cool cat, cool catio indeed.

[Flying Squirrel]

14. Glad you all liked...

It was inspired by an episode of "My Cat From Hell" (not that Copernicus is a cat from hell, but he does enjoy watching it) where a couple was given an enclosure from catsondeck.com. Way above my price range, so I built something similar.



(Bonus pic of Copernicus watching My Cat From Hell)

[BrotherIvan]

15. Do you travel and install them?

Because I know two cats that would love it!

[Flying Squirrel]

17. 'fraid not..

Too many projects on my plate as it is, but maybe you could find someone to build one for you!

[BrotherIvan]

18. Very interesting idea. My cats would be in heaven

Thanks for sharing!

[countryjake]

16. That is really outstanding!

Copurrrnicus, cat-lovers, and all of the natural wildlife thank you for it!

[47of74]

19. I wonder what my feline nieces and nephew would think of this

Especially TK since she wants to go outside all the time when it's warm outside.

[Judi Lynn]

20. Wonderful! Lucky kitty, lucky neighborhood critters! Looks like he loves it already. n/t