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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2036.0. "Info about cat perch requested" by MEMV02::ROGUSKA () Tue Dec 06 1988 17:34

    I am considering buying a cat perch - a contraption that would
    hook onto the window sill so that my indoor only kitties could
    sit in the window and watch the outside world.  I have only seen
    one once (the cat perch not my kitties :^) !) and that was about
    12 yrs ago in Chicago.  I have called around and Breeders Pride
    knew what I was talking about and have some in stock in Marlboro
    MA.  My question is will they work?  Do any of your kitties have
    a perch?  I have double hung windows, Andersen, I was wondering
    if they work on all windows or just certain types?
    
    Any experiene out there?  Right now, with the cold weather and the
    windows shut my cats can't sit in any window expect a north facing
    picture window and that causes the back of my sofa to be covered
    with fur all the time!
    
    Thanks,
    
    Kathy
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2036.1I have oneLEZAH::KARENKTue Dec 06 1988 18:1613
    I have a cat perch and both my cats love it.  The male (Morris)
    took to it faster than the female (Mindy).  Morris is a good size
    cat so the perches are quite sturdy.
    
    The perch that I have slips into the little tiny space between the
    window and the sill and has a removable cover for washing.  Morris
    loves to sit on it and stare out at the bird-feeder.
    
    I got mine from one of those mail order catalogs.
    
    Karen
    
    
2036.2FSHQA1::RWAXMANA Cat Makes a Purrfect FriendTue Dec 06 1988 18:4514
    I bought a "Kitty Purrch" as they are called, for my sister's two
    indoor cats.  They took to it right away!  Call the following number:
    
    				800-524-0820
    
    That is the number for Cherrybrook, a wholesale catalog in New Jersey.
    You can order a Kitty Purrch for only $14.00, plus shipping and
    handling.  The ads in the cat magazines charge around $21.00 plus
    shipping.
    
    As far as I know, they fit in any type of window.
    
    /Roberta
    
2036.3CIMNET::GLADDINGTue Dec 06 1988 19:2610
    I have a kitty perch also, but the only problem is, I can
    only use it in the cooler months when the windows are closed.
    Otherwise, if the window is open, the "grip" doesn't hold
    on (it fits in between the sill and closed window).
    
    I tried it once with the window open, and my poor cat fell
    down with the perch crashing to the floor - scared both of
    us to death!
    
    Pam
2036.4MILES KIMBALL has 'emDELNI::HYERTue Dec 06 1988 20:244
    
    Last I knew MILES KIMBALL catalog also had them.  I have to put
    a "spacer" under ours due to overload - 14 pounds and still growing.
    If you can put it over a heating unit they really like it!
2036.5COBRA::VAVRUSKAWed Dec 07 1988 09:119
    My brother built a couple perch's for our two darlings and are quite
    sturdy.  One of them is the single cat model the other is a double
    which doesn't go over too well with Wiskers cause she's a snot and
    likes to spread out on the double.  Figuero is quite heavy and he's
    forever on one of them (except when it's nap time).  All this from
    two pieces of wood and a carpet scrap.
    
    Chris
    
2036.6VALKYR::RUSTTue Dec 13 1988 12:2027
    I have one of the hook-on-to-the-sill perches, and the cats think it's
    the greatest thing since catnip. They all jumped up to sit on it within
    seconds of its installation, and looked at me as if to say, "It's about
    time!" 
    
    There are some problems, however:
    
    1. As mentioned earlier, if the window is open there's nothing to hold
    the perch in place. (I nailed mine to the inside of the sill, but it's
    still not as secure as if it were properly anchored - a consideration
    when you have lots of fat cats.)
    
    2. The kind I have has a rubber-tipped support that braces against the
    wall. I soon found that it rubbed a hole in the wallpaper because it
    slid a bit each time the cats jumped on or off; also, if the wall is
    plasterboard, it can make a hole in the wall. I padded a piece of wood
    and placed it under the support to protect the wall.
    
    3. The perch I have is a bit on the small side for my 13-pound cat, who
    can't quite stretch out on it for a snooze. And if two (or more) want a
    window seat at the same time, it gets very cramped...
    
    So... yes, perches are worth getting, but I would really like a 
    better-engineered, larger one than the one I've seen in the catalogs.
    <Bing! Just figured out what to ask Dad to make me for Christmas!>
    
    -b