Every day is Caturday

By I told you - 03/06/2023 11:00 - United States

Today, my parents got a cat tree for my cats. I tried to tell them it was way too small, but they ignored my protests. Lo and behold, it's way too small. My cats have already fallen down trying to get on it at least three times each. even though one of them is abnormally small. FML
I agree, your life sucks 605
You deserved it 135
May Day: Lily of the Valley and Misunderstandings
When lilies of the valley bring good luck... or not! Discover the stories behind every little bell! More…
Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

Next

Top comments

Chazzster 28

Usually when someone buys a cat tree for you it’s either because they think it’s a great gift or because the cats are destroying the furniture and curtains. Cats have an instinctive desire to exercise their claws and legs and they are either going to do it to a cat post or climbing tree or to your furniture - Which leaves marks… I suggest seeing if you can return the too small cat tree and get one that’s bigger or more stable. It would be less wasteful than just throwing it out and achieve the intended goal… Or if you are a handy you could get a 2 ft X 2 ft piece of 1/2 or 3/4 inch plywood and fasten it to the base of the cat tree you were given and cover the new base with some carpet or rug. Home Depot, Lowes, etc sell cut sheets of plywood pre-cut or they can cut it for you. The best way to fasten it to the original tree is via wood or long sheet metal screws up through the bottom of the plywood into the base of the original (pre-drill the holes in the plywood for the screws to go through). This would greatly improve the stability of the cat tree by extending the base and adding additional weight to the base. Alternatively depending on the construction of the original tree you might could use “L” brackets to hold the post to the new base. But the best is to leave the original base on and just fasten the new bigger base to the original.

1 0

Comments

Chazzster 28

Usually when someone buys a cat tree for you it’s either because they think it’s a great gift or because the cats are destroying the furniture and curtains. Cats have an instinctive desire to exercise their claws and legs and they are either going to do it to a cat post or climbing tree or to your furniture - Which leaves marks… I suggest seeing if you can return the too small cat tree and get one that’s bigger or more stable. It would be less wasteful than just throwing it out and achieve the intended goal… Or if you are a handy you could get a 2 ft X 2 ft piece of 1/2 or 3/4 inch plywood and fasten it to the base of the cat tree you were given and cover the new base with some carpet or rug. Home Depot, Lowes, etc sell cut sheets of plywood pre-cut or they can cut it for you. The best way to fasten it to the original tree is via wood or long sheet metal screws up through the bottom of the plywood into the base of the original (pre-drill the holes in the plywood for the screws to go through). This would greatly improve the stability of the cat tree by extending the base and adding additional weight to the base. Alternatively depending on the construction of the original tree you might could use “L” brackets to hold the post to the new base. But the best is to leave the original base on and just fasten the new bigger base to the original.

1 0