cat trees

this blog post is on the very important topic of cat trees.

vic and i have decided to get mochi (the cutest cat in the world (except for perky)) a cat tree! this is for her benefit, but also for the benefit of our furniture.

but why is it that every cat tree sold at every pet store is so boring? where are the tree-shaped ones? where are the pagodas?

in my mind, i'm envisioning something like this:


but instead, in the stores i always find this:

i'd sooner bust out a hammer and nails and build my own cat tree than pay money for something like that, so i did an exhaustive online search and much to my own surprise and excitement, found this wonderful-looking tree:

now, i agree this 8-footer is a bit much (especially for mochi who is currently the size of a loaf of bread) but do you see how this could also please the homeowner? it's like a work of art! unfortunately it's also priced as art ($1000+) so mochi's probably not getting this as her parents are selfishly going on a cruise later on this year and money does not fall from the skies.

upon closer inspection of the website, i saw who the tree was actually intended for:

. . . . . . . . . .

while the 3.5 lb. mochi is quite ferocious, she is by no means a siberian tiger.

i also found this tree which looked promising:

but then saw this picture:


is that a snow leopard?!?!

i have obviously been looking at zoo furniture, but i really believe a cat tree should look like a real tree. now the key is to find one that doesn't cost $1000 plus $500 for freight shipping. otherwise, it really will be time to bust out the hammer and nails. poor vic.