new & improved 'cat run' By terrilee (Read 694 times)

[terrilee]

here's a copy of the letter and pics
i sent to the magazine that 1st published my 'cat run'
photo shoot
im thinking of starting a biz doing this.


my name is Terri S and you published my 'cat run' a few months ago.
Well I've added to it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im going to show before and after pics.
I found 2 boxes of the "6 cube storage wire" at a garage sale for $4 each
and then after installing them, I went and bought 2 more. So like $60 for all
If you remember the original grass area, it was only one cube high. I left all the zip ties on
to show people that you do have to use a TON of 'em.
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well I was tired of seeing the kids not being able to sit up
so I added a 2nd level. And pushed the corner over. So they could sit up and a bit more of that corner
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As you mentioned in the 1st article, sometimes things don’t work perfectly, so you just have to 'rig' it.
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I had some extra, so I went up into the "tent-garage" for my scooter, and actually it stuck out the back of the 'tent-garage"
a few inches and I had enough pieces to make a 2 x 2 square. Not very big
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So I went and bought 2 more boxes. Made another jump down spot {so now there's 2}
I went from the new jump down area { and again it wasn’t perfect, there was a 2 inch gap at the bottom so I had to use a whole piece on each side- zip tied very well} to the one sticking out of the garage, connected them.
and behind the 'tent-garage' then up the other side. So now the lil "furry kids" can almost go in a circle,
have plenty of room to play. Now if I could figure out a way to connect the 2 sides, where I push
my scooter in and out of the 'tent-garage'. But that’s another day. LOL
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Hope u decide to publish my newest addition
and if you do can you send me a link???
thanks

terri s.
jeannette

[JR]

Terrile very, very creative!! I'm not a big cat person, love my Yorkies but if I was a cat I would for sure want you as a owner!

It doesn't matter what animal one really likes best taking so good of care of them is so great to see. I take very good care of my Yorkies they are like family. One of mine got sick recently with a severe intestinal infection, took lots of medicine and caring and $225 to go with it but he's now well and as good as new.

Good job Terrilee!

JR

[justbuggin2]

glad to see you are planning for better times and not getting down with what is happening now wishing you the best

[dudley]

Man that is alot of storage cubes.
I bet the cats love it.
One of my beagles has had 5000.00 of back surgery. Worth every penny.
Gotta love the fur kids w/no limits.

[terrilee]

Oct 17, 2012 22:15:14 GMT -6 justbuggin2 said:

glad to see you are planning for better times and not getting down with what is happening now wishing you the best

Bug
actually it is mainly for/if i go away
they wont be able to go for walks
so they needed some more room , more grass
and if one of the DOM cats are laying
in the way of the SUB kids to get to the grass
they now have a second way.

i'd love to figure a way to connect the 2 areas at the front of the tent-garage. But temp so the scooter can be pushed in and out.
im thinking of flexible pipe,
ANY IDEAS, ANYONE?

[mauiboy]

Can you build the run up vertically over the top and join it in the air or is it not strong enough? the alternative might be to run a section underground, cover it with a sheet of metal and turf over that (but that risks flooding). I would probably go up and over, cats love to climb and it could be permanent then. As for temporary measures, I think you are on the right idea with pipe, flexible ducting might be an idea.

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$10 for 8 feet of 8 inch diameter ducting! Should be able to pick it up locally as well. Aluminium as well so theres a level of corrosion resistance there. You just then need to rig up some kind of gate at each end to easily block it off so there are no bids for freedom.

[mauiboy]

Just checked, homedepot have plenty of ducting usually in store, sizes from 4-12 inch, 8" seems to be a decent size without it being to costly and all but the fattest cats should manage to get through that.

[terrilee]

maui
yes i had been looking at all kinds
of ducting, etc.
and your idea of going up and over, sounds great,
and id love to do that BUT OMG, it would have to be
steps up on both sides, and then i'd have to use wood on the bottoms of steps so its not wire, that their paws could slip thru, and if in a hurry, break a leg. and ALOT of storage cubes.
and im not sure the older cats would go up and over.
that why im trying to stick with clear plastic pipe, like 12" diam.
and , yea id have to have two boards with some kind of clips on 'em
for the couple minutes im pushing "Chrissy" out or in.

i'd love to find something clear, thick plastic.
im not sure if they would like aluminum,
might be scared, ill keep looking

thanks for the tips