Comments on: Jamaka’s Mojave Desert Cat Compound

By: Jo Singer

Jo Singer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:39:42 +0000

I totally want to come back as one of your cats in my next lifetime. These are sensational accomodations.:) Bless you.

By: jmuhj

jmuhj — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:51:41 +0000

To Chris:

We were totally ignorant of that when we built this, but we were planning to paint all the wood surfaces before my ex dumped us. Unfortunately, we do not live there any more.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:57:27 +0000

I’m about to set up our catio on our little back deck here in San Francisco. I’ve enjoyed looking at these pics, but I was surprised to see the chip board plywood in the last pics. I have a friend that worked at a lumber company and he told me that would is really toxic because of all the glue used to adhere the chips to each other. He told me this after seeing it had been used as flooring in an old office of mine. He said it’s really not meant to be used where it’s exposed and people (and/or) animals would be in close proximity. I noticed years ago that this is what all the carpet-covered cat towers are made of and it made me wonder about the growing problem of thyroid (endocrine) problems in cats. Just thought folks would like to know since it’s obvious these are true cat lovers who would never want to expose their cats to something potentially toxic.

By: Jamaka

Jamaka — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:11:55 +0000

Nice comments! And SO DO I, Mary Rex. So do we all. ;( Hope you are able to build your own little corner of Paradise for your cats. They are SO worth it, aren’t they?

By: Mary Rex

Mary Rex — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:39:23 +0000

This is so inspiring. I must build a similar catio for my PA suburban kitties. Thankyou! Seeing this makes me really miss the desert.

By: Barb Williamson

Barb Williamson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:21:23 +0000

this would be excellent for people who have allergies to cats and cat actually live with their kitties, or for cats with really bad house habits….climate controlled, insulated, roomy and you can walk in and visit them.

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:48:46 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Kate! Jamaka has been a Best Friends member nearly as long as I’ve worked there, and I was thrilled to be able to share this on Crafty Critters!

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