I wish that top platform had a 'lip'. My cat sometimes falls when stretching. Could I nail in a railing to it?
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I'm sure it would be easy enough to add some type of railing before assembling the whole thing.
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I don't see why not. It's covered with faux fur. You might want to cover your sides with a matching fur to make it look nice and feel good. Thing is my cats love to run and jump to that top shelf. Putting a lip there might inhibit playing and exercising.
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I followed every suggestion in the comments but mine still bows. I shoved washcloths and cardboard behind there which made it somewhat more stable. I trained my cat with treats to go up on it but I'm going to Craigslist mine and hope someone else has better luck with it.
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Absolutely. The older cat - multi-toed is a front declaw and he plays on the top all the time. Jumps to the upper platform with no troubles.... He plays with it as much as the 6 month old kitten.
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The undersides of the two main platforms are bare wood, but the undersides of the two high little risers are fully covered. The faux sheep's wool is not too slippery, my clawed cats climb right up the sides.
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That is a big MAYBE. I have two cats, whom are not really allowed to jump on the two shelves that I have. I have seen them on the second from the bottom shelf, but I have filled up the other shelves on purpose so that they don't want to get up there. One of the shelves wasn't aligned properly so I had to tweak it in order for it to fit properly with the groove. With the that being said, I've weighted to bottom shelf as much as possible just in case the cats insist on climbing it, and neither of them have tipped over yet. I hope that gives you a little insight :).
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Your kitty should totally enjoy being able to jump between the levels with no problem. At least you won't have to deal with the sisal rope coming off since he won't be clawing it. If he needs an incentive to get to the higher levels, try putting some catnip in the carpet.
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I have never had that problem, even with a very fat cat who likes to lie on the top. I suspect that the stability of my tower is enhanced by being pushed up against a wall... I just went out and checked my tower and I am not able to "collapse" it without picking it up and pushing the ends of the cross pieces together. The way it's constructed, I can't figure out how it could collapse on it's own, as the cloth across the top and bottom prevents collapse. However, it might be pretty easy for a cat to knock it over, which is why I also have the side against a flat piece of furniture. My cats still use it to sleep on top and they use the scratcher and occasionally swat at the balls, but the novelty of the hiding place has worn off completely.
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Yep, our cat uses it. He just stands on his back feet and stretches and scratches. He doesn't really use the bottom section but I think it's because he is so crazy in love with the top:)
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Yes! Unless he's injured he should be able to easily jump to the second platform. My cats prefer to climb them like stairs.
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They include 2 stakes so you can pin it to the ground if needed and I doubt it is tall enough to tip over since it is quite wide. It may be annoying since the bottom is mesh their nails can get stuck so we put a blanket in the bottom. Also since our cats have not gotten used to it yet they have no issues in wanting to leave but it is not difficult to climb halfway in and grab them if needed.
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You probably can, there is enough extra plastic spacing. Just sand down the rough edges to avoid kitty rubbing injuries.
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I don't think that a railing is necessary, if you are worried about it being too narrow. Both my 12 lb. Bichon and my 17 lb. cat use it. There's no wobble and they don't have a problem with the width.
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my cat weighs 10 lbs and there is plenty of room for her, teo issues with it thought, you aren't supposed to lug it , only roll, and the rod that holds the ceiling up is too long and won't stay in?
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Two cats could get on top, but because it is very light, I would stablize by having it against a wall or something solid to keep it in place when they jump up.
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I think it would be excellent because the platforms are spaced well for jumping. Kitties wouldn't need claws to get up on out and enjoy the perches.
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Had that problem with another one of these foldable cages. Did the plywood but it did not take cat claws long to get splinters :-( So, I went to Lowes and bought one plank of that plastic decking and cut to size. Screwed in metal L brackets and I was in business. I went one step further and made one big ledge that covered the whole cage in the middle and cut a hole big enough for them to jump through. The planking is that sturdy! This allows a much bigger lounging ledge.
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I have mine up against a wall and when my Maine Coon leaps across the room onto it, it does wobble slightly on the top platforms, but it clearly isn't going anywhere. We bought this one in response to the same problem with our old one wobbling way too much. The upper two platforms could stand to be bigger, but because of the rim around the edge, our cat sleeps up there all the time. The house is very large and so are the lower platforms. Our cat is only around 14 of 15 pounds at this point as she isn't a year old yet, but I have no concern about it lasting when she is full grown.