Cats love to have their own lodging, where you can hide, take cover with your head and sleep for a long, long time, purring gently in a dream. As soon as a box appears in the house from under the TV or other household appliances, the cat is right there. First he sniffs him, looks for the entrance, and then deftly jumps inside. Try to lure him out of there!
Looking at such tricks, many loving owners decide to make a house for a cat with their own hands. It is much cheaper than buying such a device at a pet store. Yes, and it’s much better to build a room with your own hands. After all, only the owner knows all the habits of the pet, so he will make the house for the cat with his own hands and just the one where she will be most comfortable. In the house there is always improvised material that can be used "for construction".
How to make a house for a cat?
There are two options: a soft and structured house.
Soft house is suitable for a kitten. There he can sleep, lie down or just sit alone. This will be his personal space, on which no one should encroach. To sew it, you will need fur, dense fabric, foam rubber and a cord.
From the fabric and fur you need to cut a circle (the diameter should fit the length of the cat), we also cut out a circle from foam rubber, only half as much.
We do not completely sew the fabric and fur from the wrong side, we turn it out and insert the foam rubber in the center, stitching it so that it stays in one place and does not fidget. Sew a circle from fabric to the end.
Along the edge of the product we stretch the cord through the fabric. Now it remains only to pull it off to get a soft and fluffy cylinder.
Your kopitomets will be crazy about his new house.
There is another option, how to make a house for a cat with your own hands. Now it will be a game base for the animal, as well as a bedroom at the same time. It is very important to build a structure where the kitten can play. After all, all pet owners know firsthand that without such a playground, furniture, carpets, wallpaper and other items that are convenient for sharpening claws suffer. To avoid damage to the home interior and furniture, it is better to mount the house for the cat with your own hands.
First you need to choose the right materials. You need to take natural ones, as cats react very strongly to odors. If the house is made of an unpleasant smelling material, the pet is unlikely to want to be there. It is better to sheathe the house with a fabric made of natural fiber, and glue the material with PVA glue. The cat’s desire to play on it depends on the strength of the structure. After all, if at least once the kitten is frightened by the reeling of the house by jumping on it, the pet’s desire to even be close to it disappears. The size of the house should correspond to the size and weight of the cat so that it is comfortable for him.
The best option for the house is 3 in 1: a scratching post, a house and an observation deck. Such a design will not take up much space, but it will be universal.
What is needed:
- plywood 8 mm thick,
- plastic pipe (diameter 10cm),
- furniture corners,
- rope
- PVA,
- carpet covering.
The step-by-step process of how to make a house for cats with your own hands:
Using a jigsaw, you need to cut out the elements of the house from plywood (the size of a cat). For a cube, you need 6 pieces. In one of them you need to make a hole for entry.
Fasten the elements with furniture corners, and coat the joints with PVA. First you need to beat the walls inside with carpet.
Corner attach to the house a pipe (above), wrapped in a rope. This will serve as a claw sharpener.
On the pipe, fix the furniture corners upholstered with carpet over the furniture corners.
Glue the entire structure with a cloth and fix it on the floor or on a stable base (so as not to stagger).
Of course, you can make a cat house in any other way. The main thing is that the pet liked to be in it, play, sleep and clean its claws. Then he will always be happy and in a good mood!