Project Cat Ladder

"Thanks for thinking of me but I'm here now, please open the window."

I blurted out a laugh seeing Figaro sitting by the kitchen window, having come back from wherever he goes during the day. Impeccable timing, this cat has.

I was just standing at the opposite side of the room with my back to him, inspecting the new and still empty pocket garden where the remodeled kitchen and my new bedroom lead to, mulling over the design of his cat ladder. I've almost abandoned that ladder idea just to trim my very long list of mini-projects for our provincial family home reno a little bit, but this apartmenttherapy post (click here) got me to ressurecting the project.

The ladder will give Figaro direct access from my room to the roof if he needs to be let out in the ungodly hours. It'll be like the one at the elevated water tank in our backyard that he's been using, but a new one would lessen the possibility of him ruining the new window mosquito screens because the doors to my room and kitchen are glass from the outside. More importantly, no trip to the back door means better sleep for me.

Like the air conditioner support, the ladder will be made from recycled iron grills and painted in the same color as the wall. I'm gravitating toward Option 2, it's a happy medium.




So now, who's to say this isn't true? Cats Control Humans, Study Finds.