Does anyone have the CatWallks system?
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Does anyone have the CatWallks system?
| Mon, 06-20-2005 - 12:52pm |
I'm not sure the name is right, but it's this deal that looks like shelves on the wall with perches for the cats to play on. I saw a site for it ages ago, and don't remember enough to get it back. Plus, I just want to know if it's any good, or if the cats ignore it.
Like the cats NEED an excuse to climb the walls...

http://www.katwallks.com/
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I have to admit I am unfamiliar with the acronym RH.
THe levels are only 6 or so inches deep, so if you have a cat that wants to turn around, it can pose a challange. Of our cats here is how they use the KatWalks...
Leo: Decalwed (special needs abused/decalwed cat adoption) cannot use them nor does he try. He is on medication for seizures possibly caused by brain damage from his past abuse. He does not have the agility to use the walks nor has he ever noticed them. He cannot climb or hold on to anything.
Hamlet: 14 years old. Fully clawed but has never used the Walks. He as arthritis and I suspect he knows better than using the walks.
Calliope: 13 year old white wild girl. She used the walks, well, really she likes to drop from the loft onto one balcony (5 inch drop only) and she then runs across the top run to the far balcony and lays there.
Orion: He loves to roll on the walks (well he used to but of late he has not been on them much) and 2 times has all but fallen form the top. He managed to catch on the carpeted walk with 1 paw on his way down and then pull himself back up.
Nova: He likes to run up the zig-zag run to the top to torment Cappiope. He has not fallen, but when he decides to turn around has a hard time of hit because of his size.
Andromeda and Apollo: THey just love to race upa nd down the sytem. They go up to the loft via the walks and back down via them as well. I guess the stairs are too old fashoned for them.
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Sorry - RH is Radial Hypoplasia - http://www.messybeast.com/disabled.htm#RH
Ours are all good at jumping and judging distances that they can reach - it's the getting down that they don't always get. Steps are fine for them, they've all learned (Scotty learned first, and they all just watched him) to go down the steps backwards. No front claws on any of them due to medical reasons.
Also, we have two CH (Cerebellar Hypoplasia - scroll up one spot on that site) kids, but as I've never seen them climb up one level of the cat trees, let alone onto a chair or anything high - I'm not thinking they'd try to go up the walls.
The "normal" cats are going - who cares, we just want to climb the walls!
Hi again. Okay, my initial reaction or sadness is fading. Funny how the cats accept this kind of thing better than many humans. Poor things. Though you may think it silly to be upset, please give them a special hug from me.
David and the CoolCyberCats
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You have to realise, DH and I don't keep the normal, healthy foster kittens/adults - they all find new homes. The ONE time we try to keep a normal foster - she turns out to have major knee problems. Sigh :) It was much harder for us with Scott and Anthi, our first two that we started with - after we got used to them, we just kind of took the RH kittens in. The next 3 (one didn't make it) were from a feral mother, same colony as Scott and Anthi. The next 2 were from the shelter I worked at, inbreeding farm cats. And the final 2 were from a feral colony, not related to Scott, Anthi, Bunny and Squirrel. And no one else wants to adapt to living with them, so they kind of stayed.
Ours handle the ramps the CH duo use to get up if they HAVE to get up somewhere (like the bed - if they don't get a boost instead) which are wider than 8", but they can go straight up a ramp.
Well, I don't want to sue anyone yet - but I might use some slight inclines and balconies. :)
Oh, one more quick question - how high are the railings on the balconies? I suspect the kids would view the railings as resting spots.
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