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The Cat Ladder
This scratching 'post' is made from a four-foot step ladder!
Baby using the ladder as a perch How Molly sleeps like this I'll never know, but it's her fave resting spot!
Sherman using the ladder Molly using the ladder
This home-made scratching 'post' is made from a four foot step ladder. It is wrapped in about 600 feet of ¼ inch un-oiled manila rope. Un-oiled sisal rope can be used as well. If you're up for the challenge of making one yourself, be sure to get rope that is un-oiled; oiled rope is toxic to cats. Several one-foot square Berber carpet tiles are used on the top and bottom plywood rounds, as well as on the top step of the ladder, covering the metal parts. A staple gun, a few carriage bolts, a drill, and several evenings is what you'll need to build one yourself. And typically, your cats will use it!

Please note: It has come to our attention that wood ladders of any height are becoming difficult to find at local home-improvement stores. But fear not - wood ladders are still available! As an example, Ace Hardware sells the exact ladder we used for the Cat Ladder on this page. (CAWS makes no guarantee that this product will be in stock - the link is provided for reference only)

This page and picture was inspired by the 'original cat ladder' at Anne Kolaczyk's Cat Ladder page. Many thanks to Anne for the idea!

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