Our cat is an important member of our family and spoiled rotten. We were empty nesters for 15 years until we adopted him. He’s a domestic short-hair cat and has a wonderful tempermant and loving behavior. Remove will be 3 years old September 2022.

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He loves to run, hide, and play. I decided to make him some fun new things which I installed in our family game room. It’s turning out to be his playroom and playground. He loves spending time in that room!

The first thing that I made was the wooden platform that I attached to the wall near the ceiling. I lined it with carpeting so that he can grab onto it with his claws and have a comfortable nap. When making one you want to make sure you make it large enough for an adult cat. Make sure the height is appropriate so the cat can sit up straight comfortably.

Leading up to the platform are 6 wooden steps also wrapped in carpet. They’re little platforms so he can climb up to the big one. You want to stagger them up the wall at an angle, like a staircase for your kitty to climb up. Make sure they’re appropriately spaced and attached to studs within your wall.

Across the one window I made 2 more wooden step platforms and attached a wooden bridge. He can walk across it to get to the larger platform, sit on the bridge to watch the birds out the window or take a nap on it when the sunshine is streaming in.

All of these items took me 2 full weekends to make (start to finish) and I spent about $100 on supplies. Took me another hour or so to get everything installed onto the wall. A nice project for our little boy to enjoy.

If you can’t build items like this for your furry friend you can certainly buy them from Amazon and construction your own Kitty Cat Playground.

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One of the jobs of pet parents it to provide our pets with exercise and stimulating activities to keep them healthy. It doesn’t matter what type of pet that you have! Our 2 year old cat named Romeo recently got a new cat toy which I’m going to tell you about today.

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We have several laser toys set up around our home so that he can play and be stimulated in several different rooms throughout our home. The newest one is the Valonni P08 Smart Laser Pet Toy and it’s fantastic! It operates via a push button that has 3 modes: normal mode, active mode, and the power off & light off mode.

One of the really cool features is the Standby mode that the toy goes into after working for 5 minutes, when sensing your pet. It will work for 5 minutes again and then go into Standby mode. The LED lights will be on once every 1 minute.

When the unit is fully charged the LED light is always on. Then when it’s running on low voltage the LED light will flash quickly. It only takes 3 hours to get it fully charged.  They recommend installing it 1-12 meters above the ground because of the effective distance is 2 meters. We have it sitting up on our TV stand on some days but on other days move it up onto the bookcase to keep it interesting for our cat.

The unit comes with a USB charging cord, so there’s no batteries that need to be constantly replaced. Huge money-saver in our house. It can be used with cats and/or dogs. Our granddog Nellari enjoys it just as much as Romeo. They love running around and chasing the laser beam!

If you work during the day or do a lot of traveling…have a motion-activated laser toy like this one is awesome! It can provide hours of entertainment and exercise for your pet while you’re gone. You don’t need to turn it on/off or babysit it.

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