I have the same exact type of scratching post as you worked on in the beginning of your video. My cat too destroyed the top part of the post, and I was about to order another post...until I saw this video. You just motivated me to repair it, not replace it.
@@CatsandPats It went extremely well. I had the glue and some rope, so all it cost me was a little time and the cat's frustration waiting for the repair to be completed.
This reminds me of our giant cat tower. We used rope to wrap around it and then made several towers of scratchers for our four kitties! The cat tree is like 11 & 6 inches so it took a while to complete! But the cats love it so all the work was worth It😸
Soak the rope in vinegar and baking soda for one hour to remove and neutralize formaldehyde. Rinse and repeat. Natural ropes usually have it to mitigate insect damage. It's not good. Most pet store varieties come with a stamp to show it has the acceptable amount of formaldehyde. It's kind of a thing.
Great job! I don’t use glue anymore for my repairs. It just made it to hard for me to repair again, the glued rope takes way to long to remove so I just use the staple gun and it works great.
Looks great . I am researching how to fix my cat tree..and, since I have 3 pets, 2 Ragdolls and a Sheltie, and you have lots of ideas here...so, I subscribed
Great idea and instructions for a relatively simple repair. Some of my cats' well loved cat trees of the wood, carpet, sisal rope type are in serious need of this type of repair. They are no longer using them and have stskec out my easy chair LOL. The investment materials doesn't seem to be too expensive. Did he say where he got the pieces of new carpet though? I have also seen covers on Etsy to cover the worn cat beds on the trees. They are not too expensive so I may try one or two as replacing the carpeting in the beds would be quite a task and mor than i want to do. Does anyone know if this content creator is doing videos anymore?
That black kitty was definitely waiting patiently for you to finish, but how dare you try & make him/her try it out 🤨. She will do it when she is good & ready.... and not one minute sooner 😃. I love how much you love your cats, hopefully your wife shares that same love, that would be beautiful 💕
You forgot to use catnip to get the user demonstration going. 😉 BTW, a tack puller also is pretty easy to use for pulling staples. The bend in the shaft really helps, like a carpentry hammer's claw, but WAY smaller.
You can purchase sisal rope pretty cheaply from eBay etc. And you can use carpet samples/ off cuts for some parts of the cat tree, I need to fix ours soon!
We just adopted 3 kitten siblings, two grey tabby and a black/brown long haired cat we named Luna (long hair discovered figured out Luna is actually a boy and changed it to Luno...First search I did (not by the cat's name) I found your video; if thats your long haired cat's name I'm creeped out!
You can remove the black top from the post, there can be hidden plastic cap with nut in middle, this way you can turn it back and have both ends scratched by cat. To fix the top drill the hole in the middle of the cap and use the screw to fix it to the post.
I switched to 1/2" and wound the twine really tight before wrapping - it's harder to get into. Next time I'm using poly braid - it's even tougher. Sea grass sure doesn't last long (that's what my original post had)
hey cat dude,when are you doing another live stream i love live streams because i can interact with people and the TH-camr and i think its a lot of fun P.S you should be a vet XD
I have the same exact type of scratching post as you worked on in the beginning of your video. My cat too destroyed the top part of the post, and I was about to order another post...until I saw this video. You just motivated me to repair it, not replace it.
Good luck Steve! let me know how it goes!
@@CatsandPats It went extremely well. I had the glue and some rope, so all it cost me was a little time and the cat's frustration waiting for the repair to be completed.
This reminds me of our giant cat tower. We used rope to wrap around it and then made several towers of scratchers for our four kitties! The cat tree is like 11 & 6 inches so it took a while to complete! But the cats love it so all the work was worth It😸
Wow that Tower sounds hugggeeee! And awesome! I bet it would take forever!
Cute opening. Good video - thank you for sharing.
This, is an excellent video! I have a cat tower that will cost close to £100 if not more to replace! Thanks a lot. Stella
Soak the rope in vinegar and baking soda for one hour to remove and neutralize formaldehyde. Rinse and repeat. Natural ropes usually have it to mitigate insect damage. It's not good. Most pet store varieties come with a stamp to show it has the acceptable amount of formaldehyde. It's kind of a thing.
Great job! I don’t use glue anymore for my repairs. It just made it to hard for me to repair again, the glued rope takes way to long to remove so I just use the staple gun and it works great.
Thanks! And thanks for the info!
Looks great . I am researching how to fix my cat tree..and, since I have 3 pets, 2 Ragdolls and a Sheltie, and you have lots of ideas here...so, I subscribed
Thank you for this helpful video- Great tips! Your cat is GORGEOUS!!!
I have a black cat just like yours! So sweet!
Great idea and instructions for a relatively simple repair. Some of my cats' well loved cat trees of the wood, carpet, sisal rope type are in serious need of this type of repair. They are no longer using them and have stskec out my easy chair LOL. The investment materials doesn't seem to be too expensive. Did he say where he got the pieces of new carpet though? I have also seen covers on Etsy to cover the worn cat beds on the trees. They are not too expensive so I may try one or two as replacing the carpeting in the beds would be quite a task and mor than i want to do. Does anyone know if this content creator is doing videos anymore?
That black kitty was definitely waiting patiently for you to finish, but how dare you try & make him/her try it out 🤨. She will do it when she is good & ready.... and not one minute sooner 😃. I love how much you love your cats, hopefully your wife shares that same love, that would be beautiful 💕
Hi me and my cat love your channel
You forgot to use catnip to get the user demonstration going. 😉
BTW, a tack puller also is pretty easy to use for pulling staples. The bend in the shaft really helps, like a carpentry hammer's claw, but WAY smaller.
What a cute kitty!
Like your video and your cat is so cute!
😍
Hot glue is awesome. Nice tree repair.
Thanks! It worked pretty well!
Good job!
Thanks!
Is that glue pet safe ?
Hey Jason what kind of rope did you use ? Ps great job
Shauna fallout it looks like twine, but it is a bit thick, so even thicker twine I guess! But this is Jason's answer so I'll let him do it!
You can purchase sisal rope pretty cheaply from eBay etc. And you can use carpet samples/ off cuts for some parts of the cat tree, I need to fix ours soon!
Did you say, one of Luna's or Luno's at 0:15?
We just adopted 3 kitten siblings, two grey tabby and a black/brown long haired cat we named Luna (long hair discovered figured out Luna is actually a boy and changed it to Luno...First search I did (not by the cat's name) I found your video; if thats your long haired cat's name I'm creeped out!
You are better off using a 3/8 inch rope so it looks neater and lasts longer and you also will not need as much glue as well.
You can remove the black top from the post, there can be hidden plastic cap with nut in middle, this way you can turn it back and have both ends scratched by cat. To fix the top drill the hole in the middle of the cap and use the screw to fix it to the post.
I switched to 1/2" and wound the twine really tight before wrapping - it's harder to get into. Next time I'm using poly braid - it's even tougher. Sea grass sure doesn't last long (that's what my original post had)
Cool video
Thanks!
What shall I do if the cats scratched through the cardboard
hey cat dude,when are you doing another live stream i love live streams because i can interact with people and the TH-camr and i think its a lot of fun P.S you should be a vet XD
Hey man! Not sure you saw it in my last video but my next live stream is tomorrow (March 2nd) at 4pm EST! :)
The cat doesn't know what you want from her 😁
Next time add clips of the cats using the scratchers :)
Luna’s at the end of her rope.
Hi Jason, where did you go. I miss you and your feline buds. Hope you are all well, hope to see you soon xx
Luna is adorable.
Jason, I once had a silver (get it?) stray I too named Luna... Thanks for reminding me of her.
Glue on top, i get. But glue all along the pole? I wouldn't want all that glue in my cat's claws.
Cats claws can get caught in staples. Very dangerous.
Did they think you were serial killer
Haha maybe so
Too bad you didn't have the camera pointed downward do we could see what you were actually doing.