Instantly Improve Your Cat's Life!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Environmental enrichment for cats - AKA Catification - doesn't have to be a head-spinning experience. In this video I’ll help simplify the process and guide you through the perfect starting point: windows! By catifying this one crucial spot in your home, you can improve your cat’s life, boost their confidence, and provide the mental stimulation they crave. Don't let paralysis by analysis hold you back - take the first step towards a happier cat today!
0:00 What is Catification?
0:58 The Importance of Enrichment
2:26 Paralysis by Analysis
5:02 Windows
6:36 How to Catify Windows
11:36 Just the Beginning - Urban Planning
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I love making these videos about environmental enrichment. If you want a gimme when it comes to shortcuts to cat happiness, this is the place! Do you all have the one magical piece of the catification puzzle? Tell me about it!
I made my roommate’s cat a little carpeted shelf for the kitchen windowsill and he LOVED it. I made it with random stuff I already had so it cost $0!
My roommate refused to buy a cat tree because she didn’t want to feel like a “crazy cat lady” 😓
I miss that cat!
We feed the bird in the yard, my cats love watching them 💕
Can you do a video on catification walls? What should be on it and what shouldn’t! Would help us in building them!
I have taught this kitty to sit, shake, sit up, drop, use a harness, and get in travel crate for treats and rest. We play 'Sock Hockey' with two cardboard boxes and a rolled pair of socks I use a giant dog crate with a litter box inside so she won't run out the door when I go outside. Never alone for more than 2.5 hours. When business picks up (Dog Trainer) she may be alone longer. Other ideas for not running outside? This is Coyote-ville, can't take a chance. Don't even walk her inside apartment building.
I have a big bow window looking in my backyard and two sliding glass doors as well. I constantly find thme laying in front of them in the sun. One is in my kitchen and they lay on the floor in the sun every morningThe cats love it because I have bird feeders out there. Front of house has two bow windows with beds for them to layband look outside. Upstairs office has two cat trees in front of the windows and adjacent to them. Cat scratches in multiple rooms for them. I will be adding building a highway in the office and spare bedroom for them as well. Winter project.
I pulled an armchair against a window. It's magic. Twenty seconds later, Tommy used it to watch his cat-tv. I spent one minute and no money in total.
My cat Lucy became blind late in life. She was 21. I placed her litter box a couple of feet from the sliding door, and her food and water a couple of feet on the opposite side of the door, so she could still smell and hear what was going on outside. I also created a kind of cat flume out of rolled up blankets so she could navigate to the bedroom at night, and a sort of staircase made of plastic bins and cushions so she could climb in and out of the bed. I miss her.
“Window of oppurrtunity.” Fixed it for you 🐈 😄
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OMG you're right!!!
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I've had a 15yr old for about 6 months now. She has gone from hiding 24/7 to sitting with me on my recliner. She loves getting petted . She's learning how to play. This beautiful little baby is finally finding out that life can be so fun!
I’m not sure why you suddenly have a 15 year old cat but, thank you!!!
@@constancerobinson1377have u ever heard about this thing called adoption
Our recent catification project -- My partner and I put a water fountain near a big window and we landscaped our backyard with bird and pollinator friendly plants. The result has been wonderful for both us and the cats! Tons of bird and bee and butterfly traffic!!! The cats love to sit on "their" chair and watch the birds. It's wonderful for them. And we are enchanted by the birds too. If it's your wheelhouse to bring birds and butterflies near your windows, I can't recommend it enough!
Native plants for the win! I planted American Beautyberrys and milkweed! They are the best!
very creative! would love to see it in action
We have done similarly, in Australia. Our natives flower mostly in the cooler months, so we include traditional cottage plants also to extend the season.
“Don’t Let Perfection Be The Enemy of Good” ❤
We recently brought our 15 year old cat to a new vet. She was so surprised at how muscular our cat is at her age, and I said, "Thank Jackson Galaxy!" Because of you we play regularly with our kitty, and have set up a kitty superhighway so she can play The Floor is Lava. She has a couple windows she can watch KItty TV out of as well.
That’s amazing!
The floor is lava comparison is clever and cute!
My cat lived outdoors for years before he moved in with me -- and now he wants nothing to do with outside! He won't go out the door and seems terrified of windows. Also, he's not a "climber." Still, he loves the sunny spots, plays with toys and watches Cat TV on video. He just loves being a homebody. Gotta respect your cat's individual preferences. Love your videos, Jackson!
My cat is exactly the same in all those regards, she used to be a feral farm cat, although you'd never believe that now lol
My almost 20 year old boy likes the sun, but doesn’t do a lot of looking out of the windows. I think he’s still recovering from all the foster dogs I’ve had. Currently converting my small second bedroom into a kitten nursery so I can foster orphans or kittens needing intensive care. I expect this will send him on a new path of discovery.
@@LunaLightbringer funny.. my neighbour got a cat, because she sees my cats on the windows every day and was jealous. She got hers from the countryside and her cat dont want to go on the windows. She is trying hard and the cat tree is also in front of the window.. nothing... maybe these cats got some sort of trauma?
@@kietziNo, I don't think it means the cat's been through trauma. I think cats are just individuals.
My cat is the same way. He used to like a big tall, 6 ft "Kitty Condo," and now, he doesn't (whether it's in front of the window, or not!) You just have to go with what works for YOUR individual cat.
That’s funny, I too adopted a stray and she also says “hell no I’m not going out there!”
I bought a $25 cat tent and let my two kittens chill out there every day for a couple hours. They LOVE it. I love watching them groom each other, cuddle, and usually splay out upside down. That’s a happy cat ❤ (PS..first time cat owner at 44! Best decision EVERRRR!)
Yes, mine are the same with tents - absolutely love them. I buy cheap ones now but despite the joy they give as a hideaway and closed space, my Ragdoll boys, are very destructive. I’ve just got their fourth one for them to vandalise lol.
@@barbd5607 Just an idea, since my two like to grab at the netting… put in a scratch matt or two. I did this and they tend to scratch that now instead, unless they go after a fly or something. 😉
That’s funny I am a first time cat owner too in my 40s lol
@@crystaldonoflio4588 never too late to join a new club lol 👏🏼
I had three cats and a new puppy. The puppy loved the cats but the cats wanted time to themselves. So I had a double window looking out into the backyard. I put my antique wash stand and two chairs on either side. I covered the wash stand with an old blanket and a cat bed, then covered the chairs with baby bottom sheets. Then to keep the cats interested I put two bird feeders and a water fountain outside the windows!!
It was a great success!! The cats loved it and the puppy became a cat bc she loved the race to the windows to see who got the best spot!!! My puppy began eating the cat grass, when I put out cat nip she had to get some too, she would sleep on the couch tops by her cat brothers and sister!! The cats included her in all things!!
how much time the cat takes to accept this new puppy family member?
@@TheKittyCatnip the two older male cats had been around my husky before she passed away and they were playing with CocoaMo from the start. The female cat I took in after a friend passed saw the female dog as competition, then I started a spa day for just the two females and that broke the barrier down and they became BFF!!
Three game changers for my kitty, access to window (free), Laser pointer ($4.00), and cat tower ($29.99). What a major difference! Made both our lives happier!
Get another cat
@@RichPrivilegedWhiteMalenot everyone can have or afford to get another cat and sometimes that doesn’t even work as some cats might not even get along
love to hear it... life can be simple right?
it's worth it right? all to see them happy!
I stock up on Lazer pointers at Dollar Tree ($1.25)... They are in the impulse aisle or at check-out
We converted a side yard for less than a 100$ using bird netting, a window insert, and scrap wood. We have a pretty good highway in the house, but the enrichment our elderly cats have gained from it was instantly noticeable. I feel like they are healthier and happier than they have ever been. I wish I did it 10 years ago.
love that! recorded it?
@@TheKittyCatnip I'm not a content recorder. We bought 1 inch bird netting and secured it under the eaves. Stapled it along the fence line and stacked paver stones on top of it at the bottom of the fence. We built a staircase and window porch for the cats to go from the house to the yard floor. Then we bought a cat door and put it in a piece of plywood as a window insert - used weather stripping to seal it. We planted rye and wheat in the yard and it because a jungle - they love it. The summer heat killed off the grass, but it will come back in the fall.
gotcha! thanks for writing it out. @@hahentamashii
That's a great idea, the plywood insert with cat door
Oh, WOW! Thank you so much for the details-I've been trying to figure out an affordable way to make a cat yard for my 5 kitties for a long time now. We have a perfect side yard area for this and I am excited to implement it in the spring if I can't get it done before snow flies (not long now). You will be making them very, VERY happy 🙂
Love this. Besides benefitting your cat with "cat TV" at the window, you can benefit songbirds by putting up a feeder or two to give your cat a way to safely watch them from inside while the songbird gets a meal and stays safe from the cat.
Lol, then you got a flock of greedy guts who eat the entire feeder in like, two days >.> I haven't refilled it yet after that one.
@@hallaloth3112 I have that issue, but it is so much entertainment for the cats (and me) that I don't mind.
@@fuzzypumpkin7743 Lol, I don't really care either (other than they dump half the seed on the ground) I just cannot afford to refill our feed every three days. . .its also a pain to refill, I need to get a better one at some point, or just one that sticks on the window.
If it will be visible, a birdbath attracts as many birds and water is cheaper for refills.
I have 3 hummingbird feeders right outside my bedroom sliding glass door, which has a screen door so I can leave the glass door open when the weather is nice. I live at 4000 ft above sea level on the North facing side of a mountain in SoCal, so it's usually nice here.
My son's cat hates my cat, who is a playful doofus who tries too hard to play with his cat, but she ain't having any of his nonsense. She's a serious mature cat, and he's going to be a goofball clown his whole life (I hope). For now, I have to keep them seperated to avoid fur flying.
He watches the hummingbirds through the screen door, while she watches them from her window, which is at a right angle from his vantage point. I see them looking at each other often while they share the experience of watching those little buzzy birds zooming around. I'm hoping that in time they will bond over their shared enjoyment of watching birds.
On one side of the flat we have the garden window (including the squirrel feeder), in the other side the street window with cars, people and -extremely fascinating- the garbage disposal van. I don't need to decorate my windows, the cats are the best decoration imaginable 😻😻😻
Same in our flat - we say she gets soap operas out the front and nature documentaries out the back 😂
Just curious, why not delete instead of crossing off words? It's easier for the reader.
My tortie girl loves laying in front of the sliding glass door which faces west. She has not wanted to climb since she became blind (she’s ALMOST 21) but she gets around quite nicely.
We adopted a deaf, senior, very anxious girl this summer, and she has just learned to use the cat tree next to our bedroom window, and a cat bed hanging in the window, and she's so pleased with it. This video was the little push I needed to buy one more of each for the big living room window. The bird feeder was such an obvious trick I'm ashamed I haven't thought about it myself. Thank you!
I saw a great photo recently of a front door that seemed to have been hung upside down, with the little window panes at the bottom of the door - for the owners dogs to see out. Seems ideal for cats, too.
That's genius!
We have fairly unaccessible windows in our apartment - they're attic windows with no sills at all but putting a cat tree by one of them made wonders and it's our cat's favorite place.
I got really lucky with my apartment: it’s only a one bedroom but almost the entire back and front walls are covered in long windows with ledges about 5 inches wide. I live in an older neighborhood full of birds and squirrels that I feed and of course they’re always scampering- or flying- by. I’m surrounded by thick trees too. My kitty absolutely loves it. As soon as I wake up all the blinds go up.. now I just need some high places for her to perch!
I’m jealous of your long windows! Lol that’s awesome! With ledges? That’s a steal lol
Just got our second 6 foot high cat tree! Getting ready to pack my collectibles up, to open up a space on top of my wardrobe where my cats like to go. I've given in to there needs... totally 😂❤❤❤
Yes, my girl definitely rules the roost😸
Good call. Cats are going to bat stuff for a high area anyway.
Very excited to see this. I always ask my clients if they want me to build them cat sized window sills anywhere!
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That's very cool! i now have 4 perches attached to wimdow sills! Had new windows installed just before the cats, that would have been awesome!
We had a contractor come in and customize the sills for our cats. 💯 worth it!
You're amazing for doing that!
haha whole in the market!! great business
East in the morning, South during the day, west in afternoon, north at bedtime. Lucy has platforms at every window, nests at two and fourteen bird and squirrel filled trees to keep her busy. She likes to go outside occasionally but it's a pain to go downstairs. She has access to two roof balconies, too. What more could an independent feline soul yearn for? Brushing.....massages....cat videos.....lasers.....sinks with a gentle running stream.....fresh food prepared daily. Geez, is there such a think as too much when it comes to the ruler of my kingdom? 😊
NEVER😂 if I'm ever reincarnated I want to come back as a cat owned by crazy lesbians cat lady(s) or your cat lol.
Just did a no-cost window seat. Now shopping cat trees. Thank you! 😻
Where and what brand?
@@carriebau7220 haven’t settled on one just yet but considering wall mounted with steps and shelves leading to window with a shelf attached to sill.
I got the most amazing $20 no-screw window mount with soft padding that fits my very narrow window sills. My cats LOVE it.
What brand?
Where did you get it? Share!
We're all ears!
I would say my favourite part about my two cats is how they sit at the window watching for us when we go out
so wholesome.... always?
in contradiction with some people thinks cats also wait for us like dogs right?? its amazing
I had a cat that would tell us when one of the family was coming up the garden to the door
I was happy to see a video about cost-free enrichment for cats. My cats have a lovely sunny window to watch cat TV. Sanders goes from the floor to a chair to the buffet whee he has a comfy pad and will happily sit there enjoying the view. When I had an outdoor porch screened in with pet screening, I made sure that the door was screened from top to bottom. My one senior kitty liked to curl up on the floor and still was able to easily see what was going on. Thanks Jackson
haha sounds cute... nice names too!
All three of us(me and my two cats)are bird watching in the bay windowwhile watching this video.
I only have two windows on my apartment that face North. Same view. However, I did put up a cat tree next to it, a chest is high enough for her to sit on with a pillow to see out the window. I put up a bird feeder on the outside window. A lot of birds come, my Fijjle Wijjle loves it. It's her favorite spot. It's also a pathway so she gets to watch the people coming and going...
We're currently busy re-catifying our house. We took care of a very old & sedate kitty for years who came to us as a stray; he left us for cat afterlife early this year. Along came a new little stray kitty & she's not even a year old, so she's full of energy & wanting the full floor to ceiling range of our house & we're doing our best to accommodate her as much as we can. Fortunately, we all have plenty of time to interact with her, & we already had the huge litterbox parked under the biggest window in the house.
The sill in my living room window is big enough for my cat and I keep a tower in front of my bedroom window. I feed birds and squirrels to provide him with entertainment as well lol he loves it. I feed 2 stray kitties too and he absolutely loves it when they come. In fact, one of them hangs out with my cat through the living room window. The one that does let's me put flea stuff on her and everything, so she's basically my outdoor cat. 😂💗
I actually move my cats tree post near the window and they are going crazy, it’s definitely their favourite spot now
My cats are always in my windows. ❤
My partner and I saved a 6-month old British shorthair from a kitten mill 3 weeks ago. He had FPV and and eye infection and would have died if had we gotten it just days later. The vet gave it a 30% chance of survival and we were extremely worried he was going to die. His white blood cell count was 3.1 (normal range is around 14-18).
Fortunately, he started to recover and is now a healthy member of our family.
Your videos have been super helpful to us. Thanks so much for all the great advice! You definitely earned my subscription. 👏 🙌
Best wishes,
Mikael 🇫🇮 from Saigon, Vietnam 🇻🇳
I'm a college student living in a camper, whose adopted a very young kitten after finding her abandoned in the back of my parent's shop. I'm trying to figure out how to make a small environment still give the enrichment she needs, thank you for this video and all the tips
I’m in a similar situation, 22ft camper, and found that it works pretty well, all the windows have wide sills or have furniture next to them, though I did get a nice cat tree for her. Also spay asap, for real, the smell gets concentrated in such a small space,
Good on you!! We lived in an RV for several years with our cat, who did just fine. My husband made and placed a catio out a side window - just a wire box/cage that he bolted in to the side (so somebody couldn’t remove the cage and climb in). Added a piece of thicker plastic to serve as a floor. Then, he cut a flexible rubber mat to size and attached it on the outside of the window to serve as a cat-flap over the opened window for kitty to climb thru to access the catio. Huge hit and cost was maybe $30.
Cats will be a really good support to this chapter of your life!!
hey Chrisrin! Funny seeing you here when I know you from the minecraft/fandom side. You do amazing work
I lived full time in my RV and travelled with two cats, didn't have to modify anything. The whole interior seemed to be a cat gym: jump from the overhead bed to the dinette, to the bed in the rear. One of my cats is an Egyptian Mau. With those long rear legs, he could jump the length of the camper (24') in two leaps. I think that camper was made to be a cat gym. lol!
I love how you addressed ways to catify no matter what budget folks have!
Hello Katie
I'm a fairly new cat mom and this video has explained so much that I just wasn't aware of and I appreciate you Jackson! Thank you from me and Maddie!
what was the biggest point you took note of?
Congrats on being a new pet owner
I hope you subscribed to Jackson. I've seen cat researchers that don't understand cats as well as Jackson, he's an excellent resource for improving your cats life which will improve your life with your cat.
I adopted my cat when she was 5 1/2yrs old! I adopted her because my friend had severe mobility issues and couldn’t give her the care she needed. Her husband hated looking after her basic daily needs. So after all my cats passing (I had a Mojo and Paris too!) I was only too happy to take her. It’s taken us nearly a year. I used to get bitten and scratched. But she’s a much happier girl now. Has her cat tree next to the couch which are both at the window! She definitely feels at home now, because she is! I think we love each other!🐈⬛
This is great. Moving into a bigger flat soon and want to catify it for my little lad. It already has a big bay window for him, but definitely want some cat shelves. I have an outside door that I'm not going to use, so I'm going to make it connect to a catio.
My 5 cats own my house,I'm here to feed water,clean litter boxes and play with tem,love my life
So true.
Same here!😸
When I was building my house, I put curved window grills for my cats to sit on. Every time I see them sitting or sleeping on the windows, I know that those curved window grills are one of the best choices I made. My next project will be shelves.
i recently adopted a kitten and thank god for your channel because the moment we got home, i put a chair in front of the balcony entrance where i fed birds and voila! i add to it every now and then. next step is a patch of wheat under it, and the final one opening the balcony entirely and turning it into a catio!
I remember shouting out moving furniture when you asked the community about low budget catification! So glad to see all the tips getting gathered together with even more info!
I'd say I'm in phase 3 of building the cat highway in my house, we have gotten the BIG DIY projects done and now it's all installing smaller shelves to connect the big ones and adjusting placement / material as we see the cats express their preferences
My dad's a carpenter so I bought some wooden planks and the end piece of a carpet roll (so it was 50% off) and I designed and built a cat tree right in front of 2 out of 3 balcony doors in my apartment. The cats absolutely love it and looks really cool 😽
Thank you Jackson for helping people and their kitties ❤️👍❗
I love ur channel I watch it all the time even tho I don't have a cat yet bc my mum are terrified of them but I love my neighbors cats and I love to take care of them hopefully I get a cat soon ❤❤
Thanks for this one! I'm always trying to push for more cat-friendly infrastructure in the communal parts of my house, but it can be a tough sell. You say 'cat furniture' and people immediately think 'expensive hideous carpeted monstrosity that'll take up a ton of space'. But those wonderful setups with all the shelves are a big project to try to push for, too. So I really appreciate this focus on small, easy tweaks that anyone can make right now!
I found this really cool, ornate brass shelf thing at a thrift store. I noticed that the letters NSW are incorporated in the ornate design so I searched online to discover that this shelf is an old luggage rack from a defunct railroad, but most likely it's a more modern reproduction. "NSW" stands for "New South Wales", a state in Australia.
It's a sturdy shelf, especially mounted with Molly bolts. I made a tufted red velvet cushion for it so now it's a cat magnet! I swear, our little black glam-kitty loves it because she knows she looks like a royal princess lounging on her red velvet.
I have a cat tree, and as soon as I put it beside my high but big window, she just went for it and stays there all day! 😅 I also did the « road » across the room without touching the floor and she loves it and walks on the « road » a lot! Thank you so much for your tips and tricks Jackson!❤😄 Continue doing your amazing content!!
Man, this video is coming in JUST in time! In 3 weeks, our two cats will be moving in and I'm gonna get that drill spinning until then. Thanks for reminding us it doesn't need to get our heads spinning, too!
Love it! One thing I've never heard you mention that my cats love is opening or at least cracking the window, Since cats process the world so much through smell, they absolutely love to sniff the outdoor air, at least as much as they love looking outside. In good weather, we open the windows (with screens of course) and even when it's too cold or too hot, I'll crack it for them once in a while.
my cat loves to just sit in the open window and sniff the air...he closes his eyes and tilts his head up a bit and you can just see the "ahhhhhhh" on his little face. It's so sweet.
I've had to bolt chicken wire over my screens because of one of my cats. He would do his "KoolAid Man" impression otherwise! He's a big kitty who loves to sneak outside and kill lizards and snakes, and he easily busts right through window screen.
It was his love of reptiles that caused his former owners to rehome him. They were in the living room one evening, watching a movie when his happy butt came trotting through his cat door, dragging a big snake. A big snake that was still alive... a big snake that was a venomous rattler!🐍
I'd already fallen in love with this cat so I immediately offered to take him to my house. I don't let him outside unless I'm supervising. I don't want ANY snakes in my house, but I love how he keeps our house free of rodents.
LOVED the "dad" jokes, call 'em JacksJokes! We heard you're window advice long ago, and I have to say...THANK YOU!! We care for kittens with feline leukemia, we adopt them and they live as long as they can being spoiled, loved, and dotted on. I feel conflicted about the bird feeders we placed outside of the cat window - these curtain shredders don't know they're supposed to be sick and they have a BALL chittering out the window!! Thank you, for the wisdom and kindness. Treats for the Kitties! Rockon!!
Everyone who comes to my house always thinks I am keen on DIY as I have a black and decker work bench sat next to the window that I put for the cats to do their curtain twitching.
As always, the calm voice of sensibility. I love how you address a range of affordability, since we are renters with not unlimited funds, these are some great solutions. Thank you. Your videos have absolutely changed and inspired us as cat guardians.
I truly loved your show "My cat from hell". I learned to read my cats and understand them. We became much closer.
I used scrap wood, 1x8s and 1x 10s, and a 1x6 ramp.
The middle shelf covered a window about 4' off that floor allowing enough of a gap so that it could still be opened.
The ramp from the bottom shelf to the top was wrapped in sisal as well as another vertical scratcher from floor to bottom shelf. Well, it is so well loved I need to replace the sisal!
My cost was just the brackets and sisal!
This episode spoke to me, Jackson! I bought my first house 2 years ago and moved in with my 2 cats thinking about all the ways I would catify the house and the catio I would build etc etc... but here I am 2 years in and still paralyzed with the reality and finances of homeownership and all my ideas for a catio and cat highways have kind of fallen to the wayside because of all the other repairs and maintenance and random disasters that come first. not that it's impossible or that I can't afford it... but the decisions and where to start and committing of a budget to the catification has become a bit paralyzing. I need to refocus and just start! I have the windows and a few cat trees, I just need to start developing and connecting the superhighway a bit more with some shelving!
As reference I have two male cats that are about a month and a half apart in age. They were introduced as kittens. They’re both 2 year olds.
My cats always went to the main window (2nd floor condo i wish i could utilize a bird feeder but HOA has me ) but I had one main cat tree that only one cat used and they would rumble for the spot. I had another tree against the wall that was never used, and a hammock by the other window that is always used. My cats always were separated in that way for a window view. But I had the idea to push the two trees together by the main window and both cats are there all of the time. They’re there together right now at 930 at night. They’re utilizing the little den now that one of the holes is closed off, they still play rumble on it but not like before trying to get the top bunk to lay. Now they chase each other back and forth. I’m glad I didn’t just remove the smaller tree from my house just because they never used it. I’m considering doing shelving on the blank wall but haven’t pulled the trigger. Thanks Jackson for your videos, they’re always so nice to watch, wholesome and informative.
My cats always lay near the window. I have some boxes with cushions in them and they love it! Very inexpensive as well.
Thanks for including some mobility/capability aids. When we moved six months ago, we placed the cat stuff with their 12 years of wisdom in mind. This time I placed their 4-foot tall cat tower (always been at a window in my bedroom) next to a nightstand. The floors here are all hardwood, so now the cats can descend to the nightstand before jumping down to the floor. (Sometimes they do.) There is a low bench next to the low picture window, and it's a favorite spot for watching the outdoor channel. The cats still jump up and down more than 4-foot intervals by choice daily, but we made sure there are comfy spots that don't require it.
True about the budget! I catafied a window by getting free boxes from the grocery store and tying them together to be the height of the window. Then covered with a duvet and towel! Voila! Cats' favorite place!
We have vaulted ceilings. Your videos have inspired me to use the space that we don’t use and can’t really practically decorate for our 5 month old kittens. There is a window in the vaulted wall that they’ll be able to reach and feel like it’s their own personal world. Thanks so much for all of your advice!! 😊
...They lay in my living room windows every day. They use the couch to get up there and luckily, my windows all have a wide sill They can lay on. 👏👏👏 Lily Grace, Rufus Ray & Toyoda Tobias Bleu all love the catification that's been going on here! 😂 ❤❤❤
My cats have a wider sill ledge too on a double window. The carpenter whom I never met before and who installed it said, "I see you have cats so I made the ledge wider"! So thoughtful of him.
Love the expression “cat tv” absolutely describes my cat’s window seat and I have a cat scratcher/ladder. Thank you for this channel on utube
I have big, sunny south-facing windows in my new house, but they have tiny window sills. I bought a small bench for my office that fits perfectly under the window, and it’s one of the favorite cat spots in the house.
Gabby loved watching’her’ birds out of the window, she had bird feeders in her tree and bird feeders on the ground absolutely loved the enrichment ❤ thank you Jackson!
Wonderful, as always.
My Grandkid & I watched together.
My Bear absolutely loves both doors open (screen doors for safety) 😻 She deserves every little thing that I can do for her! 15 years old w/a kitten heart❤ Thank you for always making me a better fur Mom!
I bought a giant cat tree from Sam’s or Costco (can’t remember which) and it was like $120. Tizzy loves it and knows that it belongs to her ❤ I’d never seen such a large cat condo for so cheap!
I built a cat tree out of 4 inch PVC pipe, and computer cases (I'm a computer technician, so I wind up with lots of steel and aluminum cases to start from). 4 years in, I need to reinforce it a bit, but my cat loves it, it's 6 feet tall, and he sleeps there all night, looking over me. It's at the foot of my bed, so he's literally 6 feet up, and knows where I am at all times.
Lol your thumbnail pics are always so great and on point! Hilarious 😻
Sometimes you don't even realize you're citifying your space, you only find out afterwards when the cat just decides that your new addition to the interior is a great hangout spot and you just gotta roll with it haha
Frugal cat lady here. We couldn't afford to buy a cat window seat so we took the small cat condo that kitty never used, and put it
in the bathroom window on top of a couple of boxes. We did this to make it flush with the window ledge.
The bathroom window gets morning light and we noticed one day that kitty was sitting on toilet seat lid when sun was shining on it.
Anyway, cat is a senior and has trouble jumping so we put cat stairs going up to the condo at window to make it easy for her
and now she waits for us to open blinds in the A.M. so she can watch all the goings on in the parking lot below.
Oh and we have to open the window as well or she's not happy.( don't worry, there is a screen).
Thank you Jackson for all that you do. If every cat guardian watches your videos, and takes your advise, there would be a lot more happy kitties out there.
I found a stray kitten under my car last Monday in rough shape. He was starving, infested with fleas, and worms. One week later he is doing so much better and I want you to know your videos helped so much. I have three Pomeranian dogs so I was not a cat person but I can say I am getting there with your help. Merlin is only 9 weeks old now and you gave us the confidence to be a great cat owner.
merlin is an awesome name for a cat!
wow, i hope that little new cat can be part of the Poms clan!
Thankyou Jackson! I already have spots for the cats at all windows. Just naturally happened, too. Fountain on kitchen table, yeah, they own the place!👍💖💙🥰✌
I got one of those window hammocks with suction cups-after checking the reviews. Took Clawdette a day or two to get used to the perch but she practically lives there now. Thinking about getting 2 more and making a little staircase to the top of the window.
Can't wait until my new kitten Roman is out of his private room (aka my bedroom) and they can safely chase each other around. Clawdette just needs to get used to her assertive new friend :3
Love the names you chose for your kitties! So cute! My kitty is Tiziana Terenzi, Tizzy for short. She’s Italian
Cats are anamazing company, no doubt they deserves all the attetion and love. i love to see how they look with so much joy through the window, they are amazing beings
I have 6 cats, 2 floor to ceiling cat trees ( one in front of window), a dresser in front of one window, and bird and squirrel feeders outside the windows. My cats love this.
Your channel is amazing and helped me connect with my cat! She's always been aloof, and I thought it was just her being a cat, but I was the problem. I was too loud, too quick, too 'smelly.' I adjusted (stopped speaking so loudly on the phone or going into a different room so I don't disturb her if I was getting louder, stopped running around when I was late for work, stopped wearing perfume at home). She jumped in my lap and demanded pats for the first time ever this morning and I almost died. Thank you so much!
wow, amazing how you get to know your cat needs and serve her with love.
Life made us move into 3 places and my 14 year old cats and 10 year old dog have never been happier together ❤❤❤❤
When we moved into our current studio, we bought a cat tree that was the same height as the main window. It’s been a favorite spot for solar charging cats ever since.
Good video. Our cats love watching all kinds of animals go by, snd we are near woods. Only problem is if there is a screen some have been able to tear it open and get out. We keep our cats inside and want to provide ventilation too in good weather.
make sure to get pet screening. It's stronger for that very reason!
@@JacksonGalaxy we have been opening the windows by only an inch or two which seems to help. I think some cats can break through any kind of screen.😸
@@rosieE121 Follow his advice. He knows what he's talking about.
Pet screen +Velcro strips at each corner of the screen = cat proof
Once there was a squirrel that kept coming to the window and tried to attack our cat. So we have to worry about animals coming in as well. Can there be a video on pet screening?
If you yourself enjoy a bit of TV or screen time......your cat does too. Make sure to setup at least 1 window for your cat to watch the world and relax. There's a reason why windows are called cat TV.
First thing I did when we got our Yoshi is got a window perch for the bedroom window, a tower for the living room corner in a windowed corner, they're definitely his favorite spots.
Eventually I'll get a hummingbird feeder and a bird feeder hung up on the carport by the bedroom window, that'll be awesome.
You can catify your home in parts. You don't have to do it all at once!
We catified our newly decorated living room. We did it relatively cheaply. Most expensive item was the big cat tree (in the window), we have 2 window hammocks, which our 3 adore and we’ve bought floating shelves and wrapped them in sisal rope. I MADE cat ladders (was actually really easy). We really thought about our 3 kitties when we planned out our newly designed living room. We all live harmoniously in a 1 bedroom apartment…so it is very doable…and on a budget. Next year we hope to add a catio ( was supposed to happen this year but I ruptured my Achilles tendon and I’ve been off my feet for a few months!)
I bought an alternating shelf "bookshelf" with large spaces between the shelves and put it in front of a window. (Though since it is open on all sides it is really only meant for displaying objects, books would fall off unless stacked.) I left the top of the shelf off too and placed it next to another tall piece of furniture. The beginning of our cat super highway, I have plans on adding in some other real furniture elements so that it is fairly subtle minus that none of the surfaces will actually have stuff on them. I also placed a flat scratcher on the bottom shelf which is raised a bit off the ground. Both the scratcher and the shelves get used. The goal is for the cat to have a place to get away from the dog. (Though I have hopes that they will become friends.)
OMG-I know exactly what kind of bookshelf you're talking about-practically useless as a bookshelf but for cats-it's purrfect! What a great idea!
So I got this, finally I feel like I'm doing something right for my cats! One window sill seat, one window with cat tree, one with a table and a bed to lay in, a window we sometimes open so they can hear the birds, it has a screen and a patio door where they love to lay in the sun! Thank you for making me feel like a good cat mommy.
did this actions improv your relation with your cat?
@@TheKittyCatnip well I would like to think so but since I did this when they were kittens I don't know for sure. I think I have a good relationship with my cats though.
I watched your show growing up and I got a cat a few months ago and have done all of the free & cheap options that you listed! I’m so proud of my younger self for the dedication 😂 thank you so much for spreading your wisdom!
My puss a grumpy long haired tortoiseshell is so lucky, she has safe fields well away from traffic and people to roam and worry the wildlife in, she was found as tiny 4 week old ferrel kitten, I took her for a short time until she found a home,😂 14 yrs later she's still my baby😊
Love the different budget ideas!! As a college student I want to still be able to give my kitties the best life❤❤
My cat's preferred spot on the balcony is the grass patch I planted in a low wide bowl, where she has enough room to roll over. Believe it or not, the soil gets off her hair after a few strokes towards the apartment. Cat grass is inexpensive but truly feels luxurious. Your advice got me on the right path from the start when they moved in as kittens. Thank you❤
The most inexpensive cat tower can be made from boxes. I actually used 3 bigger boxes from my cats food shipments, taped them together, put a soft blanket on top, pushed it next to the window, et voila! Since the boxer are light you do wanna make sure to anchor it somehow. Add something heavy on the bottom box or push something next to it. For me the box is in the cornet and i pushed their scratching pole next to one of the outside sides. They love getting up via the scratching pole to the box top and then watch the birdies from there. And when the sun hits it they are vibing for sure :))
that's a really creative way to pamper your cat. cats loves boxes more than anything else
Our little miss looooooves the windows. During winter she sits on a little pad/pillow, but during summer she won’t. We have about a gazillion sparrows living in our neighbourhood and she gets so excited watching them. We recently moved and now have a lot of large windows and really noticed a change in her behaviour as she’s so entertained with them. We made all of them escape-proof and she loves sitting in the sunny breeze of the open windows. In spring we’ll start working to make our garden more cat, bird and insect friendly so she has even more to see, but will also be able to explore the outdoors a bit more (harnessed). We already have a lot of incidental short kitty highways, but I’m definitely going to look into connecting those together
I love this for all of you 😊. Hope you are all very happy in your new home.
I’m currently impatiently waiting for my new custom full-glass door for the back door to come in. It’s for the cats lol
Excellent advice as always. We added a catio a few years ago which has been the best thing I ever did for our family of five cats (and one little dog). There are several cat trees in there and a shelf going around the perimeter. Not trying to be over critical, but you need someone to edit your subtitles! I should have been a teacher; my eyes go right to the errors and misspellings. Love you Jackson! I think you are a big part of helping people understand and appreciate their cats and feral cats as well. Keep up the good work! 😻😻😻
Hello Pam
I'd like a multiple cat territory episode to go further into this. Each cat seems to find a special "escape" spot from the other cat.
My Tonkinese who jumps might claim the top of the lazyboy. He loves the access to "Cat TV" /window and the rocking motion. My Aegean loves the warmth of the closet in tight spaces and the top of the stairs in the corner to sentry the other cat/zoom buddy or humans and catch them for water/food request. He also has a pick of windows. What helps for me is recognizing what each one likes in a personal pad and help them own it.
Even though they have their own spots, they have gotten along really well by having access to each other (zooming the stairs together) but also their space. I think some of your episodes touch on this but a dedicated extension of this one would be really cool.
You’re a godsend Jackson, my cat just entered her senior years and her arthritis is starting to show, so I’ve been really concerned with figuring out how I can improve her life. I wish I would have discovered your videos sooner! But I’m hopeful with all the things I’m learning that her best years are still ahead! My Mimi is has taught me so much about love and I want her life to be exceptional for as long as she’s here :)
getting ready to build shelves in the extra bedroom making it empty on the edges of the bottom shelves so my cat can climb up and then she can perch on the empty top shelf. I put her cat tree opposite the window on the wall that will have the shelves so she can peer out of the window from that vantage point. also, Jackson, what wet food do you feed your cats? I watched the video about what to look for when buying. My cat walks away from the food I'm buying for her and there is a lot of waste. She prefers her kibble. If she is very hungry she may take just a bite of the wet food.....
My girl, too. She absolutely prefers her dry food. Only some wet, and that has to be a bisque/puree, no bits of anything in it.
Love all of your advice!
I got my first (and hopefully last) house a couple months ago and of course a lot of how I'm setting it up is for the cats. In the mud room there's a banquette/storage cubby that I put a warming pad on because it has a window that looks out onto an old clothesline pole that I've hung some flowers and a bird feeder from. We have baby bunnies, chipmunks, a squirrel, and at one point a dozen birds at once swarming it. In the zen room (extra bedroom) they have a hammock bed on one window and a cat tree on the other one. The hammock has a view of that same birdfeeder. There's a big cat tree by the windows in the dining room and their litter cabinet has a smooshy furry bed on it, again against the window. Then future plans are to put wide shelves all along the windows in the sun porch so they can walk along them looking out. They already can jump through windows to the house from the porch when the weather is cool.
I have hung a little glass star in one of the windows. It catches the light and makes rainbows all around the room. I spin it for my cat as part of playtime. She loves it. A great low cost "laser pointer" and it also means I can still work a little, if I need to, whilst she's getting her exercise in.