That darn cat won't sit on his expensive cat tree
By snowy
@snowy22315 (197168)
United States
October 9, 2025 10:48am CST
Last Christmas I got Nico a nice expensive cat tree, with a hammock birds, seat, toy, hutch etc. It was unstable when I first put it together as the directions got wet. anyway, son is quite good with anything carpentry or mechanical or electrical. He was able to put everything together properly so I brought it back down here and he still won;t use it. Well, actually what he does is ocasionally sit on the very bottom, and has swiped at the toys on it. One time I caught him chewing the string..I have sprinkled catnip on it, cats are funny sometimes it takes them a long time to use anything..but he doesn't seem impressed by this piece. It makes me sad.
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@Traceyjayne (5670)
• United Kingdom
20h
That’s such a shame, especially after you went to the trouble of buying him a nice one.
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@FourWalls (79258)
• United States
22h
Yep, that’s a cat for you. I put food out for the neighborhood cats, and some of them treat it like they’d just had filet mignon and I’d offered them a hot dog. 

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@snowy22315 (197168)
• United States
20h
I suspect they are dining elsewhere and just checking out what else is available.

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@snowy22315 (197168)
• United States
20h
It's frustrating. I could take his other perch away or put it in a different room, but I think he would have an anxiety attack..otherwise I would sure hear about it! Error to mommy!!
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@snowy22315 (197168)
• United States
2h
Isn't that weird? Yesterday I sprinkled some more cat upon the top seat and he was up there about 29 seconds. Maybe there is hope.
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@LadyDuck (484633)
• Italy
2h
@snowy22315 - I was so sad when Gevi refused to get inside that cute little house, then one morning I found him sleeping there.
@wolfgirl569 (123352)
• Marion, Ohio
16h
That's why I don't buy them expensive stuff. They prefer the box 

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@snowy22315 (197168)
• United States
19h
That is exactly how cats are. I keep hoping I will come out some morning and he will be on it. That is how he was with the bed. It took a long time for him to decide to try it.
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@LooeyVille (52)
• United States
19h
Just like kids. They'd rather play with the box than the toy.
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