House for cats do it yourself

A cat is a formerly wild, but many thousands of years ago an animal domesticated by man. Being a companion of a man, a cat is still looking for a secluded place in its housing, where you can sleep peacefully, feeling protected, and the cat sleep up to 15-18 hours a day. To make it easier for her to not constantly remove the wool from the bed, the closet, the pram, they “build” a house for the cat with their own hands, from any available material.

Sizes, shape of dwelling

Seals are very different in height, weight, because the size of the building depends primarily on this. The presence of free space for the installation of the structure is also important - in the cramped apartment they put the simplest house in a larger, separate room - a whole game complex with ladders, hanging toys, claw holes, tunnels. The latter option is necessary if there are two or more fluffy pets in the house. The configuration of the structure, with a modern variety of finishing materials, is easy to select for any of the existing styles of interior. The most popular products in the form of a hut, cube, ball, mouse, fish, hut.

Types of houses

The stores sell a wide variety of homes for representatives of the feline family - soft, hard, solid, collapsible, outdoor, hanging. Not all products are like a cat's house, some have such an intricate original design that they seem to be an integral part of the home interior.

Independently, you can make more simple structures - from cardboard shoe boxes, remnants of cloth, carpet, old furniture, wicker, specially processed newspaper tubes.

If there is a possibility of placing several houses, the main one is put in the room, the structure with a gaming complex - on the glazed balcony, loggia.

Beds, hammocks

Hammock for a cat - a soft product that stretches anywhere, fastening on the loops, buttons, stickies, ties, carbines from four sides. There are options that have a solid base - they are hung under the table, chair by the chair, in the corner of the room, saving space. But sick, weak, just fat animals often have difficulty jumping into a hammock.
The bed - an economical, easy way to highlight a convenient place to pet. In shape, it is square or rectangular, like a box, round or oval, like a basket, in the shape of a heart, a flower. The standard version consists of a stand with a mattress, has low sides.

Cabins

A cat box is an interesting, convenient option, suitable for simultaneous placement of two animals. The roof of it is made flat, upholstered with plush, another soft cloth. One of the sides of the building is equipped with a scraper, less often with a ladder to the second floor. Inside is a mattress, a favorite toy. There are corner options upholstered in faux fur.

Built in furniture

To create such a structure is not necessary to change something in the interior. An old nightstand with a round hole in one of the walls will be an excellent home for a cat, a whole cat family. From above, the design is upholstered with furniture fabric, on which it is convenient to sharpen the claws, and a bench is also placed on top. Something similar is obtained from the old chair, a stool, covered with thick textiles, with a slit window. The wooden frame from the Soviet TV is also suitable.

Mini furniture for cats

It represents sofas, cribs, ottomans, armchairs that look like real ones, but are slightly larger in size than dolls. This may be a plain couch, a luxurious bed with a valance, a canopy. Textiles for finishing chosen durable, non-marking, removable covers are also acceptable.

Cardboard house

A beautiful, interesting option, but short-lived - it will quickly become completely useless in a rolling beast. In appearance it can be a tent, a wigwam, a palace, a teremok, a carriage, a skyscraper, a miniature copy of the owner's home, etc. Cardboard is a warm material, its price is low, the product is cut out and folded according to the lines indicated in the instructions.

Wall options

Wall construction saves space in cramped spaces. All cats love to climb higher, because this is the best option. It has the form of a soft stove, fixed between two crossbars, a shelf upholstered with textile material, artificial fur, and a pipe attached to the battery. High on the wall you can make several shelves, to which a narrow ladder leads, as well as a multi-tiered corner house.

House with a game complex

This cat entertainment complex is purchased, made independently, if more than two cats live in an apartment, private house. Here they will relax, play, chat. The house is equipped with several platforms on the racks that play the role of claws, ladders, hammocks, climbing lights, toys dangling from the ropes, can have the appearance of a shelf upholstered in fabric.

In a private house, a game complex, including a winter one, is arranged on the street, preferably under a canopy, in a place protected from the wind.

Veterinary advice on choosing a house

When choosing a suitable home, you should take into account the psychology of cats - each particular pet. It is important to assess the nature, age, weight of the animal, its habits. If a cat or a cat likes to sleep in a closet, between cushions, it will suit a soft, most closed house with a roof. Kotikam, practicing to sleep on the battery, laptop keyboard, other "warm" household equipment, suitable house-pipe, suspended in the most comfortable place, bed, covered with woolen cloth. When an animal prefers to sleep on the master's sofa, bed, chair, it will suit a small couch on a hill, a cat mini-sofa.

Lovers of climbing to the very top are offered a series of suspended shelves, a booth with a high upper platform. Castrated, simply clumsy pets with excess weight will never get into a shaky, unstable dwelling, because for them the option is chosen, firmly fixed in the corner, with a strong wide ladder.

When choosing materials for manufacturing, finishing, preference is given to natural, not harmful to health, even when small particles get inside - cats love to try everything on the tooth, tear the surface with claws, and then wash the paws with the tongue. Foam mattress can have a removable cover that is periodically washed in a typewriter. The main thing is that the dwelling should not have a foreign smell, this indicates the presence in the composition of harmful dyes that can cause allergies.

The size of the bed is also important: an adult pet should not be too spacious there - most cats prefer a “crib” a little more than themselves. The house becomes a little more spacious - its height should allow the animal to stand quietly on four legs, move, turn. If there are several cats, they like to sleep nearby, for mothers with kittens the dwelling becomes even more spacious.
For sick, very old, injured pets need a spacious couch or a house with a removable top. Here, if necessary, should be placed hot water bottle, to be able to eat right on the spot. The mattress for non-walking cats is covered with disposable diapers or enclosed under the usual flannel oilcloth. In case of skin and infectious diseases, the house is necessarily disinfected, all textiles are washed at the maximum temperature. Visually impaired animals or with one blind eye are often afraid of closed houses, preferring open stove benches on the windowsill, where it is light enough.

What you need to know when making houses yourself

Cat houses are made of various materials, preferably natural, consist of a rigid frame, if the design provides for its presence, soft upholstery. When creating hanging items, you should carefully fasten them - the fall of an adult cat together with the house often leads to serious injuries, and for a kitten it can be fatal, even if the height is only one meter.

The choice of material for the base

Most often for the manufacture of cat house frame used:

• natural wood;
• MDF;
• Hardboard;
• LDSP;
• plywood;
• thick cardboard;
• plastic;
• paper tubes;
• rattan.

A home-made booth, shelf, game complex is constructed from any boards, remnants of wooden lining or laminate, large plastic containers, corrugated boxes, papier-mâché. It is important that the materials are not painted with toxic compounds, do not have an unpleasant strong odor. Wicker basket-houses are made of newspaper, magazine tubes, strips, cut from plastic bottles, vines, pine roots, rattan.

Scratches kogtetochek, racks, make of plastic, metal pipes.

Plating material

Most cats prefer to sleep on a soft surface, the upholstery for the house or the bed is:

• faux fur;
• carpet;
• furniture upholstery fabric;
• foam rubber;
• synthetic winterizer.

In the gaming complex, all surfaces are woven with fabrics, except for claws, the racks are wrapped with hemp rope and twine. Mattresses, pads filled with padding polyester, foam rubber, special granular material that retains heat.

Long-haired and very shedding pets are made cot-beds, from which it is easy to remove wool. The upholstery is selected as close as possible to the color of the cat's coat, for such individual hairs are hardly noticeable. As an option - to choose the colors to match the walls, curtains, upholstery, carpet in the room.

It is not advisable to use highly electrifying fabrics.

Ways of fastening parts

When creating feline houses, plastic, metal corners are used, attached in such a way that the animal cannot be injured about them. Fabrics, soft parts are fixed with a construction stapler, nailing is not recommended - over time, the structure is loosened, the nails crawl out, which can become dangerous. When using glue suitable PVA or any other, but without a strong odor. Carpeted houses with a tubular, teardrop-shaped form, are mounted on a stable metal frame with wire, carbines. Cardboard products are fastened with adhesive tape.

When using metal parts, all of them must be covered with a cloth, a sealant, since when rubbed against cat's hair, they create static electricity that can harm the animal.

Master class: a house for a pet with their own hands

Feline houses are different - it is possible to manufacture as the simplest, almost free, or luxurious, requiring huge labor and financial costs. The animal can be settled anywhere - in a bedside table with windows or a shelf, covered with thick cloth, a frame from a large musical column or a homemade pyramid. It all depends on the imagination of the owner of the seals.

Corrugated cardboard house

Cardboard construction is short-lived, but it is made easily, and material costs for it are practically absent. For work you will need:

• carton of suitable size;
• a piece of carpet, carpet, upholstery fabric;
• Scotch;
• PVA glue;
• ruler, compass;
• pencil;
• sharp scissors or office knife;
• foam rubber;
• stapler

Progress step by step:

• a box is taken from an old “thick” computer or TV, a stereo system or a large set of dishes, strengthened with scotch tape or glue;
• from one side of the entrance is cut - round, square, triangular, in the form of an arch;
• on the sides of the entrance you can cut small windows;
• open doors are glued along the edges of the windows - like windows with shutters;
• a mattress is placed inside, completely covering the bottom, which is sewn from fabric, packed with foam rubber;
• the entrance perimeter is upholstered with a strip of cloth or additionally reinforced with cardboard;
• carpet is glued to the back and side walls from the outside - it will be a scraper and decor;
• for a two-story construction, you will need two boxes or one big one (for example, from a refrigerator) on which the drawing of the necessary parts is made.

To create a high pointed roof, you will need two additional pieces of cardboard.

Houses made of wood

Properly made wood construction is strong, durable. Required materials, tools:

• plywood sheets, chipboard or thin wide boards;
• iron corners with holes;
• self-tapping screws;
• carpet, upholstery fabric;
• foam rubber;
• PVA glue;
• sandpaper;
• jigsaw;
• screwdriver.

How this is done, the main steps:

• seven squares of the same size are cut out of the prepared material - about 45 by 45 centimeters;
• in two of them, holes of sufficient size are cut through in order that the cat easily slips into them;
• five squares are connected by furniture corners - a box without a roof is obtained;
• inwards, foam rubber is stuck on the bottom, carpet is stuck on it;
• entrances exits are carefully ground, in order to avoid injuries;
• A triangular roof is made of two square parts - the holes on the gables, as well as the whole structure, will be closed with upholstery fabric. Sheathe the finished building or parts sew previously, pull on the house.

Such a house can be mounted on a stand, also upholstered in material. A pipe or a board serving as a scraper will be nailed to the side or behind the structure. An additional plane is fastened on top of it, for lovers of animals to look down on the world.

In the construction of complex, multi-storey houses, pre-draw a sketch, a scheme, with an indication of the size - this will reduce the waste of materials. Constructions designed for outdoor conditions are additionally insulated from the inside.

Textile houses

In the manufacture of textile homes are selected materials that do not accumulate static electricity, well cleaned of contamination. Sewing such a product is a snap.
To create a classic house will require:

• dense foam, 1.5-2.5 centimeters thick, which holds its shape well;
• polyurethane foam for the bottom, 3-4 cm thick;
• material for interior and exterior - one or different colors;
• pencil or chalk;
• scissors;
• paper;
• thread.

What do we have to do:

• from paper cut out a pattern in the shape of a pentagon, in the middle of which a circle-hole is drawn;
• paper pattern is encircled on the fabric, eight identical parts are cut out - if the house is of a different color inside and outside, then four blanks of each color are made;
• two square details of the bottom are cut, measuring 40 by 40 or 50 by 50 centimeters;
• all parts are cut with an allowance for seams of about two centimeters;
• one square billet and four pentagons are cut out of foam rubber - no allowances are made here;
• in the presence of overlock, the edges of the fabric parts are overlaid with them, as an option - processed manually;
• each house wall is made separately - the outer textile layer, plus foam rubber, plus internal fabric, are swept away together;
• on the wall, where there will be an entrance, a round hole is cut through;
• two pieces of fabric with holes are folded inward, the windows are attached to each other, turned out, put on a foam rubber blank;
• then the walls of the structure are stitched together;
• the bottom is sewn on last;
• the structure is turned out through the entrance, it is carefully cracked down - the dwelling is ready to move in.

To make a bed with sides, two textile blanks are cut in the shape of a circle, a square, a heart, etc., another one is the same, but a little less - from thick foam rubber. A centimeter tape measures the perimeter of the foam part, cutting two gradually tapering to the ends of the strip, 20-30 cm less than this perimeter, 15-25 cm wide, plus a suitable foam rubber blank. Then it is stitched, turned inside out, the bed of a sunbed is filled with foam rubber, after that - a rim in the form of a strip. Details are fastened together.

Hammock for cats is made of a rectangular piece of fabric, which is suspended:

• between two hangers, hangers, which become a direct part of the design;
• four carbines with straps to the iron mesh hanger in the hallway;
• Velcro or hooks under the chair, chair, table;
• eyelets on a specially made for this purpose frame made of wood or metal.

Tent-pots are suspended on a ring, stitched together from four triangles and a square. The bottom is made of plywood or two layers of corrugated cardboard.

All seams, fastenings must be reliable so that the cat does not fall.

Wicker house

It is easy to weave a house for a cat out of a rod, but since it is difficult to get it in the city, they use simple paper tubes made from old newspapers and magazines.
For weaving need:

• newsprint or writing paper;
• PVA glue;
• scissors;
• spoke;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• cardboard.

How it's done:

• sheets of paper are cut to a width of 8-10 centimeters;
• the strips are wound as closely as possible to the knitting needle diagonally, the tips are glued together;
• a round billet is cut out of cardboard, which will later be woven round;
• the required number of tubules (usually 24–28 pieces are sufficient) is laid in the shape of a cross;
• further around one of the tubes wraps an extra long tube that folds in half;
• weaving, imitating weaving, is produced by a double tube in a circle;
• when the size of the cardboard blank is reached, the circle build-up stops - the walls are woven;
• at a height of 17-25 centimeters the entrance is formed - 5-7 tubes are cut off, the ends are hidden on the wrong side, glued;
• weaving "back and forth" continues on the remaining tubes, the design is gradually narrowed;
• at a height of 40-50 centimeters, the work is completed, the entrance is braided with braids;
• for strength, the product is impregnated with PVA glue, left alone until it is completely dry, painted with food dyes, dried again, decorated with laces, ribbons, a round mattress and pillow are put inside.

Conclusion

For many people, the cat is a full-fledged member of the family, which is allocated an individual place to relax, play. Detailed step-by-step instructions, master classes with patterns, on making houses for cats, cats, kittens are easy to find on the Internet, on the pages of specialized publications. If there are several pets, you can do a whole cat teremok with your own hands, a sports entertainment complex that young playful animals will appreciate first of all.