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When pets take over your home...

12 years ago
Do you have any fun contraptions in your home, made specifically, for your pets?

If you do, share your photos with us and let us know the story behind your ideas! (I really want this cat slide in my apartment, just for myself.)

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Comments (13)

  • PRO
    12 years ago
    We sure do! It's called the bed, sofa, dining room chairs, anywhere our "people" family wants to go, they try and go. I swear these dogs really need to get out more lol :)
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I also asked my builder to install plugs an extra eight inches high for house rabbit safety. And here's my dearest Fedora (in what was then my pre-renovated office) in a litter box I invented just for her. She'd been abused, and it was pretty obvious she had a great deal of anxiety about having to go to the bathroom. She was the first house rabbit I had who took more than a day to litter train (it took a lot longer than a day, poor girl!) but here she finally sits proudly doing her business.

    Because clumping litter can clump in their stomachs and lungs, I created this box to get her up and out of it. And because bunnies back up to pee, the gentle inward curves of this cut-out masonry mixing bin made sure that nothing leaked out the back and that everything dropped into the slightly wider top of the matching box below.
  • 12 years ago
    Barnhart Gallery, you are making me want a house rabbit! So sweet.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
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    Sorry, I don't mean to take over the thread, but this image shows the crib mattress that we use for a very large dog, dressed up in a crib sheet that coordinates with our inspiration fabric. I even priced out having it installed as a murphy bed that would fold up behind false cabinet doors like these, but then we lost our dear Raleigh who slept at the bottom of the stairs, and Everest was adopted with master bedroom rights, so I didn't go to the trouble.
  • 12 years ago
    Right now no. We are sadly pet free, other than a neighbor cat that comes to visit quite often and enjoys having two homes, haha....I love the picture you provided. Sooo stylish!

    What do they call that color green? And what is the wall color?
  • 12 years ago
    I can't stop laughing.....I thought we were the only ones that used a twin mattress for the furry kid! Our mastiff requires many large places to rest.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Not sure what they call that color Lynnie, but I'd call it "Depression Glass Green."

    lilliasea -- do you have a photo? Everest pretty much takes over the king sized bed.

    feeny -- Litter trained house rabbits can be awesome, affectionate, and hilariously adorable pets, best cared for by adults rather than children. Lots of info on their care is online with the House Rabbit Society and other rabbit rescue groups, and many littertrained buns are available -- typing your zip code into Petfinder's search engine pulls up most pets available through rescue groups in your area. (x:3
  • 12 years ago
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    @ Barnhart - would your rabbit consider simple sawdust as an acceptable litter? We're in the middle of renovations and I swept up the sawdust from when they were milling clean pine, and we've been using it as cat litter for a few weeks now. NO stink, clumps like a charm, and easy to clean up. Oh, and it's free. If you buy a bag at a farm supply place it's usually dirt cheap. I'd been using the stuff made from granulated corn husks as well, and it's good, but more $. I hate the clay - imagine ingesting that stuff every time you lick your feet clean! Yuck.
  • 12 years ago
    I think you are right on with that green color description, haha. If I would call it something else I would say "Green Tea Frapp", because I happen to love those.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Lynnie -- remember the "Shamrock Shake?" Do they still have that?

    bubblyjock -- pine shavings are probably great for cats, but bunnies tend to nibble, and over time it's toxic. I love the corn cobs because then the whole thing can be composted.
  • 12 years ago
    Matilda considers this item of furniture to be hers, but she is willing to share...
  • 12 years ago
    Max reveling in daylight savings time being over! A king size bed for a king size Baby. He has a twin mattress in the family room covered of course for his convenience with a soft twin fitted sheet, a designer throw & multiple toys.