Treat your cat to something unexpected and pleasanta gift — a whole car! Besides the fact that it looks cool, you can make it yourself. How? Architect Ruslan Kirnichansky tells us A cat is a full-fledged member of the family and even society, so he needs his own car. The same as for people, only a CAT car. Architect and design critic Ruslan Kirnichansky made exactly this for his cat and now he will share his experience. Ruslan Kirnichansky, architect: - I had an unexpected addition to the family: they brought me a cat. I could not imagine that cats could be evil, and the fact that they scratch and bite seemed like a myth to me. But any aggression is powerless before love.
“I used to be angry because I had"There was no bicycle," said the hero of a Soviet cartoon, and this phrase was often remembered by the owner when he was deciding how to find a common language with his pet. Ruslan Kirnichansky, architect: - She started sharpening her claws on the furniture, I bought her a special board - a scratching post, but it turned out that she was not interested in it. Probably, it was necessary to take that strange and scary design that is called a "cat house." But it is impossible even to look at these designs, and I can imagine this in the interior of my apartment only in a terrible dream. What to do? Resign myself to the inevitability and give the furniture to be torn apart by the cat? But I have a more interesting idea. "The cat is angry because she does not have a car," thought Ruslan and decided to make her a cat car.
I found some interesting packaging in one store,lollipops were sold there. I had to buy them all to get a pack. Now the owner has enough candy for half a year! To make the "cat car" you will need:
- plastic form - car;
- rope;
- Liquid nails / silicone;
- Furniture stapler;
- insulating tape.
The main idea for the "cat car" is to makea scratching post toy that will be interesting for the cat. The cat will be able to ride on the "catmobile", catch up with it and sharpen its claws on it. As upholstery, hemp rope was chosen, which can be purchased at any hardware store.
After the model was disassembled,The rope was secured with a clamp. A strong fixation is essential, as the rope will then be wound onto the form. For durability, a layer of silicone is applied to the surface of the model. You need to wear gloves when working with sealant or silicone, and do not forget to ventilate the room - liquid silicone has a pungent odor until it dries completely.
The "cat car" must move, and in order to do sothe tread leaves no marks or scratches on the parquet, and the "tires" are made with the help of electrical tape. In addition, such a wrap makes the ride quieter, which the cat will undoubtedly appreciate. The model's lid can also be decorated: an edge of yellow electrical tape reconciled the red color of the lid with the color of the wheels. After applying a special acrylic paint with a luminescent additive on the outside, the "cat car" will look like a thing made with love.
To make it interesting for the cat to catch upcar, you can add antennas (tails) to it, and put several balls of crumpled foil inside the form, which rustle when the "catmobile" moves, which attracts the cat's attention. Result: the cat is happy, the furniture is safe.
