Nano has been sleeping on the corner of my bed for the last few months. She would position herself on the edge so she can "stand guard" and look out the window into the backyard area. While this was fine, things started getting crowded...so I decided to get Nano a window perch.
I bought: Kitty Window Perch, by Malibu Pet Products, a fairly large window perch that claims to accomodate up to 25 lbs of cat!
Took me about ten minutes to get it set up and no tools were required. I was actually wondering how to entice Nano to leave her customary spot and move over to the window perch, so I went to the kitchen to get the treats and catnip...five minutes later I come back and Nano is already comfortably snoozing on the brand new perch, like it has been there for months and has always been her domain.
The perch is less than a foot from the bed, so for the past few nights she has still slept "with me" but now she is comfortable on her window perch. This is good if your girlfriend doesn't like cats around all night or whatever.
Nano still does her regular nightly routine -- waits five minutes for human settle into bed, then jumps over to give goodnight headbumps. But now instead of sitting down on the edge of the bed she hops onto her perch. She gets a better view out the window and I've even caught her sunning herself during the day, so I'm really glad I bought this Kitty Window Perch.
So...if you need a window perch, I recommend this product. Wish I had bought it sooner. I saw it at Petsmart for $30 but bought it at Target for $20. And even if I was dubious about the design, it does reliably hold up for a large cat like Nano. And the flat design without edges is her preferred sleeping surface, so everything is working out really well!
I bought: Kitty Window Perch, by Malibu Pet Products, a fairly large window perch that claims to accomodate up to 25 lbs of cat!
Took me about ten minutes to get it set up and no tools were required. I was actually wondering how to entice Nano to leave her customary spot and move over to the window perch, so I went to the kitchen to get the treats and catnip...five minutes later I come back and Nano is already comfortably snoozing on the brand new perch, like it has been there for months and has always been her domain.
The perch is less than a foot from the bed, so for the past few nights she has still slept "with me" but now she is comfortable on her window perch. This is good if your girlfriend doesn't like cats around all night or whatever.
Nano still does her regular nightly routine -- waits five minutes for human settle into bed, then jumps over to give goodnight headbumps. But now instead of sitting down on the edge of the bed she hops onto her perch. She gets a better view out the window and I've even caught her sunning herself during the day, so I'm really glad I bought this Kitty Window Perch.
So...if you need a window perch, I recommend this product. Wish I had bought it sooner. I saw it at Petsmart for $30 but bought it at Target for $20. And even if I was dubious about the design, it does reliably hold up for a large cat like Nano. And the flat design without edges is her preferred sleeping surface, so everything is working out really well!
