12/18/03
Robin,
I haven't been able to take pictures yet, but I wanted you to know how much my three lovely girls
love their new cat tree. Regal Juliet is 11 (or so. I don't know for sure, as I was her THIRD home) and she missed her brother Romeo terribly.
He had died of chronic renal failure. Everyone said to adopt a friend for Juliet, and
since she was older and the reigning queen, a kitten would fit into the household easier.
Lucy and Drew joined our family six short weeks ago. They had been rescued at 4 or 5
weeks of age and raise with love and beautiful care in a foster home with older cats.
They were the perfect choice for Juliet.
The F12M cat tree arrived 3 weeks after Lucy and Drew, and as I hoped, it has helped
everyone get along. I can't send pictures because Lucy and Drew literally FLY up, down
and around the tree. Last night I saw Drew on her back, feet digging into the bottom of
the bottom perch, dragging herself along, and then she LIFTED HERSELF OFF THE FLOOR
COMPLETELY and somehow got herself onto the top side of the perch. Juliet, who is a bit
arthritic, can make it to the center tunnel in one leap, and she goes there to observe
Lucy and Drew's shenanigans. They are slowly learning to play together, and it is the
cat tree that is giving them all a place to play. Since it was new to all of them, it
can belong to all of them.
It is beautifully made, absolutely stable, and the design is such that active kittens
and an arthritic older cat can enjoy it. Its sits proudly in the middle of my living
room. I will do my best to take pictures, but so far, I haven't been quick enough!
Hadley Allen