No, it’s Supercat
He really loves that bed.
He’s been to the vet again today for some swabs to see if the bacteria in his nasal passages has gone now. He certainly seems to be better and has lots of energy so we’re hoping that he’s 100%.
There’s a lovely big platform on the cat tree, which Frodo loves to lie on. He was really enjoying it the other day; showing us how big he is now by stretching right out.
Frodo really does have the most beautiful tail. It’s so long and fluffy!
Frodo enjoying a bit of summer a few weeks ago.
I thought it was about time that I showed you what we built in the garden so the cats can get some fresh air. We looked around for ages to find a reasonable sized cat enclosure but the only ones suitable were way too much money and were pretty basic.
We knew what we wanted so I started roughing it out on a pad and came up with a design that would be sturdy enough without costing too much. We made it all ourselves which took a few days, spread over a couple of weeks, and it may be ever so slightly wonky, but it does the job.
It’s 4m long by 2m wide and has a slabbed base. That looks a bit mismatched as we used whatever slabs we had lying about in the garden.
We wanted somewhere that the cats could go to shelter from the sun (if we got any) and hide in if they wanted to have a nap. We found a rabbit hutch on Amazon that looked ok so installed that. They like sitting on top of it so they can see what I’m doing.
At the other end we’ve put some wooden staging that was in the shed. They enjoy sitting on that too as like most cats, they like being high up. Frodo likes to do acrobatics on the bars beneath the top of it.
We also made a climbing frame for them out of logs from a tree that we had cut down. It’s bolted together and has thick string wrapped round in places to give extra grip when climbing and for scratching. I’ve also hung some balls from the staging and climbing frame.
Sammie is a bit of a climber and she’s explored every inch of the pen. She does get a bit nervous if there are children making a lot of noise in the nearby gardens so we try to only take her out if it’s fairly quiet. We only take them out if one of us is working in the garden, or if I’m doing a lot of cooking and can keep my eye on them from the kitchen.
I don’t suppose we’ll get much more use out of it this year, but hopefully we’ll get a drier summer next year and we can all get outside more.
The cats have been sharing one of the beds again.
I’m not sure that looks quite comfy but they seemed happy enough. Stephen saw what happened this time. Sammie was asleep in there, minding her own business, when Frodo decided he’d like to share it with her. He just climbed in on top of her and wiggled round until he was in.
I’m not sure what Sammie thought of that, but she stood for it so she can’t have been that bothered. Either that or she was too sleepy to move.
Both cats seem over Frodo’s overnight trip to the vets now. Frodo seems to be feeling much better too with less sneezing. One of the tests came back showing a bacteria that may be causing the problem so he’s having to take two different antibiotics to try to clear it. He’s even more lively and mischievous than he was before so we’re hoping that the drugs are working.
We came home one day and found the pair of them, cuddled up together in one of the beds on the new cat tree.
It was a definite Awww moment.
Look how big Frodo is compared to Sammie and he’s half her age. He’s going to be a lovely size when he’s finished growing.
I’m so glad they love their new tree so much.
Frodo loves to come on our laps for a cuddle. He’ll wriggle about and push your hands and arms just where he wants them until he’s comfy enough to have a nap.
If I’m doing some cross stitching, he can’t quite get on my lap so he’ll often curl up on my legs instead. The other night he stretched right out and got comfy.
I was planning on doing some sewing in my craft room and made the mistake of leaving some fabric out while I went to do something else. When I came back, this is what I found.
I didn’t have the heart to disturb them, although they did wake up when I started taking photos.
They soon settled back down once I left them to it. I did the sewing once they’d finished napping…
There I was, just sitting with my feet up and Frodo decided to come and join me.
He wiggled about until he moved my leg enough to make space for him and then went to sleep holding my ankle. It was ages before I could move…
The adventures of Sammie and Frodo 