r/cats • u/johneldenringg • 29d ago

Advice Don’t build a cat tree

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It seemed simple and I was like + $100? For a big one ??? Nah I could build it… well I’m prob about $200 deep and need to get another 4x4 plywood from home depot and prob more carpet and cushioning for the top nest, as well as some sisal. If you think it’s a good idea and cheap? It’s not 🫩 especially if you have to buy a new circular saw cuz yours broke 😭😭
And yeah tbh it is a me problem but I also had to make sure the wood was cat safe to and not pressure treated.

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u/originalusername7904 29d ago

Your cat looks really disappointed

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u/Astridiez 29d ago

Like a client expecting a paid project to be completed 😂

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u/AggravatingArcher862 29d ago

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u/Budalido23 29d ago

All around me are familiar faces..

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u/Thatthingthis 29d ago

I find it kinda funny I find it sad …

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u/AmphibianOk7413 29d ago

The cat trees you could be buying are the best I've never had.

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u/GraywarenGrim 29d ago

I find it hard to climb you. I find it hard to scratch. I can’t even run in circles. It’s a very, very mad world, sad world.

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u/JayMac1915 Norwegian Forest Cat 29d ago

r/redditsings

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u/Caithloki 29d ago

Bad cattree 🎶

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u/NoChoppersInHere 29d ago

This cat tree is the best I've ever had

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u/KennethTremendous 29d ago

The cat tree in which I'm sitting is the worst I've ever had

I find it hard to tell you 'cause you'll find it hard to take

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u/Expensive_Ask5872 29d ago

Worn out places

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u/zeldamaster702 29d ago

Worn out faces

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u/Ok-You-4657 29d ago

He low-key looks concerned 😭

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u/Lendari 29d ago

Worn out places. Worn out faces.

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u/azazel-13 29d ago

"The cat distribution system failed me"

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u/addamee 29d ago

“The human distribution system failed me”

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u/johneldenringg 29d ago

He’s just always like that

My girls are baby tho

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u/Here4_da_laughs 29d ago

This picture does not help the situation top kitty looks like she is laughing at you.

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u/Lost_it_all24 29d ago

She looks like she's screaming at OP.

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u/brainvheart143 29d ago

Aww they’re all beautiful. You’re doing a good thing. I mean orange one is on the tree. You know cats don’t go on things they don’t like. And it’s perfect for looking out the window

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u/ConstantAnimal2267 29d ago

Wait where's the cat from op in this picture?

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u/brainvheart143 29d ago

Think these are his other 2 cats

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u/NicolleL 28d ago

I think that little patch of orange at the bottom.

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u/Zehryo 28d ago

Not pressure treated?
Please elaborate, before I craft something for my cats and discover I made a mistake when it's already (monetarily) too late!!

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u/Radiant8763 29d ago

You just had to do the close up, it's even worse close up 🤣

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u/Affectionate_Yam8475 29d ago

Hes also calculated the cost of this and is concerned about his treats budget.

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u/BantedHam 29d ago

cat tree at home:

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u/danafromsantaana 29d ago

He looks like someone whose contractor told them their deck was supposed to be done by Memorial Day and the summer keeps going by

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u/Dapper-Ad-468 29d ago

This is hysterical. 🐈🤍😁👍 He just isn't seeing it yet.

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u/Tamortsa 29d ago

John, put down the tools and go to petco. Its all in a box. Muffin's catdad got him a great tree, they're teasing me about mine. I told Muffin that this one is actually worth more, but he just keeps teasing. Petco, John. Petco...

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u/Fun-Double6352 29d ago

I hear the theme of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” with this pic.

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u/Buckykattlove 29d ago

So sad and treeless.

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u/majarian 29d ago

The builder talked it up big.

Expectations were not met

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u/VenQuasy 29d ago

This is meme material

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u/I-aim2misbehave 29d ago

Omg yes. My gummy has hit full force and this post, that close up pic, and these comments are sending me.

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u/Sunkern_ing 29d ago

Gen Z stare

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u/Historical-Hand-5675 29d ago

he looks like he doesn’t want to upset OP or anything……but does he get his money back?😭

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u/bucaki 29d ago

So, you didn’t hire an architect?!

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u/specialknp 29d ago

He looks embarrassed.

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u/jd3marco 29d ago

I trust led this guy…

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u/BrazenHamster 29d ago

Yeah, like reproachful even. Like, where's the fucking tree you promised me? No purrs for you, sir.

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u/monkeybawz 29d ago

All the other cats are going to point and laugh. Like a DIY Halloween costume.

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u/Vectorman1989 29d ago

Nothing going on in between those orange ears

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u/tommos 29d ago

TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!

  • Obadiah Cat

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u/melowyelowhelokitty 29d ago

Please 😭😭

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u/jeep_guy19 Orange 29d ago

its like the cat is trying to be nice about not liking it

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u/Federal_Scarcity_84 29d ago

"This? THIS is what you provide?"

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u/TitaniaT-Rex 29d ago

This poor cat looks like his mom made him thank Great Aunt Tilly for the worst possible gift ever received and take a pic for the photo album.

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u/RefrigeratorPast5435 29d ago

That face is screaming "Thanks, I guess" with every ounce of forced politeness.

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u/extrastupidone 29d ago

"I chose poorly"

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u/sinisteraxillary 29d ago

At least it's using it. Mine wants nothing to do with anything we spend money on for her

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u/OxTailPheonix 29d ago

Pro tip. Scoot it two inches to the left. Mine didn't touch it for months and I move it to sweep and all of a sudden it's like they got a brand new toy.

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u/Mandrakey 29d ago

I wish the cat was just mad, that sad/disappointed look is so much worse 🤣

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u/VisualHuckleberry542 29d ago

Nah he's just worried op is stressing to too much about the cat tree

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u/Halflingberserker 29d ago

It was probably hoping for some curtains to climb.

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u/chmath80 29d ago

It's like you've spent your life idolising a parent as someone who knows the answer to everything ... and then you suddenly discover that they're actually an idiot.

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u/Antique-Ant5557 29d ago

"more of a stump than a tree...."

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u/kanemane727 29d ago

Cat expected nothing and was still disappointed.

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u/DuErJoBareUnderlig 29d ago

Of course, he broke the saw and is disappointed that they don't make saws like they used to. 

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u/Momochichi 29d ago

It didn't even come in a box.

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u/-REV-22-20- 29d ago

its because OP robbed the poor little fella of the box a cat tree comes in.

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u/dm21120 29d ago

Laughing in the airport like a mad man
https://giphy.com/gifs/KkH4AdCYrK78IjKtmi

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u/100and10 29d ago

Hahahahaha really does