If you’ve got very active cats who need to take their energy out on something other than your curtains, then this may be the product for you. It’s The Cat’s Trapeze from The Netherlands and I’ve never seen anything like it. They sent us one to test out and as you can see, Ando thinks it’s pretty comfy, although he’s a little too lazy to use it as it is really intended, but I can certainly imagine how this could provide a good distraction for some active kittens.
The Cat’s Trapeze was designed specifically to provide a place for cats to climb, which they do naturally. And wouldn’t you rather have them climb this instead of your curtains? The Cat’s Trapeze is made from durable, natural cotton/linen and comes in three sizes: single pillow, double pillow, and triple pillow, plus there’s a little hammock that can be attached to the bottom for an extra lounge spot. You can suspend The Cat’s Trapeze from the ceiling, or if your cats prefer a little more stability, place it against a wall or in a corner. Check out this video of some cats giving the trapeze a good workout.
There are more videos here.
You can use a variety of different hooks to suspend The Cat’s Trapeze from the wall, ceiling, or even from a door.
One of my first thoughts is that this may encourage cats to climb curtains, but if you already have curtain climbers, then this might be just the thing to deter them. Giving kitty her own special place to climb and play should take care of those natural instincts.
BONUS GIVEAWAY!
If you have one of those super-active kitties, then you won’t want to miss this giveaway! One lucky winner is going to receive a three-pillow Cat’s Trapeze. To enter, please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be selected in a random drawing on June 11. One entry per person. This giveaway includes shipping anywhere, so international readers are welcome to enter!
Here are some more pix of my lazy Ando.
June 10th, 2010 at 5:45 am
Too precious – looks like a fun place to climb and sleep.
June 10th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Too cool.
June 10th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Oh, to be a cat!
June 10th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Very nice – my cat i think like it!
June 10th, 2010 at 6:58 am
WOW!!!! It looks like a good for the cats to play and rest.
June 10th, 2010 at 7:06 am
I’D like to play on this myself! Looks so comfy!
June 10th, 2010 at 7:31 am
love it! skitz and mars would love it too! perfect for climbing and chasing each other and lounging afterwards!
June 10th, 2010 at 7:34 am
Looks like it was designed by cats for cats.
June 10th, 2010 at 7:43 am
I love this
June 10th, 2010 at 8:00 am
our cats would love this
June 10th, 2010 at 9:35 am
My 9 rescued kitties would LOVE this!!! They need this!
What a great idea
June 10th, 2010 at 10:42 am
what a great idea, who would have thought of this years ago
June 10th, 2010 at 11:17 am
OMG my fur babies would ADORE this!! SO cool! Thanks so much for this opportunity to try and win!
June 10th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Can they make human sized ones of these plz?
June 10th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Wow. This is a great idea. My family’s cats would love it!
June 10th, 2010 at 11:38 am
I think my cats would love this climbing device.
June 10th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
wow. my cat would LOVE this. shes always running around in cirlces screaming obsanities and once she relaxes, shes always on my pillow like laptop case, all over it in a crazy position! insane!
June 10th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Wow. So much better than the tower covered in carpet I used to own.
What a great place for active and sleepy kitties.
June 10th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
My kitty would LOVE this! So cool!
Shannon
June 10th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I would love to give this too my friend.
June 10th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Not sure my old men kitties would use this, but I work at an animal rescue and the cats in our community room would LOVE this!
June 10th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Awesome! my wife just got a baby girl kitty who’ll fit perfectly on the top pillow with my son’s 2 year old on the middle and my fat, old 9 year old on the bottom (cuz that’s all he could reach)!
June 10th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
My cats would love this!
June 10th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
My cat would absolutely love this! He’s twelve now, so not quite as active as he was as a kitten, but he’d still love it.
June 10th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Wow! My cat loves to climb around on just about anything. This would be a great perch for her to do her bird watching/wanting…
June 10th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
This is cool!
June 10th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I just love the simplicity and modern look of these! They are like kitty papasan chairs LOL!!!
June 10th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
This is so cool!!
June 10th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Oh, my goodness, my four cats would absolutely love this! Especially the two younger (crazier) ones. It’s looks like so much fun!
June 10th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
This is the coolest thing Ive ever seen!! My cats would adore it!
June 10th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
my cats would love this thing! What an awesome concept.
June 10th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
My three cats would just love this! They were born to climb!
June 10th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
This looks very comfortable – and I do have some super-active cats.
June 10th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Oh, i can see my cat somehow using this to torture the dogs, haha
June 10th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Marvelous! Thanks for posting this!
June 10th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
My cats would adore this. My kitten gets his kicks by running horizontally around my mattress. Not good.
June 10th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
My kitten would go crazy over this! She already climbs my shoe racks!
June 10th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
This is adorable. I can just picture my mom’s three kitties sitting on the pillows happily batting at each other while my cat swings around on the bottom.
June 10th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
this would be great for my cat.. he’s all up in everything.
June 10th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Too cute! I’d sleep up there too! =o)
June 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
I can see my cats spending an entire day on here
June 10th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
My kitten would love this! And my fat cat would just sleep on it all day. Wonderful invention!
June 10th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
ohhh my cat would adore this. and she does really like climbing the curtains… so i’m crossing my fingers :-p
June 10th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
So cute! My little one would love this ^_^
June 10th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
so cute!!!
June 10th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
What a wonderful idea — fun for play, cozy for slumber! Actually, good for people (or should I say “kitty staff”), too — none of the bruises that you get from bumping into the corners of wood cat trees!
June 10th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
How fun is this? I want to be a cat in my next life with one of these!
June 10th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Toooo cute. Meow. I know if I was a cat, I would love this. So I am pretty sure my kitties would too.
June 10th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Awesome!
June 10th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Sooooooooooooo cute, a tired kitty is a happy human