Kittypod Dome, sensible shelter for the modern cat
Sometimes, even the cat needs to downsize.
As manufacturers roll out ever-more-expensive beds and perches for pets, designer Elizabeth Paige Smith has smartly developed a budget-minded addition to her Kittypod line of feline beds and scratching accessories. The new Kittypod Dome ($49.99) just went up on Smith's website.
The cardboard shell comes with an interior scratch pad and little kitty-head-shaped ventilation holes in the back wall. The whole thing is very Frank Gehry meets Mr. Bigglesworth -- a sleek, futuristic seat of power from which the family cat can plot household domination.
Shopping for more presents? The Kittypod Dome is No. 44 in our gallery of 99 gift ideas for home and garden.
-- Craig Nakano
Photo credit: Kittypod
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$50.00 for a cardboard box? Seriously? I have 5 cats living with me and know that any old box will do.
Posted by: RedStatelady | 12/20/2010 at 08:34 AM
You've got to be kidding. Fifty dollars for a BOX?
Get any big 'ol box, and they'll love it. Despite my Oscar's 6' tall scratching post, he prefers digging his claws and raising a racket inside the throwaway box.
Posted by: Wendy | 12/21/2010 at 12:24 PM