Cat furniture has evolved into convenient pieces of equipment that benefit not only domesticated cats, but cat owners as well. Many decades ago, cat furniture and other equipment for cats were basic. A food bowl was a food bowl, and a litter tray was a litter tray. Toys for cats were simple, and did not allow cats to enjoy a lot of activities. In this day and age, cat furniture is different. They are modernized, improved and offer more convenience.
How are modern cat furniture and equipment different?
Just as pieces of furniture and equipment make our lives convenient and more enjoyable, cat furniture and equipment serve the same purpose.
Feeding
For cat food, as mentioned, it used to be that food bowls were just food bowls. Now we have items as the Ani Mate Inc Automatic Dry Food Pet Feeder, which can accommodate as much as 6.5 lbs worth of dry cat food, and is available from plenty of online stores for around $40. Similar equipment is the Cat Mate C3000 Automatic Dry Food Pet Feeder. The purpose of these feeders is to dispense pet food based on the RDA or recommended daily allowance. This type of equipment for cats ensures that cats’ health risks are minimized, by ensuring that they do not eat much more than the amount that is advisable for them on a daily basis. Cat feeders are also programmable for up to about 3 different meals of specific sizes. These meals are served at different times during the day, based on the time that you program the equipment to dispense the dry cat food. On the other hand, cat feeders can also be manually used so that they dispense precise meals on demand. This is when they are on Frequent Feed mode, ideal for pets that have precise needs with regards to their diet, like diabetic cats. The parts of cat feeders can be washed in the dishwasher.
Sanitation
Modern cat litter box furniture pieces show an evolved version of litter trays. These are mostly litter box hiders. However, automatic types like the CatGenie 120 are so advanced that they not only flush away waste, but also clean and rinse themselves. Of course, varying levels of convenience are available to different cat litter box furniture, and other variants are simple, working only to hide cat waste from sight, while also managing smells through cat litter types and litter box furniture structures that “air out” or dry cat waste and cat urine.
Activity
For activity purposes, there are cat exercise wheels, cat condos, cat trees, cat stands, scratching posts, cat mansions and the like, available as either freestanding or floor-to-ceiling. These were not available until a few years ago. They provide cats equipment for getting some activity, so cats stretch out their muscles and remain active, even without having to go out of the house.