Peter Cohen is the king of catifying . Your cat is gon na be a little jealous .
Peter Cohen is a devoted cat dad and the proprietor ofHouse of Nekko , a non-profit-making rescue for cats . Cohen ’s house has been carefully curated into a live on outer space that work for both him and his feline friends — outfitted with catwalk , tunnels , perches , room access , scrape posts , and more .
" I compare it to living in a Arabian tea fish tank — there are always cats around me and above me , " Cohen tells Daily Paws .
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House of Nekko has been fitted with true cat - friendly feature in ongoing updates over the past 30 class — a process Cohen describes as " catifying " the house . One of his first patch of breathing in was from the bookThe Cat ’s Houseby Bob Walker , which show a home full of catwalk . Cohen , a cosmopolitan contractor , decided to recreate the same thought in his own California rest home .
The catwalk are essentially shelf that function asclimbable perchesand walk areas for the cats to have a birds - eye aspect of the house . One of his favorite features is a spiral catwalk that surrounds a floor - to - ceilingscratching post .
" If you put a big cat in a room , it will naturally go to the highest point in the room , " Cohen say . " Catwalks just let the cats to survive in the space three - dimensionally or else of just on the floor . "
Today Cohen works toadopt and provide homesto as many cats as he can . House of Nekko currently has 24 true cat , and Cohen estimate he ’s rescued around 55 totality . Cohen try specifically to adopt kittens that are less potential to be adopt due to societal stigmas , likeblack catsand kittens with unsure personality .
" mass often look at video of our cats and ask , ' How do your cats all get along ? How do you keep your sign light ? ' " Cohen order . " And the answer is : They do n’t . And , it ’s a lot of oeuvre . "
Cohen ’s advice to others looking to catify their homes is to ensure that whatever you do is as esthetically pleasing to you as it is practical and useful for your cat . He also suggests look for ideas online , investing in pieces that last a long time , and most importantly , having fun outfitting your house with playfulness features for your cats .
