CAT -LADDERS

2012-02-11T11:43:00.001Z

This is a cat ladder made for a flat in London. There was no outdoor access for the cat from the first floor flat, so a catflap was put in the window and the three section ladder installed to allow the cat into the garden. The ladder had to be strong enough to take the weight of the cat, but weak enough that it would not allow an intruder to gain entry.

Photo and text by: Richard Grant Woodworking.

2012-01-31T11:05:00.002Z

Paris, France. Photo: Isawell.

2012-01-29T10:07:00.001Z

HI

One for the blog page. Not the prettiest of constructions, but effective! Not only is it used by my cat, Digby, but he has a friend (and a few enemies) that use it to come and see him as well now. Greg, London.

2012-01-23T13:35:00.002Z

The use of super-genius sock-wire is demonstrated by our cat. The ladder was designed specifically for use with the tilting window. The cat can not get hurt, because the wedges of the windows are covered with wood. In addition, the window so you can open even in winter, because prevents the cottage in the output, a direct draft. And all this WITHOUT hole in the window. Perfect for an apartment for rent.

Photo and text by: Craazy Cat Woman

2012-01-19T13:42:00.002Z

Germany. Photo: Pekka.

2012-01-17T06:39:00.003Z

A film about how you can practice with your cat to get used to his new staircase.

Video by: Bli1970.

2012-01-15T09:07:00.002Z

Zurich, Switzerland. Photo: Pavel Percy Klvana.

2012-01-11T11:14:00.000Z

Switzerland. Photo: Karin und Felix.

2012-01-06T10:14:00.000Z

Dresten, Germany. Photo: SonjaBuchwald

2012-01-01T12:58:00.004Z

Buy this cat-ladder in Portland, Oregon USA, and get a house for free! It is yours for $298,960. Click here to go to ad.

2011-12-22T10:26:00.003Z

A mobile home ladder! I wonder a little why not the cat can use the usual entrance a few feet away. Newermind - The picture was taken in New Zealand by Jim Tucker.

This is not the first time I've seen this type of caravan ladder. This one from Switzerland posted here a few years ago. Photo: Jodi Univers.

2011-12-22T09:38:00.010Z

Ok, after almost a thousand pictures - Here is a top ten list of countries that have most cat-ladders in the world. Scientifically calculated by the number of images that are posted on this blog.

1. Sweden, 218
2. Switzerland, 113
3. Germany, 82
4. United States, 50
5. The Netherlands, 23
6. Austria, 16
7. United Kingdom, 15
8. Canada, 12
9. France, 10
10. Finland, 7

Congratulations to Sweden for first place!

2011-12-21T14:23:00.003Z

Fine staircase with a small tunnel that protects your cat from falling down into the basement entrance. The first of this model I've seen. Lovely!

Photo: Jodi Univers.

2011-12-19T12:01:00.000Z

Germany: Photo: Erde Luft.

2011-12-11T16:02:00.003Z

Check out this amazing new product. A foldable cat-ladder. Available to buy from the German company Falt-Katzenleiter.

2011-12-11T15:53:00.000Z

Bern, Switzerland. Photo: Stefan Rovetto

2011-12-10T12:48:00.002Z

Photo: Antville

2011-12-05T17:39:00.000Z

Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden. Photo: Hanna och Lubbe... och Vilma.

2011-11-27T10:30:00.000Z

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Photo: Mr. Imberg.

2011-11-22T17:40:00.002Z

Hi there,

The boys at the Young Money Man$ion in Edinburgh made this ladder for their cat Marquis. We would love to feature on your blog! Let us know, thanks,

//YMCMB

2011-11-19T15:17:00.001Z

Germany. Photo: Dorli.

2011-11-12T09:18:00.000Z

Wow! Your web site is great and i thought i was the only crazy cat lady that had ladders for her cats. We have a brick 5ft wall round our garden and we built some ladders for our cats to get out more easily.There are 3 pictures attached, one is of the perches we put in our tree so they could sun themseleves and look out over their neighbourhood

Claire
Portsmouth UK.

2011-11-08T17:32:00.003Z

The cat Minús ladder. Self-made by Christian and Genny
in Como, Italy for only 20 €.

2011-11-06T12:35:00.002Z

This is pretty funny. A police officer in Stockholm who tweet about different kinds of interventions in the city. Read this tweet from 31 October.

Police patrol 8 thought they were chasing a burglar in dark clothing climbed the balconies on Brännkyrkagatan. It was a only local resident who built a cat-ladder.

2011-10-29T10:07:00.000Z

Montréal, Canada. Photo: Briques du Neige.

2011-10-15T08:04:00.003Z

Prague, Czech Republic. Photo: R Ouding

2011-10-09T07:18:00.001Z

Denmark. Photo: Lebbeliv - Set Fra Provinsen

2011-10-06T10:20:00.001Z

Construction of cat-ladder in Bern, Switzerland. Photo: Hurni Christoph

2011-10-05T10:19:00.000Z

Time for another movie!

2011-09-27T05:53:00.001Z

Hello

I would like to submit a couple of pics for your awesome blog.
I have adopted a stray cat, called Muis (Mouse), and in my current rental home, I was not allowed to make cat doors in my front door. My sister Anntje told me about your blog and I was inspired and so happy to have found a solution to free my cat! So, this ladder is made up of three parts and goes up from the inside of my window as a diagonally placed ladder, and then it goes outside along the wall and around the corner to my little front garden.

All credits to my sister Anntje, who designed the ladder with me, and to my other two sisters who have helped build the cat ladder.
Me and Muis are thankful for your awesome website which inspired us to design this one!

Cheers from Utrecht, The Netherlands!

// Yeattem

2011-09-26T05:42:00.000Z

Hammarbyhöjden, Stockholm, Sweden.

2011-09-17T08:57:00.000Z

Photo: Windgeist

2011-09-15T05:42:00.000Z

Örebro, Sweden. Photo: Lisbet F.

2011-09-10T09:20:00.000Z

Denmark. Photo: Jannie M.

2011-09-03T07:59:00.000Z

Germany. Photo: Golli43.

2011-09-02T15:51:00.001Z

The Netherlands. Johannes Abeling

Oh nooo, I have accidentally double post some pictures. But what the heck - this is the original images. The previous posting can be found here here.

2011-08-29T06:09:00.000Z

HI!

A friend who was renting my loft had a cat who didn't get along with mine (and they were also indoor) so I built this cat ladder. There's a sheet of plexiglass on the front and carpet is on the treads. A ramp at the top that's perpendicular to the other ones led to a cat door on the second floor and there's another at the bottom. I set up a camera to capture this video of it in action. Enjoy!

//Maxim

2011-08-17T12:41:00.012Z

Hi.

Your blogspot has helped me and my cat greatly. I send you some pictures. Would be nice to see them in the catladder gallery. They are a bit like the catladder from Groningen (The Netherlands). Me and my cat Luca Little Lightbeam live in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Thank you and keep up the good spirits.

// Elvira

Checking it out.
Top.
One down to two.
In the middle. Shall I stay here?
Moving on.
Two more.
Down is also nice.
Checking it out again.

2011-08-15T10:10:00.005Z

Great use of a fence by, John D. Sewell in North Carolina, USA.

2011-08-13T11:02:00.001Z

2011-08-13T09:19:00.000Z

The Netherlands: Dierenkliniek Zamenhofdreef.

2011-08-13T09:03:00.002Z

There is more to life than Cat-Ladders. Please visit my Hipstamatic photoblog about my daily life in Stockholm and my travels around the world.

2011-08-07T14:17:00.000Z

Photo: Cat Mum

2011-07-30T12:57:00.001+01:00

Switzerland. Photo: Jodi Univers.

2011-07-25T12:14:00.003+01:00

Hi,
Given that your website was a wonderful inspiration to building our cat ladder I thought it only right I should send in a photo of my finished product!

The picture shows my neigbour's son giving some encouragement to my cat Ethel to join him for a play in the garden. The steps were crafted and finished by his father, top neighbours!

//Sarah Parsons

2011-07-24T13:14:00.003+01:00

Hi,
Here's my homebuild cat ladder. I made it for my sister in law (or her cats) so that they can reach the top window.

Regards, Jan Hofman

2011-07-24T09:09:00.002+01:00

In my search for cat-ladders I went to the Austrian Alps, but found only one and I saw it from a bus window. You can see it at the bottom right of the picture. I heard that if they allow their cats to be outside they will be eaten by Big Foot/Yeti.

More pictures from my vacation, you will find here.

2011-07-14T09:26:00.002+01:00

Switzerland. Buy this ladder at Swiss - Katzentreppen.

2011-07-10T14:40:00.002+01:00

Saas-Fee, Switzerland. The top image photographed by Christian Løverås.

2011-07-06T06:38:00.002+01:00

Germany. Photo: Heikeg.

2011-07-03T11:34:00.000+01:00

Cisie, Poland. Photo: Mikołaj Górnicki.

2011-06-29T12:32:00.000+01:00

Germany. Photo: Biggibar.

2011-06-25T10:14:00.001+01:00

Espergærde, Denmark. Photo: Camilla and Ole.

Hi

First of all I want to say how great it is to see all those pictures of catladders. Here is a picture of our own little stairway to freedom.

Kind regards

2011-06-24T10:24:00.004+01:00

The Dutch newspaper Parool has done a great article about cat-ladders where they are also mentioned and linked to this blog. I can not Dutch, but if you can, click on the pictures to enlarge and read! Many thanks to the person who posted the magazine to me (has happened to throw away the mail with your name).

Text: Annemiek Verbeek
Photo: Johannes Abeling

Well, and this is me, reading the newspaper.

2011-06-23T07:15:00.005+01:00

Seattle, Washington. Photo: Zach Musgrave.

Interior view of cat patio at top of ladder and window-mounted cat door:

Before painting:

Finally, a video:

2011-06-19T09:33:00.000+01:00

Florence, Italy. Photo: Mad Maple

2011-06-16T06:39:00.001+01:00

Årsta, Stockholm. Photo: Majsan.

2011-06-12T18:19:00.001+01:00

Helsinki, Finland. Photo: Tomi Tapio

2011-06-06T09:33:00.001+01:00

2011-06-01T06:42:00.000+01:00

Björkhagen, Stockholm, Sweden.

2011-05-28T12:22:00.000+01:00

Groningen, The Netherlands. Photo: Lody Visser.

2011-05-22T08:20:00.000+01:00

Tallkrogen, Stockholm, Sweden.

2011-05-15T10:22:00.000+01:00

Reykjavík, Iceland. Photo: Stpie.

2011-05-08T12:10:00.001+01:00

Switzerland. Buy this ladder here

2011-04-30T08:51:00.001+01:00

Iceland. Photo: Kim Mortensen

2011-04-23T10:25:00.004+01:00

Hello,

We love your website. Thanks for the great work!
This is the cat ladder from Moa. The photos show Moa by her first "going out".

Kind regards,

Isabel and Mirko

2011-04-13T14:33:00.006+01:00

Holiday in New York. No updates for a while. Follow the trip on the link:

http://varevigadag.blogspot.com/

/ JR

2011-04-09T09:16:00.002+01:00

Switzerland. Buy this ladder here!

2011-04-08T06:43:00.002+01:00

Hello!

Your blog is fantastic - please find below a link to my blog which documents all the cat ladders we've found in Bern in the past few months! We are always finding more pictures (and some with the cats on the ladders) which I have yet to sort and post - but I will do a cat ladder update on my blog shortly!

// Mary-Catherine
Read the whole funny story about the ladders in Bern here, and here is even more pictures from Mary-Catherine.

2011-04-03T10:03:00.001+01:00

First (but maybe not the last) dog-ladder on the blog! Read all about it in the comments here.

2011-04-02T11:05:00.000Z

Germany. Photo: Alteneschstrasse 3.

2011-03-29T16:39:00.001Z

Switzerland. Photo: Doris Pemler

2011-03-24T07:05:00.003Z

Movietime again! The sad thing about all these movies is that they always seem to be filmed the first time the cat testing the stairs. I would like to see clips where the cat is more comfortable to the stairs, and like running up the ladder.

2011-03-23T17:53:00.002Z

Zurich, Switzerland. Photo: Call Me Ruth.

2011-03-17T18:28:00.001Z

Walla Walla, Washington, USA. Photo: Josiehen.

2011-03-14T17:22:00.000Z

Stockholm, Sweden. Photo: Matt Cottam.

2011-03-12T11:38:00.000Z

Stein am Rhein, Switzerland.

2011-03-06T10:54:00.001Z

Sweden. Photo: Reksipol Sriracha.

2011-03-03T18:15:00.000Z

Switzerland. Photo: Pauline.

2011-02-28T18:58:00.005Z

Replay! A real favorite. Click through to the movie on YouTube for more information. The person who built the elevator has responded to comments there.

Thanks to Ben Mullen for the tip on this elevator.

2011-02-26T08:37:00.000Z

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Photo: Amanda Moore.

2011-02-23T17:36:00.001Z

Photo: Andiamo

2011-02-20T08:23:00.000Z

Pfaffikon, Switzerland. Photo: Jason Haines.

2011-02-15T06:44:00.000Z

Germany. Photo: Scolle.

2011-02-13T08:23:00.004Z

HI

Here is ninji the jailcat on her cat ladder on canoe island in lobster bay canada, she was a bad ass. we miss her a lot!

we love your website catladders!!! keep up the great work!

kindest greetings,
thomas and lindsay

2011-02-10T06:48:00.001Z

Switzerland.

2011-02-08T06:45:00.003Z

Photo: Christina Thomsen.

The Cat Ladder.

Cat Cylinders.

Graham Stiffing Cat Tunnel.

Graham Peeking Out.

2011-02-07T13:33:00.000Z

2011-02-06T08:20:00.000Z

Oliver and Kali's cabin ladder in Wells, BC, Canada - a nice place for bird watching. Photo: Matt Tobey.

2011-02-04T06:44:00.000Z

Zurich, Switzerland. Photo: Susanne.

2011-02-02T13:33:00.001Z

Kassel, Germany. Photo: Flusenkatze.

2011-02-01T19:22:00.000Z

Florence, Italy. Photo: Azuk.

2011-01-28T06:55:00.005Z

Curitiba, Brazil. FIRST CAT LADDER PICTURE FROM BRASIL - YIPPIE!

Hi,

I was looking for a solution on letting our two cats go down to the backyard since only my neighbor have direct access to it and I’ve found your blog which inspired me (and my neighbor too, for I had his agreement) on building this cat ladder.

// Nilton

2011-01-23T08:47:00.002Z

Switzerland.

2011-01-15T10:14:00.000Z

Photo: Becaro.

2011-01-10T18:30:00.000Z

Kärrtorp, Stockholm, Sweden.

2011-01-08T16:23:00.002Z

Spain. Photo: Margarita.

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There are more than cat-ladder. Please visit my photoblog. Recently, mostly a lot of depressing black and white images of a wintry Stockholm.

2011-01-06T13:29:00.002Z

Switzerland. Photo: Nadia & Beat Ackermann. More pictures of this ladder here.

2010-12-31T14:02:00.003Z

London, UK. Photo: Richard Cudlip

2010-12-28T14:13:00.001Z

Cat-Lift!