jericho used to live on the streets and now he lives in a small one-bedroom apartment so jericho
has this cat condo that has multiple perches and it also has little huts where you can hide and
rest i use all these tips and tricks to make my small space more cat friendly so that he can be
happy indoors hey friends it's jess and jericho and this video is sponsored by me so i make cat
care printables that you can create a binder or laminate to reuse these are really helpful for
keeping track of your cat's routines what he likes and what he doesn't like because that is essential
for cat happiness you can check out the printables at my etsy store or you can click the links below
this video to take a look at those printables thank you so much for your support so the first
cat apartment tip that i have for you is to buy cat furniture that satisfies multiple needs so
multiple needs for enrichment and cat happiness include climbing scratching perching resting
hiding and just over overall looking over their territories so places that are really up high
so jericho has this cat condo that has multiple perches and it also has little huts where you
can hide and rest and i also put it next to the window so he has some added entertainment there
he also really loves his cat ladder which is very tall and it doesn't take up a lot of floor space
again i put that next to the window for added entertainment but for the cat ladder he can climb
he can perch he can scratch and he can nap and he gets an overview shot of the entire apartment
and he can look outside let me know in the comments if your cat loves to window watch
i absolutely love when cats chatter at the birds they're just like
so cute and that brings me to my next cat apartment tip is window watching so looking out
the window is essentially like free cat tv even if your view stinks i've had so many clients whose
cats love to sit in the window even though their view was of the apartment right across the alley
cats still really liked looking out out the window this is free entertainment and a lot
of enrichment for your cat because they can look at bugs and birds and people walking by or just
some leaves flying in the air you know they really love looking out the window and a window perch is
really great for this because you don't it doesn't take up any floor space so it's really great for
small apartments i also put jericho's condo and ladder as i mentioned all right in the same area
and i have this diy condo that i made so jericho runs up the condo and then he hops up to his cat
condo jumps down to the window perch and then jumps to the top of the cat ladder so jericho
has this really big cat jungle gym essentially and it's all in the corner so it isn't in the way of
of me when i'm walking around in my apartment but it's all right next to the window it's easily
accessible for him and he really loves jumping and climbing all over this and he scratches on the
rugs too give me a polydactyl thumbs up if this is helpful so far so more apartment dwellers like us
can see this video thank you very much my next cat apartment tip for you is to put your cat's
stuff out in the open where it's easily accessible because if your cat isn't comfortable using it
he's not going to use it so for example jericho has this new cat scratcher i used to put it next
to his current scratchers so that he recognized it and would learn to scratch on it and he did then
i moved it into the office in this bedroom where we're at now and i put it up against the wall kind
of like out of the way and he never used it then i cleared out the space and pulled it away from the
wall now he uses it every single time we come into this room so right after breakfast when we come in
before work he uses it then in the afternoon after i give him his treats we come back into the room
and he scratches on it it's really funny because my boyfriend john actually mentioned like he never
uses this scratcher i pulled it away from the wall and then the next day jericho started using
it it's always when you kind of like give up and think oh he's not going to use it that's when they
use it it's really funny the next cat apartment tip that i have for you is to put the litter box
in a quiet private but open area because again if your cat isn't comfortable using it he's not going
to use it you don't want your cat to eliminate outside the litter box or just not use the litter
box at all because that can cause behavior problems stress problems and urinary problems
as well so jericho's litter box is in a little private nook between the couch and the closet
and again this is against the wall but it's not behind things it's not inside of a messy closet
you know cats don't want to have to travel through a bunch of mess and step over this and climb over
that to just to go to the bathroom you know and you wouldn't want to do that either right so have
it in a quiet area where there's low traffic and you also want to make sure that it's open and you
know comfortable for your cat to use because they like to move around and dig around and you know
move around in an open space while they do their business they also like to be able to watch over
their territory while they're doing their business because in the wild when you go to the bathroom
that's when you're most vulnerable so they like to be able to look out on their surroundings and
i know that cats that live indoors don't live outside but these instincts are still ingrained
in all of our cats and of course it's important to keep the litter box clean you can check out my
five minute a week cleaning routine right over meow thank you so much for watching