Stick Figure Cat!

Steep

Max doesn't know it, but this cat tree will be 13 year old in a few months. That's close to retirement age.

He and his brothers are big fans of The Refined Feline's Lotus tower; Calsifer over at the Tipped Ear Clan thinks it's pretty cool too!

They're hoping their old perch will be replaced by the Lotus' succesor. But check out that price tag: $1,500! Is that why they call it the Everest?

Make way for the... catnip banana!

Mr T. complained that when Oliver stretches out on the sofa, there's no room left for him and Mrs T to sit.

Spot doesn't hog the couch, but he insists this chair is his alone. He won't share it with me or his brothers, but his catnip banana gets VIP treatment.

94.4% recycled content

So Gristmill says that:

1. An omnivore produces 1.5 tons more carbon emissions than a strict vegan each year, and
2. A vegan with three 13-pound cats has the same environmental impact as an omnivore with no pets.

Dividing 1.5 tons by 3x 13 pounds, it seems each pound of cat produces 38.46kg of emissions per year, or 0.11kg per day.

At first I thought Max's carbon impact shouldn't count towards our household total. After all, it hasn't changed as he made his way from his previous owner to the shelter to us. But when I weighed him this morning, I found that he's gained 0.4 lb over the past month, which makes him less than 100% recycled :)

I'm actually worried that he hasn't grown more. He eats sooo much! I got him some high calorie kitten food, but he prefers raiding the Spots' bowl of weight control kibble. And no wonder! He probably read the Max Cat label and thought it's meant for him!