Testing the limits

Kristie, Gail, and I spent Saturday shopping. One of our purchases was a cat 'perch.' We bought it in hopes of keeping the cats off our kitchen island. They jump up there and peer out the windows into the backyard. However, fur gets everywhere, and their claws aren't good for the island's once-nice surface.

The 'perch' is designed to rest on a window ledge with supports below that rest against the wall for added support. We bought it with modest hopes - I could list a dozen such purchases to remedy some negative trait of our animals, none of which ever worked.

The particular 'perch' we bought had a nice white shag surface. It also came with a little suction toy you could adhere to the window to entice the cats to use the perch. The only problem was that it was recommended for felines under 25 pounds. That wouldn't be a problem except for one word: Einstein. He's pushing 25 pounds easily. We figured Mischa and Boo combined don't weight near 15, so if we could keep Einstein off of it, we'd be fine.

Well, guess who loves the 'perch' the most? Check out the pics below.

Maybe he doesn't weigh as much as we thought. And he made quick work of the suction cup toy.