Katz Tales: Tic Tac turns her paw to D-I-Y to refurbish cat tree

Tic Tac lends a paw. Photo: Ellen Whyte

When Tic Tac joined the family two years ago, we set up two climbing poles for her. They are massive, running from floor to ceiling, and they're covered in sisal, a type of rope that kitties love to claw. They also have several shelves, so our pet can lounge up high above us and pretend she's a jungle jaguar – or perhaps a royal princess.

Tic Tac adores her climbing poles and her brothers do too. Inkie and Tic Tac play battle games where they race each other up the sisal and fight Robin Hood-style battles with whappy paws to see who conquers the top shelf.