How To Make A Cat Teepee

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You all know how much I love Watson and I try and make him little places for him to enjoy. I have bought his a toddler chair, made him a luggage bed, and now I have made him a cat teepee . Here is Watson enjoying it ( he is currently using it while watching for birds).

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I was inspired to do this DIY when I looked at  Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® Pinterest. There are tons of fun tutorials and cat related content. In 2007 Rachael Ray created Nutrish which is a super-premium food and treats for dogs inspired by recipes from her own kitchen.

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All the recipes are simple and full of wholesome ingredients with real meat or fish. There are never corn, wheat, soy, gluten, poultry-by-product meal, fillers, artificial preservatives or colors. I am always looking for better food to buy Watson so I went to my local Fred Meyers and picked up Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® Dry Cat Food – Zero Grain Chicken & Potato Recipe which has U.S farm-raised chicken as the #1 ingredient. I also picked up some Grain Free Wet Food For Cats.  Watson already has had the Chicken & Salmon Catterole™ and loved it!

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You can find Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® wet and dry cat food varieties at many different retailers near you, as well as online at Amazon.com. I personally went to Fred Meyers since it is so close to my home. You can find where you can buy Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® wet and dry cat food varieties HERE.

Remember when you introduce food to your kitty to do it gradually – over the course of 7 – 10 days. Simply start replacing more of the current food to Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® until the switch over is complete. Rachael’s personal proceeds go to Rachael’s Rescue, which was created to help shelter pets in need – over $14 million has been donated.

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This is what you need. 4 dowels ( 27 inches), 2 Yards of fabric, scissors, 3 yards of rope, hot glue gun, and optional ( ring ) I did not ended up using this.

You will want the tie the dowels together – very well. Eric did this by wrapping the rope tightly around each dowel. Once it is tight it should stand on its own in a teepee shape. If it does not stand well you can glue a ring to the dowels using a hot glue gun to help the structure, if you wrap the dowels tight enough you will not need this step.

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Can you see Watson “helping”? Next you need to cut out the teepee shape from the fabric. Using the dowel I measured the length so I knew how much to cut. I cut the fabric at that length so it made a almost circle. I also cut the top of the fabric into a circle so it will fit well over the teepee structure.

Heat up the glue gun and hem all the seems ( this will give the teepee a cleaner look)

Next drape the fabric over the structure and see if it fits

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Next you want to close up the front seam with hot glue and you are done. I put the teepee on a rug to add to the comfort level.

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