Ramping up

Apparently, cat ladders are a thing in Switzerland. In contrast to the indoor kitty condos of varying degrees of elaborateness that you see here in the States, the Swiss build ramps on the exterior of their residences (both single and multi-family) so their feline masters can get out and about, coming and going as they please.

The Guardian did a photo story (with most of the pix from a book about the phenomenon), which I just found fascinating. If you look at the photographs closely, you’ll see that people have installed catflaps in their windows.

That may solve the issue of having to continually open your door so your cat can go out or come back in. It also allows apartment dwellers to enjoy the blessing of receiving little gifts of dead mice, lizards and birds from their intrepid hunters.