{"id":351670,"date":"2010-02-22T23:25:17","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T04:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moderncat.net\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2010-02-22T23:25:17","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T04:25:17","slug":"basic-cardboard-scratcher-gets-a-japanese-facelift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/351670","title":{"rendered":"Basic Cardboard Scratcher Gets a Japanese Facelift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6934\" title=\"CatsBoat\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moderncat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/CatsBoat.jpg\" alt=\"CatsBoat\" width=\"540\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Probably every household with a cat has had a basic rectangular cardboard scratcher at one time. I&#8217;m always on the lookout for creative ways to disguise this somewhat uninteresting, but necessary, cat accessory. The Cat&#8217;s Boat from Japan caught my eye, with its sleek lines and natural wood. This wooden frame holds the cardboard insert while creating a small raised bed for a cat to lounge in. The frame also has non-skid feet to keep the scratcher in place.<\/p>\n<p>Available from a number of Japanese websites (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.item.rakuten.com\/s-deco\/cats_b\/\" >Rakuten<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fusion8186.com\/cats-boat\/cb001\/\" >Fusion8186<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmo-toku.jp\/cat%27s+boat+%E7%8C%AB%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A4%E3%82%81%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8E%E3%80%90%E5%BD%93%E5%BA%97%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E5%95%86%E5%93%81%E3%80%91\/item\/6036420\/\" >gmo-toku.jp<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.real-style.jp\/s-deco\/item\/goods\/cats_boat.html\" >real-style.jp<\/a>) for 9,800\u00a5, or about $107 US.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/seikatsusha.gloomy.jp\/neko\/2009\/07\/29_2123.html\" >Sei Katsu-sha<\/a> of a very handsome fellow trying out his new boat:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6936\" title=\"CatsBoat2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moderncat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/CatsBoat2.jpg\" alt=\"CatsBoat2\" width=\"540\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohmycat.fr\/2010\/02\/21\/oh-mon-bateau\/\" >OhMyCat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\namazon_ad_tag=\"moderncat-20\"; \namazon_ad_width=\"468\"; \namazon_ad_height=\"60\"; \namazon_color_border=\"969696\"; \namazon_color_logo=\"EBEBE0\"; \namazon_color_text=\"4F3012\"; \namazon_color_link=\"009193\"; \namazon_ad_logo=\"hide\"; \namazon_ad_title=\"moderncat store\"; \/\/--><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/s\/asw.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?a=0m-ZpJkw72Y:qMsS6yevkhM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?a=0m-ZpJkw72Y:qMsS6yevkhM:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?i=0m-ZpJkw72Y:qMsS6yevkhM:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?a=0m-ZpJkw72Y:qMsS6yevkhM:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?i=0m-ZpJkw72Y:qMsS6yevkhM:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?a=0m-ZpJkw72Y:qMsS6yevkhM:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?a=0m-ZpJkw72Y:qMsS6yevkhM:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/moderncat?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/moderncat\/~4\/0m-ZpJkw72Y\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Probably every household with a cat has had a basic rectangular cardboard scratcher at one time. I&#8217;m always on the lookout for creative ways to disguise this somewhat uninteresting, but necessary, cat accessory. The Cat&#8217;s Boat from Japan caught my eye, with its sleek lines and natural wood. This wooden frame holds the cardboard insert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-351670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}