PETOMG CAT WALL PLANNING GUIDE · 02
A cat wall is not a row of shelves. It is a route.
A complete plan explains how your cat enters, keeps moving, pauses or changes direction, reaches somewhere worth visiting, and leaves without an awkward dead end.
Build the route in five jobs
By the end of this guide, you should be able to answer:
“Can my cat understand the entire journey—from the first move to the way back?”
PLAN THE JOURNEY BEFORE THE PRODUCTS
Every complete route needs five jobs.
The five jobs are planning roles, not five mandatory products. One module can perform more than one job, and part of the route may use existing furniture. What matters is that no important part of the journey is left unanswered.
Trace the route in both directions. If you can only explain how the cat gets higher, you have planned an ascent—not a complete route.
ENTRY
A first move the cat can read.
Begin from the floor, familiar furniture, an existing cat tree or another genuinely reachable surface.
Question: where does the first confident move begin?CONNECTION
Movement between levels and functions.
Use steps, ladders or climbing elements to connect the entry, platforms and destinations.
Question: what is the next clear foothold?PAUSE / TURN
Room to stop and reposition.
A meaningful platform can interrupt a long transition, support a direction change or reduce a route bottleneck.
Question: where can the cat reset before the next move?DESTINATION
A reason to travel the route.
A lookout, hammock, house, bubble or scratching/resting area gives the journey a useful outcome.
Question: why would the cat want to reach this point?RETURN
A practical way to leave.
The return may reuse part of the main route or use another connection, but it should not depend on a forced drop or awkward reversal.
Question: how does the cat leave this destination?02 · PLAN FOR THE CAT USING IT
The same wall may need a different route.
Active explorer
May benefit from a longer continuous route and more than one meaningful destination. Height alone is not the goal; continued movement is.
Cautious, older or less mobile cat
Needs a route that is easier to read, with visible intermediate points and places to pause. Do not equate maximum height with a better plan.
Multi-cat home
Needs choice. Avoid making one narrow connection the only way to reach or leave a high-value destination.
Planning boundary: a cat's body size, age, mobility, confidence, approach direction and household relationships all affect suitability. These categories do not guarantee that a specific module or spacing works for every cat.
03 · ASSIGN A JOB TO EACH MODULE
Choose products after the missing route roles are clear.
All CM units can participate in movement, but they do not provide the same amount of connection, pause space or destination value. Use their most representative role to avoid asking a small connector to do a platform's job.
TEST THE ROUTE BEFORE INSTALLATION
Five patterns that look complete but are not.
Upward only
The plan reaches a high destination but leaves no practical way to descend or leave.
Connectors doing platform work
A small one-direction step becomes the only place to reverse, wait or let another cat pass.
Destination without an approach
The house, bubble or hammock is visually prominent, but the final entry is difficult to read or reach.
One high-value bottleneck
Multiple cats must share one narrow entry and one escape route to the most desirable resting point.
Room context ignored
The route collides with moving furniture, curtains, controls or everyday household access.
05 · THREE REAL PRODUCT STARTING POINTS
Compare functional coverage, not just piece count.
These confirmed NC compositions show different levels of route complexity. They do not establish universal spacing or prove that every room can use the pictured arrangement.
NC011 · COMPACT
A focused small-space route
CM05 connects height changes, CM12 adds a larger double-level pause/scratch hub, and CM09 creates a bubble destination.
Confirmed modules: CM09 · CM05 · CM12
NC018 · LIVING ROOM
More pauses and destination choice
Adds platform roles through CM06 and CM26, plus CM24 as a substantial destination alongside CM09.
Confirmed modules: CM05 · CM06 · CM09 · CM12 · CM24 · CM26NC041 · FLAGSHIP
Multiple destinations across a wider system
Combines connectors, pause platforms, open and bubble houses, a smaller hideaway and lookout/rest destinations.
Confirmed modules: CM23 · CM24 · CM26 · CM05 · CM07 · CM09 · CM12 · CM15CHOOSE HOW TO BUILD
The route tells you what kind of buying decision to make.
Start with an NC set
Useful when a confirmed group of module roles already fits the level of route complexity you need. Final placement still has to adapt to the wall and cat.
Explore cat wall sets →Build with CM units
Useful when you can identify the missing route jobs and need a more specific product combination or extension.
Browse individual wall units →Plan with PETOMG
Useful when obstacles, several cats, unusual furniture or route uncertainty make the full journey difficult to judge confidently.
Use the design service →YOUR ARTICLE OUTCOME
Can you explain the whole route?
This check does not approve spacing, installation or a specific product. It identifies which planning job is still missing.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
A complete route still has to fit your cat.
The next guide turns age, body footprint, mobility and confidence into practical route decisions before you choose the final modules.
