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3.0 out of 5 starsCute
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2023
Arrived quickly. However noticed this while assembling:
The house is built from cedar and something else (for color, I guess) with a strange odor (not cedar like) - and within 2 hours of touching it, ANYWhERE that it had touched me during assembly-- my hands, arm, leg, etc -- I have severe itching and hives. Like driving you nuts severe itching and bright red irritation and hives, ugly hives!!! Something has been treated into the wood on the little house that i am super allergic to. I was up most of the night itching, even after taking a double dose of benadryl!
Secondly, The stairs for it could only accommodate a tiny chihuahua - my furbabies are shihtzus and the stairs are too tiny. plans are already being made at my house to do a re-make of the stairs into on long ramp up the side. Luckily we live in an old big house with plenty of openness.
As for the reaction, the entire house will have to be sealed with a varnish so not to expose myself or my fur-boys to anything irritating. The house comes in with some kind of stain on it WITHOUT any varnish or sealant-/not a smart move but they DID save about $1 spending on improvements on THEIR part. It would have been better to add the varnish, Merry Pet Company!
In the end, would I recommend ?
Without sealant and stair modification? Nope
If they were to invest that $1 for sealant--yes if you have a very tiny dog
If they were to invest $1 for sealant AND redesign stairs? A strong YES -- it iS extremely cute -- our shihtzus love to play house in Amazon boxes, we thought they should have a real little castle of their own!
