Outdoor cat shelter?

spookylukey

YorkiePud wrote: »

Hi there,
I've left the Mr Snugs outside though and when we had that heavy snow, there were little pawprints going to it, so it's nice to think some other moggy might have a bit of shelter if it needs it *S*

Aww, what a thoughtful person you are

RacyRed

Mine have an outside litter tray in the bottom of my mini greenhouse. One of their indispensable old carpet tiles is alongside it and they often squabble over who is going to sit in that nice sheltered spot. I usually leave the door flap tied up, unless the weather is really bad, when I close it to about 2/3rds, so the cats can still get in.

They have an indoor litter tray too at the opposite end of my flat, but one of the cats much prefers the outside one, which is only a few steps away from the cat flap :rolleyes:

The greenhouse is in a very sheltered spot and there has sometimes been evidence of neighbours cats using it as a refuge on nasty nights. Since I set it up there have been far fewer battles with stranger cats trying to get in through the cat flap.

viktory

Kimberley wrote: »

Here is mine

My Bengals love it outside. I need to get more equipment for them outside though.

Poor cats, stuck in a small prison.

Kimberley

viktory wrote: »

Poor cats, stuck in a small prison.

These poor Bengals are not in danger of being killed on the roads. These poor Bengals are let out of their prison to have a long walk in the park and garden. These poor Bengals are very happy and quite safe from the dangers of the outside world.

Thanks for the concern though Viktory

Are you seriously saying that a Bengal who are extremely agile, very inquisitive, determined, crafty, intelligent, moody, playful, independent, talkative and beautiful should be let loose onto the streets?

BitterAndTwisted

I don't think viktory realises that darling Bengal has access to the inside of the house through the open window.

Kimberley, that's a perfect, beautiful pusscat-palace!

Kimberley

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I don't think viktory realises that darling Bengal has access to the inside of the house through the open window.

Kimberley, that's a perfect, beautiful pusscat-palace!

Thank you

PaggleHam

That's brilliant Kimberley its a very professional job. Our run is longer but lower, our cats aren't great climbers.

I think many people have an oldfashioned view of keeping cats. It was fine to let them roam in the olddays when there was more space around houses and not so many cars, but now so many houses are crammed together space is premium! All the cats have territories squashed together and there's more fighting and people without cats get rightly brassed off with cat poo in their flowerbeds! A cat with a run and free roam of the house is a happy cat in my experience!

DKLS

viktory wrote: »

Poor cats, stuck in a small prison.

As cat "prisons" go thats a 5* luxury one all its lacking is a few big fruit tree branches IMHO, as an owner of 2 orientals, I can fully understand why Kimberley has chosen the route she has and its the most sensible one with that breed.

Edit: To source Fruit tree branches, try your local tree surgeon.

viktory

*Shrugs* I think it is cruel. The cats are not allowed to roam, sniff, hunt, dig and laze in the bedding plants. They are caged and only allowed to see the sun through bars.

All the reasons you give for caging your cats are selfish reasons. Yes, Bengal cats are more likely to be stolen – which is why I would never have one. Because I could not justify caging a cat.

Kimberley wrote: »

Are you seriously saying that a Bengal who are extremely agile, very inquisitive, determined, crafty, intelligent, moody, playful, independent, talkative and beautiful should be let loose onto the streets?

My cat is all of the above and is still allowed out to engage in normal cat behaviour.

Kimberley

Viktory, you are entitled to your opinion and If I lived in a rural area where the nearest traffic is 5 miles away then yes i'd let my Bengals roam. Bengals do not have road sense, they are nutters and will get killed.

DKLS

The cat house still has a few items to add. I like the idea of those tree branches to add.
This is my next Bengal due to come home to us at 13 weeks in June. We have named him Leo




No way will I let them out to get picked up, no way

Another of my Oscar eating a chicken wing