I cleaned up the enclosure under the deck and made sure all ground stakes, staples and cable ties are secure enough after months of having removed the pet door (too drafty in the winter). Added a few more stakes to hold the mesh down into the ground at tighter intervals to make it more...

Good morning. I would appreciate any resources that folks here can share regarding outdoor cat enclosures. I am interested in manufactured enclosures, and especially interested in plans or ideas for building one myself. Thanks -Mark

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Winter is approaching all too quickly. My outdoor tribe has collected new members. The enclosed hootch I've built for shelter is plywood construction, open cell foam insulation under floor, inside roof, and inside walls. It is wrapped in Tyvek, shingled and has vinyl siding over the Tyvek. It...

Hi All, Years ago, maybe 10, there was a product that one of our neighbors had. It was basicly a screenhouse for cats. It was a small version of a screen house and you could put it outside on your patio or deck and put your cat in it, under close supervision of course. We have an indoor cat...

Hi everyone! I was wondering how many of you have indoor cats? I have three and they enjoy going outside on my deck, but I was frustrated by how to allow them that luxury and still keep them contained and safe. I tried a KittyWalk Deck and Patio, but was frustrated by the "tunnel" when I wanted my...

I have four cats, two of whom were strays accustomed to fending for themselves out doors. I've managed to get them to tolerate being indoors overnight, but they still very much enjoy the outdoor life during the day. Since they don't roam out of the yard very often, I've felt that they...

I'm outraged!!! OK, I know I'm not the only one who has been "outed" on the newsgroup lately, but this is going too far. To sneak into my spa and take a picture of me naked and then post it all over the internet for the whole world to see - well that's going too far! OK, so I've lost a lot of...

I started giving this outside kitty some food - mostly leftovers from my brood. Cute, predominantly black with the tips of his front feet white and white socks on the rear legs. The chest and underside of his throat is white and it carries up to his mouth so the whole face is black except the white...

Hi All Instead of thinking outside of the box, my 8-year-old neutered male cat Freddie has the habit of poohing outside of the box. For almost two years now, he has been doing it. At first, I thought it was because I had gone back to work (I had been unemployed for several months). He started by...

My cat Sully had a bad RTA about a year ago now, and we were told when we got him from the RSPCA that in his older days and during winter (or damp days) that he might feel his joints aching more than when it's nice and warm (as he'll probably end up with arthritis when he's older). Sully has got a...

Hi all, I haven't been here in awhile, but I am back to request some thoughts or advice. My 3 year old kitty has in recent weeks (maybe 8 or 10 weeks?) been pooping outside the litter box on occasion. I am certain this is a behavioral thing, but will tell you the details so as to circumvent...

Hi all, I thought I'd get back to you to note my frustration has not abated... sigh... I told you my cat (3.5 years) started pooping outside the box about 2 months ago. She only did it downstairs in the back room where 1 box is (2 more are upstairs). I tried moving the 3rd box upstairs to the...

Please can anyone suggest how a remedy to stop my 13 year old cat overgrooming - to the point of baldness - over large sections of her body. She has become very restless as well and is constantly meowing for attention and food. she has also started to piddle inside the house. she has been to teh...

I have two cats, One is really rather overweight, while the other is normal. How do i help the one lose weight without taking food away from the other. If i put down less food the over weight one will just eat it all.

I have a stray female who has become my cat's girlfriend. While I have a magnetic cat flap, after finding my cat letting her in by poking his nose out to release the flap, she has found out that by pulling the flap outwards with her claws she can get inside. I'd like her as mine as she keeps...

I've noticed over the last couple months that Hobbes overgrooms when his bowels are bothering him. He's a megacolon kitty who receives miralax 2x/day and cisapride 1x/day. He also gets a prednisone pill 1x every other day. I can't remember the dosage, though, because I'm away from home at the...

I've got a black female mixed-breed shorthair 6yo, indoor only, that I've had since she was just about six weeks old. For the last handful of months - starting about the time I moved, actually - she's been slowly but gradually overgrooming a few spots on her body. (Specifically, the inside of her...

My cat is almost 6 years old and weighs 17 lbs. She is chewing on things and meowing to wake me up in the morning so that I feed her. Because of her weight problem, I feed her two 1/4 cup servings of IAMS dry weight control cat food. She is an inside cat, so she's not that active, but she has...

I have two cats -- a 6 year old domestic shorthair male, and a 4.5 year old smoke persian female. We've had both since they were 8 weeks old. The persian has always only eated canned Iams kitten food or adult chicken flavor. She will eat nothing else, even if we feed her nothing else for a day...