On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:33:39 -0400, "cybercat"
wrote:


"T" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

I have an outside cathouse that we've used for years.My hubby built it
out of plywood, but you can use a doghouse or anything else you can come
up with. Just have a small cat-size entrance door, put a thick sponge
mattress on the floor & a blanket. The secret to keeping it cozy & warm
is simple. Hang a 100 watt bulb in the ceiling! That's all it takes &
it'll be sooo warm you'll wanna crawl in there yourself...pj

Indeed a 100W bulb puts out a hell of a lot of heat. Amateur radio
people use them to keep the cans and repeaters at a nice toasty temp
during the winter.

I can see this, but weird as it may sound, in order to be warm the cat would
have to be in glaring bright light all the time. Not a bad alternative to
freezing to death, admittedly.


Of course it would make it easy to see inside the box but I don't
really like the idea. I suppose I could use some sort of casing to
block the light. But, there is also this:

http://cozywinters.com/shop/kh-3093.html

Now we're talking.

I'm looking around a bit. Some of the pads says that they only go on
when the cat is on them. That might be a good feature in the long run.