The cats wanna be on the porch so bad but they also wanna dive off it after birds — this is our solution!
This should be the norm for pet kitties everywhere. The amount of wildlife they kill in Australia is enormous. The world has been conditioned to think Australia is full of the most dangerous beasties but it turns out that wild and domesticated cats are the real killers.
I’ve always wanted large hamster tubes I can stick out a window that goes over to another window. Rainbow colors and everything. Fight me, HOA.
A while back I shared a place with friends, a couple of whom had ferrets. We created these enormously long tubes that went out one window and came back into another and snaked all over the big backyard we had. The ferrets loved it.
Also, only get ferrets if you have time enough to bathe them EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. They do get a bit smelly.
I’ve had ferrets for 20 years, (obviously not the same ferrets the whole time.) You absolutely should NOT bathe them daily. Bathing strips oil the oils out of their fur, and causes their sebaceous glands to go into overdrive, making them even more smelly. For issues with smelly ferrets, you have to clean the bedding regularly. On a weekly basis I would wash their blankies and all of their beds and stuffies. As they loaf around in their beds, the oil from their skin rubbs off on their bedding and accumulates which creates some stink. Another way to reduce odor is to clean the litter boxes 2-3 times a day, and promptly clean up accidents. These are high maintenance pets, but as long ask they have had the musk glands removed, they aren’t as stinky as they have been made out to be.
I stand corrected. Wish I’d know this 25 years ago. Cheers!
Compromise! Seems like plenty of relaxing times are in their future, without all the MURDERING that might accompany it.
I’m always tempted to make a catio for the cats but so far all my cats have been extremely content to sit in windows chattering at the creatures. None have even liked the concept of the door, including (especially) cats that were outdoor cats before I got them!
Yesss! If you’re in Los Angeles check out https://www.losangelescatiotour.com/
Portland: https://www.catssafeathome.org/catio
Oh this is so cool! Did you make it yourself? Do they ever climb on the fence?
Thank you for protecting the birds! This is great
Nice, just be careful if bird flu is in your area-- it can spread to cats. Small risk but not one we wanted to chance this year
I have this exact catio. The cats love it!
