Whether you have an indoor or outdoor cat, you can provide many benefits for your feline friend, including safety, enrichment, fresh air and the stimulation of nature, by building a catio. Catios are cat enclosures or "cat patios" that provide peace of mind knowing...
Cat Behavior & Enrichment
How Two Door-Dashing Cat’s Families Found Peace with a Catio
While WE know that it’s not safe for our feline friends to be given license to roam outside, some cats just don’t want to hear it.
Find out how these two wayward kitties decided to stop door-dashing and enjoy life in a catio.
When Is It Time to Get a Catio?
Every cat is unique in personality, yet their behaviors can sometimes be challenging even for the strongest kitty-human bonds. Over the years I’ve received emails from cat parents all over the world seeking solutions to their indoor/outdoor dilemma. Indoor cats can...
7 Ways to Enrich the Life of Your Cat in the New Year
With the New Year here, we naturally ask ourselves, “what’s next?” and “what could be better in my life?” As you’re reflecting and exploring possibilities for your New Year’s resolutions, here are a few simple things to consider.
CH in Seattle: Special Kitties and Their Unique Houseboat Catio
What happens to wobbly kitties on a houseboat? They get a catio, of course! Check out this unique catio designed for safety and enrichment for two special cats with cerebellar hypoplasia.
Things to Consider When Building a Catio
You’ve decided to build a catio so your cat can enjoy the outdoors while always staying safe and protected. You’ve planned HOW you are going to build the structure with a DIY Catio Plan but perhaps you aren’t sure where to locate the catio or whether to use a window,...
Top 10 Benefits of a Catio
Cats naturally want to be outdoors where they can experience fresh air, exercise and the enrichment of the sights, sounds and movement of nature. Unfortunately, there are many outdoor dangers cats can encounter. If your indoor cat clamors to be outside, or you worry...
How Your Cat Can Safely Enjoy Time Outside
Indoor cats typically spend half the day near a window seeking the warmth of the sun or yearning for a taste of freedom. Maybe you’ve considered letting your cat outdoors but as a responsible pet parent, you know better. Or perhaps you feel guilty keeping your cat...
What is Environmental Enrichment and Why Does Your Cat Need it?
Cats are constantly interacting with their environment. Even as they perch and lounge in their favorite spots, cats are driven by instinct, perceiving and reacting to everything around them. With far superior hearing and olfactory senses than humans, they are highly...
Is Cat Conflict an Issue in Your Home?
Do you own more than one cat? Many cat-owning households do. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there are 81.7 million owned cats in the U.S. and cat-owning households have an average of 2.1 cats each. Although multiple cats within a family can...