When a hint of a winter chill arrives in the evening air, cat parents ponder how to keep their cats enjoying their catio all year round. Feline fascination with the wonders of winter will draw almost every cat outside to watch the season unfold. Whether winter rolls...
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How to Build a Catio For Your Cat
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...
Summer Catio Do’s and Dont’s
Sunshine and warmth bring lots of summer fun for catio cats, but the warmer weather also brings a few extra safety concerns. Here are a few summer catio do’s and don’ts to keep your cats catio-safe all summer long.
Is It Cheaper To Buy or Build a Catio?
When starting any cat enclosure project, whether you’re following a DIY Catio Plan, using a kit with pre-built panels, going custom with a catio designer/builder, or just winging it, it’s crucial to consider both the time and expenses involved to budget wisely. Here’s a handy list of costs and things to think about while you’re dreaming up your catio masterpiece.
Where Can You Build a Catio?
The primary purpose of a catio is to provide safe, enriching outdoor access for your cat, but it’s so much more than just a big wire box. A catio can add beauty to the outside of your home or be a focal point for your garden.
Catios: The Cure for Spring Fever
Catios are the cure for any cat’s spring fever, and we’re teaching you everything you need to know about finding the best catio type for you.
Catios for Small Spaces
Keep your cats safe, healthy, and happy in an outdoor cat enclosure. Catio Spaces offers a vartiey of DIY Catio Plans that take the guess work out of building a catio to save time and money. Build one yourself or hire a carpenter to build a catio plan for you.
Catio Spaces Helps Make a Wish Come True
Catio Spaces was honored to join the cause for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and make one young man’s wish of a custom catio come true!
Swerve or Brake? Be an Animal-Aware Driver
October, November and December are the most dangerous months for animal collisions. We’re keeping cats safe in outdoor cat enclosures and these tips for being an animal-aware driver.
Trampoline Kitty Gets a Catio
If your cat is a door-dasher, window-launcher, or a trampoline escape artist, a spacious, secure, and attractive catio is exactly what your home and cat need! See how Catio Spaces helped one adventure-seeking cat with her very own custom catio design.
Catio Kits, DIY Plans, or Custom? Pros and Cons of Catio Types
For many cat parents, there’s no hesitation when faced with the question, “Does your cat want a catio?” The answer is a resounding yes. After all, what’s to ponder? A well-built catio offers a combination of safety, comfort, and peace of mind. A catio cat has the...
Does Your Indoor Cat Want a Catio?
Is your cat trying to tell you they want a catio? Cat parents keep sharing how a catio added joy and outdoor enrichment for both their cats and themselves. Why not open up a whole new world for your cat, too?
8 Catio-Building Mistakes to Avoid
When you build a catio, you’ll want it to last and provide freedom from stress and worry. That means starting with a a tried-and-true DIY Catio Plan and making some sensible upfront decisions that will ensure your new catio is a secure, attractive haven that you and your cat will enjoy.
5 Tips to Refresh Your Catio for Spring
Catios are the cure for any cat’s spring fever, and we’re teaching you everything you need to know about finding the best catio type for you.
A Deck Catio: Love is Blind
Cats have an insatiable curiosity fed by a true love for adventure, so we shouldn’t be surprised to learn that sight-impaired cats don’t usually let their physical challenge slow them down. If you meet a blind cat, or should your cat become sight-impaired in their...
5 Tips from Your Cat to Ring in the New Year
If any living being has learned to make the most of living enjoyably indoors – while also enjoying safe outdoor excursions in a catio – it’s our feline soulmates. Paying attention to what makes them happiest is exactly the inspiration you need to enrich your own life in the coming year.
Home Safe Home: Pet Safety and Catios
We know how curious pets can be, especially now that the weather is cooler and we are in and out of the house, completing our countless pre-winter projects. Whether you have cats or dogs, an exploring pet can quickly swallow unattended objects, munch on toxic...
Two Happy Catio Tales
September is Happy Healthy Cat Month! As cat parents and children head back to work and school, separation anxiety can become an issue for cats in many households. However, with a commitment to quality time with your favorite feline, some enrichment tips, and catio stimulation, you can keep your cat happy and your home harmonious with life changes.
Catios & Litter Boxes: The Purr-fect Equation
Cats deserve to have a life free of stress and full of love, safety, and enrichment. By adding a litter box to your catio, you help meet your cat’s physical needs as well as their emotional wellbeing.
Timeshare Catios for Pets
All across the United States, pet parents are designing and building their outdoor enclosures with more than just felines in mind. Other species, like turtles, snakes and dogs can also safely enjoy the the enrichment and protection of a catio.
CATIO FUN! A Catio Showcase Music Video
Every day is fun in a catio! See our catio showcase featuring a variety of catios and happy cats enjoying the carefree catio lifestyle. Tabby Cevin, our “Daddio” cat, was a great sport and earned his sunglasses on this project. Check out why life is good in a catio!