I don’t have a huge yard but I turned 1/3 of my yard into a catio. It’s 13x13 feet. Best house decision I made. It’s big enough for me to sit out there and the dogs with the cats. They love lounging out there all day bird watching

The real plants are in the pots, the rest are artificial. There’s cat nip, cat mint, grass and an olive tree.

The lights are all solar and there’s a polycarbonate roof on the rear half, I will be extending it soon.

I have a video walkthrough if it here: https://youtu.be/Pfjr3Sv8teU?si=c7Rgx4VItG6JEuHZ

It is my birthday and my mom gifted me (and my cats) and small catio! It is being built today and some finishes will be made tomorrow. I know that I want to put stuff out there like a scratcher and some material on the ground and shelves. (There are the two lower shelves and a long one running parallel with the middle piece of wood along the front.) It’s definitely over 6’0 long and about 2ft width (inside depth is 20in). Do you guys have any recommendations for the material to act as flooring and scratchers to put out there?

So this happened the otherday. I was sipping my coffee on the deck when I noticed something moving in the backyard. A coyote! Nose pressed right up against the enclosure where my cat was lounging.

My heart absolutely dropped. My cat just sat there, completely calm (she’s braver than I am), while this coyote paced around trying to figure out how to get in. Luckily, the setup I have kept her totally safe. not a chance that thing was getting through.

After about a minute, the coyote gave up and trotted off like it was embarrassed it got outsmarted by a cat. 😂

Needless to say, I’m extra thankful for having this little outdoor space for my cat. This is a pre built Habitat Haven catio. It is very well made and we hired some local help to install it for us. She gets her sunshine, bird-watching time, and I get peace of mind knowing she’s safe from the local wildlife.

Get your cat a catio!

Over the summer my boyfriend and I started to build this catio. It’s something I wanted to do for a long time. I checked with my landlord and he was cool with it. Then I get a call today from the landlord that the code enforcement officer sent him an email that it was a violation and now I have to take it down.

Description of Violation: An inspection of the subject property found a animal cage stored on the front porch. This is considered an accessory use and shall not be stored in the front of a residential property.

I guess I never realized this would be an issue so I will take some blame. I’m so bummed out. It took months to get the cats use to it and now they love it and go in and out all day from a small window in the living room.

Unfortunately I don’t have a backyard because it’s an alleyway/parking area so I could only put it on the front porch.. now I’m just sad for the cats to not be able to go out. Anyone ever deal with something similar?

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I recently went through divorce and, during that time, my two best friends went from being indoor/outdoor cats to strictly indoors. I went from a house with a rather nice yard for them to play in to a small apartment. I felt pretty bad about it, like they had lost their primary form of enrichment, so I came up with a solution.

The patio is a simple 5’ x 11’ slab of concrete with a table and bench had acquired previously. The fence is made up of furniture grade PVC pipe and stainless steel mesh netting. Throw in a cat tower, an outdoor rug, a railing mounted bird feeder, a love seat, and suddenly it’s the best “room” in the house.

My two old boys couldn’t be happier.

This is the first time I’ve managed to get all seven cats in one shot. Can you see spot them all? ❤️🙂

Had a handyman friend put this together. Felt bad as he way under quoted, but did a very good job. I think it was $1,100 CAD to build.

The base is an old hot tub pad. We put astroturf overtop that which was just crush rock. Just starting to build the inside of it but I don’t know what I’m doing.

Built a random staircase 😆

Technically it probably isn't a catio, but I'm so proud of what I've build. I've been lurking here, looking for tips and tricks. It took me two months and I'm not 100% done yet, but it makes me so happy to see my cats enjoy their outdoor space! I just wanted to share 😊

In March my husband and I built a catio. It’s 11’ by 11’ and centered on a dining/living room window which gives us hours of entertainment. Our two young cats are a pure white male named Bodie, 2 years, and a linx point/manx named Druzie who is 1. We have a 3rd cat, Izzy, who is a 10 year old tri-pawd who has no interest in the catio. We initially left the existing cat safe landscaping but quickly realized a dirt floor was not going to work even though they loved it. We then installed a sub floor with astroturf carpeting and they love that too. We left the rock as they enjoy laying on it. The wood cat tree is from Temu and they love it! The wicker cat bed is from IKEA and the hammock is from Amazon. This catio is the best thing we ever did!!!

Not a self build, I had a company design and build it for me. Now I just need to add some furniture and plants to make it cosy

A couple days ago I made a post about my mom gifting me a catio for my bday. I am including photos of some of their first moments fully outside. Last night Melon, the tortie, began to climb up the shelves. Mango, the orange/white, is normally more hesitant to try things but I am sure he’ll climb up there soon. I haven’t been able to go out and get things but so far they’re enjoying it as is. The second photo my mom took from inside our house, silly boy was just sitting outside enjoying the weather. Anyway I wanted to share this small update, happy holidays y’all!

I’ve jogged past this house every week for over a year and always wondered what this empty contraption was on the roof. (Figured it must be a little herb garden or something). But today I finally got my answer! Never noticed the cat door on the side wall hahaha

They don’t have cats lol

His eyes are really that colour❤️

I may have the most spoiled boys in town. Worth every penny. They spend most of the day out there!

My cats are both real escape artists and think that every time I open the door to my house it’s an invitation to dart out and terrorize the neighbourhood. So I decided to build them a fun and more importantly safe outdoor space, using as much left over material from work as possible. It’s a work in progress and there’s still more things I want to add. I’m trying to keep the budget as low as possible! So far, they love it!

My wife and I have two dogs and my grey cat doesn’t like one of our dogs and spends most of the time hiding in the basement. Now she has her own space to play and doesn’t have to worry about the pups!