Cat enclosures can be either freestanding or built against the house and accessed through windows. Cat Solarium’s model looks more like a bird coop than anything else but was thoughtfully created with feline needs in mind.
An indoor catio provides your cats with all of the outdoor stimulation they crave without the threat of cats fighting, dogs, coyotes, raccoons, car traffic or toxic elements posing an inherent threat to them. Plus it offers enrichment activities!
Safety
Your cat enclosure should be designed with their safety in mind, keeping predators at bay while still giving you visibility if needed. Plus, giving them ample room to play, pounce, scratch and sunbathe is key!
An enclosed space filled with toys, shelves, and other cat accessories can provide your indoor/outdoor cat with a safe environment to express their natural behavior without fear of running off or becoming lost in dangerous areas. Giving them this safe place to explore can keep them active and help decrease anxiety-inducing behaviors like inappropriate urination and destructive chewing, thereby helping keep stress-related behaviors such as inappropriate urination or chewing under control.
If you’re searching for a premium option that provides your cat with a spacious multitiered “condo”, look no further. This wooden structure may resemble more of a kid’s treehouse than anything else – yet its sturdy construction was designed specifically with your feline in mind!
Confinement
A catio offers an attractive, natural alternative to confining your cat to a room or cage. Typically screened-in areas that enclose windows, porches, patios or decks with roofs. Freestanding versions may even feature cat doors or fence barriers to allow or restrict cat access.
According to a recent study, outdoor access for cats was significantly better in terms of their health, positivity, maintenance behaviors (such as grooming) and fearfulness than for indoor-only cats. It may be because these cats get plenty of fresh air, sunshine and exercise while being less stressed out at home.
This large outdoor cat enclosure is an exceptional choice due to its sturdy fir wood frame, durable wire mesh fabric and multi-tiered house with windows. Perfect for gardens or larger balconies and offering plenty of room for a bed, litter box, bowls or toys, assembly is quick and includes a travel bag!
Exercise
Cat enclosures provide cats with an outlet for engaging their instinctual behaviors by providing new sights, smells and experiences to explore. This act serves as environmental enrichment as well as deterring boredom and frustration which often leads to undesirable behavior such as urinating in the house or scratching furniture.
Cat enclosures can provide an effective alternative to allowing your cats to roam the outdoors, which poses numerous dangers such as cars, coyotes and wild animals that carry disease. Enclosures enable cats to experience nature without being exposed to wildlife that might pose threats and potential predators.
Exercise is crucial for the wellbeing of both cats and other pets. Encouraging movement with physical enrichment such as cat trees, cardboard boxes to play in and perches near windowsills as well as obstacle courses can be great ways to promote health and fitness in felines. But having access to a gated outdoor space with ramps, levels and posts provides even greater opportunity for physical stimulation and movement for your cats.
Privacy
Cats often remain indoors due to predators, disease, cars, poisons and other dangers; yet, they miss out on all of the benefits that outdoor time provides: fresh air, sunshine, exercise and stimulation. Cat enclosures allow cats to take advantage of all that outdoor time without risk.
Catios or “cat patios”, designed in the manner of kiddie playhouses, can be constructed on balconies and porches and typically feature operating windows to ensure ventilation. Attractive designs often incorporate multiple levels for felines to play, relax and sleep in. Most can even feature ladders so felines can climb in or out. Cat patios provide great shelter from outdoor temperatures while giving shy or recovering cats a safe space to recover in. Some models may be portable while some permanent options might look more like chicken coop than cat enclosures but your cat will still enjoy fresh air and sunshine while maintaining privacy!https://www.youtube.com/embed/J3U7BQAJBR4