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How to build this charming cat bridge that will spruce up your catio
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How to Make This Unique and Simple Cat Grass Pond Using Water Beads
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How to make outdoor cat tunnels to increase your cat’s territory
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Turn your catio into a cat paradise with this easy fountain hack
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How to create a safe cat garden your cat can’t resist
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How to build a catio your cat will love

How to build this charming cat bridge that will spruce up your catio

build an outdoor catio bridge

Last updated May 10th, 2021

Building a cat bridge is the ideal solution to connecting an existing catio and a window, or as a standalone catio for small spaces to increase your cat’s ‘home base’. Here’s how and why we built a cat bridge for our multi-cat household.

Working on cat projects with your significant other can be exhausting. Not so much the physical work. But the part where you have to sell your crazy ideas to your partner in crime. 

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How to Make This Unique and Simple Cat Grass Pond Using Water Beads

cat grass pond with water beads and robot fish

Last updated November 25th, 2021

Make this interactive grass pond for your cat using water beads to grow the cat grass. No soil needed. Dress up the grass pond with some robot fish and surprise your cat with a unique and fun cat enrichment experience.

When you find yourself stuck indoors, your cats might be judging your every move… or smothering you to bits! Either way, if you’re going to do this “stay at home” thing right, there is a whole lot you can do to improve the bond between you and your cat. Sure, plenty of extra snuggles are wonderful but let’s examine a cat enrichment ‘cativity‘ that would make your cat say, “She’s a keeper.”

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How to make outdoor cat tunnels to increase your cat’s territory

Cat walking in diy outdoor cat tunnels on grass

Last updated March 9th, 2021

Making outdoor cat tunnels is a great way to increase your cat’s territory in a safe and inexpensive way. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how we added outdoor cat tunnels to our existing catio.

As a multi-cat household, we are always trying to devise new and interesting spaces for our cats to co-exist peacefully and to enrich their world. In the past few years, we have added outdoor elevated tunnels to our existing catio enclosure and we were excited to add ground tunnels to increase their space and offer a more enriching and stimulating environment.

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Turn your catio into a cat paradise with this easy fountain hack

cat drinking fountain hack for cats

Last updated July 27th, 2021

A water feature you and your cats will love

You have created the perfect outdoor space for your cats and they’re loving it! There are cat grass pots, hanging catnip baskets, and various arrangements of other cat-safe plants. What more could a happy cat want? But there is something missing. An element that is vital to our wellbeing and is an essential component in the art of feng shui – water, the giver of life. 

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How to create a safe cat garden your cat can’t resist

Cat snacking on fountain grass, a cat-safe ornamental grass perfect for your cat garden.

Last updated March 19th, 2024

Create a cat-safe garden to enrich your cat’s environment. But which plants are safe for cats to eat?

If you show your cat the grass menu and ask him what he’d like to snack on, he’d likely choose the “Sprigs of grass sprinkled with a bit of morning dew” or the simple “After hours Catnip platter”, nothing too fancy really. But what if you could offer up a kitty jungle to provide dappled shade and fragrant scents, some hiding and stalking spots from which to launch a ninja attack, or just a simple snack or two from kitty’s very own all-you-can-eat-garden buffet? Now that’s something special any cat would welcome!

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How to build a catio your cat will love

tuxedo cat jumping on catio perches

Last updated April 20th, 2022

Building a catio or cat enclosure for your cat is a great way to provide environmental enrichment, reducing stress in multi-cat homes and creating a safe space for your cats to enact their natural behaviors.

Building a catio or outdoor enclosure is one of the best gifts you can give your cat to keep him safe from harm. The idea of creating the perfect safe haven for our indoor cats to explore and experience a piece of their natural habitat seemed like the natural thing to do. So what is the best way of merging the two worlds of a cat, indoors and outdoors? By building an outdoor catio space in which they can thrive and be happy, where our cats can feel free to roam, protected from outside hazards.

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