Do you have an outdoor enclosure already?
Are you considering one?
BENEFITS
There are many benefits with cat enclosures, for your cats and for you there is peace of mind.
What’s your favourite reason for keeping your kitty safe?
- your cat will not be mixing with other pets (health, diseases, wounds, etc),
- you will be keeping wildlife safe,
- your cat will be avoiding road or other accidents,
- you will be ensuring your pet doesn’t “go missing”, and
- it provides a stimulating environment for your kitties: fresh air with sounds & sights stimulate brains which can be just as good as a physical workout.
There’s so many ideas and products available, even DIY options, and then there is reuse / hacking, keep an eye out for freebies such as reusing aviaries and other units often given away for council pickups.
Go to PINTEREST and lose yourself for hours or days on ideas from others.
There are endless solutions.
THINGS TO CONSIDER
- your style eg to match your home,
- your budget,
- your DIY skills and tools,
- any RISKS – how strong you may need to make the enclosure (eg metal mesh versus cat netting, lockable gates), consider other animals may try to get in as well as your own cats trying to get out,
- you can build in steps or modules – start small, then extend when your budget allows, and you learn what works well for your cat and yourself.
BUNNINGS CAT HACKS
If you need some ideas or advice, then please join the facebook group, it is for everyone in Australia. There’s a huge range of options from members, and suppliers to consider. There’s a Topics option which is helpful.
A few suppliers our team has used include the following (no association with these, other than our team are customers with no discounts).
HARDWARE
Bunnings or other hardware supplier – look for the Rapid Mesh products for animals enclosures, these are metal mesh and can be framed or just panels.
BETTA PET SYSTEMS
They have independent module units, these are versatile and cat be reconfigured to your needs eg placed in a u-shape around doors of windows, are able to be easily installed, dismantled (just nuts & bolts), and relocated to another part of our garden or your next residence.
CAT NETS
Made with special made netting that can cover a frame, be connected from a fence to a roof, or even netting in a whole garden – lightweight and professionally made. They also have several standalone units.
Use one or use a blend of these products, with whatever else you may have. Some folk reuse pre-used flyscreen doors 🙂
REFERENCED INFORMATION
Cat Enclosure ideas plus more FB group for Australia: https://www.facebook.com/groups/250488372605075/
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