It is beginning to get a littler colder outside. This will be the first winter that our cats have been outside. Last winter they were still indoor cats. We’ve been brainstorming about ways to make it more pleasant for them to be outside.
Our cats are really good natured, so they haven’t really tried to come inside during this cold snap. Still, it’s bound to be uncomfortable for them to be outside in the elements, so we want to do something to make it better for them.
Luckily, we have a shed behind our house that they can easily get into and seem to enjoy to sleep in. Since this might not be enough protection, we plan to add a cat house to the porch. A temporary solution will be a card board box with some old blankets in the bottom. On really cold nights, we will put a small light near or in the box, if we can rig it to be safe, that will generate some heat to keep the cats warm.
Before it gets too cold, we will replace the card board box with a more permanent solution, like a dog house. Then we will mount the light, so that it will be safer.
On extremely cold nights, we will probably just bring the cats into the house since I’m not sure the cats will even sleep in a box if we set it up for them. To ensure that they don’t get too cold, one or two nights in the house will not hurt anything. Besides, it might be fun to have indoor kitties again on a temporary basis.
