Cat Enclosure

[sarahseben]

Hi Catlovers,

i'm planning to build a cat enclosure for my kids but still haven't had ideas on how the design would be. Been googling around but mostly houses in abroad which is not really suitable with the current house i'm living in. Could you guys suggest any websites yang ada bab design enclosure ni or probably person that i could contact to?

nak build lepas raya ni cause my kids dah restless dok dalam cage jer. once dapat lepas keluar, habis pulak my furniture they scratched. now, i had to keep them in my wet kitchen which they have "destroyed" successfully. especially when it comes to penyapu lidi and dustbin.

help!

[ashleywong]

hi sarah

gosh, you sound as if you have many cats. hmm, let me guess? 8 furkids? :-P

wow, lucky you, you have resources, i.e. space, land, to build enclosure.

that's a good idea. i'm sure there are forumers here who can share their ideas with you. in the meantime, perhaps you may want to provide alternatives for them to scratch, after scratching is natural to them - to sharpen their nails, to leave a "calling card", to remove dead nails, etc.

any sturdy piece of wood, whether positioned horizontally or vertically will do but if placed vertically maybe kena make sure it is stable also.

i know what you mean, i myself have googled the same topic from time to time, drooled over the picture but realised that their climate and their house-designs and land space is different from what we have here.

do keep us updated in you find a good design. also you may want to check in the DIY thread section - maybe someone has suggested ideas kat situ

good luck

[sarahseben]

i only have 5 cats lar me so embarrased already when u mentioned that hahahahaha..only 5 cats but hopefully i could adopt more ..and the space is not that big but good enough for them to run around outdoor instead of inside my kitchen. yeah, i do find one which attracted me the most.

one of the best site to drool is this

http://www.catsofaustralia.com/cat-enclosures.htm

but like i said..to

i kinda like this one..but with roof..not as big as this..probably half of the size.

http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/catrun.htm

i'll update more site for everyone to drool and to have ideas if one's want to built one.

Cheers!

[ashleywong]

Hi

wow, then you're better than me. i will stop at 4. that's the magic number. not sure i can deal fairly with more than 4 :-)

i visited the links you enclosed and you're right : can only

*sigh*. the weather over there is agreeable with such run - dry and not humid plus cool

if here, gotta have lots of shades - but difficult to find ample land space.

i once had an ambition to build a sort of enclosed cat run attached to my backyard but it was shot down as not practical as this will mean the security alarm to our house will be compromised. since i have not come up with an alternative idea to the alarm system, i let the matter stay on the back-burner

[sarahseben]

i totally agree with you.

as for me, i got to be extra alert in building up the enclosure since my house is near to the bushes and river, so it's prone to snakes and other reptiles. worse comes to worse, i might have to build a full-wooden shelter instead of just fencing.

about the websites, check out the cat-tunnel..very very

hahahaha..and this is only the owner talking,belum lagi the cat itself

[imann]

sarah...perhaps u can browse DIY topic....some of it I paste there the pics...might give u some ideas...

[sarahseben]

at last, i managed to build up a mini enclosure for them. The stooges loved it, i assumed since they couldn't stop running around the new area. definitely bigger and cleaner compare to their previous place which was my wet kitchen area.

[filinlee]

wow sarah.. cool place... wish i have a landed property as well... then i can do sumthing like dat as well..!~

nice...!~

izit expensive to build the enclosure?

[sarahseben]

not so lar filin..macam beli 2 units of 3-tier cages..i spent about 600 for materials and labor cost.mintak tolong my cleaner's husband tolong buatkan..tapi the surface area quite rough cause plywood tu tak di-smoothkan with sandpaper..thinking of cover it with a transparent plastic esp area yg a bit tajam tuh..

thank you ya..lama jugak looking for someone who could do it with an affordable cost.

Originally Posted by filinlee

wow sarah.. cool place... wish i have a landed property as well... then i can do sumthing like dat as well..!~

nice...!~

izit expensive to build the enclosure?

[filinlee]

wow... banyak jugak... eheh.. tapi worth it.. eheh/... best nya ada rumah kucen....

silap haribulan kalo i buat... dengan i i sekali tido kat umah kucen.. eheheheh



u beli la kertas pasir try to smooth it out... atau pon beli tikar getah ker....wat lapik... yang plastik nanti bebudak tuh x main cakar2 ker?

[nik_tropicana]

wahhhh..lawa tu umah kucen akak seben nie...kucen akak tak sejuk ke?
hope 1 hari nnt ade dpt umah corner lot..bleh buat umah kucen skali..

[sarahseben]

yeah..i ni actually 2 in 1 ni..let's say my cats dah besar..and dah tame enough to let go and they can come back home for food and shelter, takde hilang2...my mom dah plan nak jadi tempat letak periuk..hahahaha so takdeler one day wasted jadi white elephant kan..

itu lar betol..i asyik lepak situ jer everyday after work..my mom dah sound dah.."taknak bawak sleeping bag or portable tv ke dalam rumah tu"..cheit! perli pulak

yeah betol jugak..i myself pon bole smooth it with sandpaper..or beli tikar getah yg u cakap tu..good idea!!!!

Originally Posted by filinlee

wow... banyak jugak... eheh.. tapi worth it.. eheh/... best nya ada rumah kucen....

silap haribulan kalo i buat... dengan i i sekali tido kat umah kucen.. eheheheh



u beli la kertas pasir try to smooth it out... atau pon beli tikar getah ker....wat lapik... yang plastik nanti bebudak tuh x main cakar2 ker?

[sarahseben]

Thank you nik. Sejuk hopefully tak..sebab ada rumah tu..inside the house, akak letak gak floor mat getah tu..takot simen sejuk kan..tapi pagi pagi i check them out..semua nye tidor atas kayu tu..rasanyer, kena gak letak some cloth if in case dieorg sejuk..akak sempat beli satu jer bidai, letak belah tepi jer..nampak nyer kena add up more takot tempias pulak..

Originally Posted by nik_tropicana

wahhhh..lawa tu umah kucen akak seben nie...kucen akak tak sejuk ke?
hope 1 hari nnt ade dpt umah corner lot..bleh buat umah kucen skali..

[nik_tropicana]

Originally Posted by sarahseben

Thank you nik. Sejuk hopefully tak..sebab ada rumah tu..inside the house, akak letak gak floor mat getah tu..takot simen sejuk kan..tapi pagi pagi i check them out..semua nye tidor atas kayu tu..rasanyer, kena gak letak some cloth if in case dieorg sejuk..akak sempat beli satu jer bidai, letak belah tepi jer..nampak nyer kena add up more takot tempias pulak..

btol tu..rasanyer klu letak bidai pun ok..xpun langsir..at least nyamuk nak gigit kucen akak tu..

[sarahseben]

eeehhh..nyamuk banyakkk...sebab rumah akak by the river..janganla si kenits tu dapat denggi versi kucing plak hahahahahahahaa

Originally Posted by nik_tropicana

btol tu..rasanyer klu letak bidai pun ok..xpun langsir..at least nyamuk nak gigit kucen akak tu..

[chemonk]

very very very nice cat shelter... later can put birds summore... hahahaha... anyway.. izzit built only for those 3 stooges... or planning to add summore.. kikikiki

[sarahseben]

thank you thank you..planning to add probably a couple more..i have 5 stooges in total..the other two were probably hiding. if i put birds, they won't have long lives!! hahahahaaha the stooges are more like catch and destroy kinda kids..even their toys pon only lasted for not more than half a day..

Originally Posted by chemonk

very very very nice cat shelter... later can put birds summore... hahahaha... anyway.. izzit built only for those 3 stooges... or planning to add summore.. kikikiki

[filinlee]

Originally Posted by sarahseben

yeah..i ni actually 2 in 1 ni..let's say my cats dah besar..and dah tame enough to let go and they can come back home for food and shelter, takde hilang2...my mom dah plan nak jadi tempat letak periuk..hahahaha so takdeler one day wasted jadi white elephant kan..

itu lar betol..i asyik lepak situ jer everyday after work..my mom dah sound dah.."taknak bawak sleeping bag or portable tv ke dalam rumah tu"..cheit! perli pulak

yeah betol jugak..i myself pon bole smooth it with sandpaper..or beli tikar getah yg u cakap tu..good idea!!!!

eehhe... sleeping bag pon gud idea apa..!~

kalo x nak diorang sejuk.. u letak jer kain2 kat dlm umah diorang atau kat papan tuh.. i'm sure diorang suka....

[sarahseben]

yeah..tak boleh dimanjakan sangat these kitties..nanti dia punye mengada melampau lampau hahahaha..ni skarang, makin kuat plak dia mewing...naik bingit telinga especially bile dia nampak kelibat orang lalu..

Originally Posted by filinlee

eehhe... sleeping bag pon gud idea apa..!~

kalo x nak diorang sejuk.. u letak jer kain2 kat dlm umah diorang atau kat papan tuh.. i'm sure diorang suka....

[nik_tropicana]

akak seben amik gmbr anak bulus sekor2..nak gak tengok muka2 yg nakal...hehehehe..