PawHut Outdoor Cat House Big Catio Wooden Feral Cat Shelter Enclosure with Large Spacious Interior, 6 High Ledges, Weather Protection Asphalt Roof, 71" L, Orange

This catio is AMAZING!! Easy to put together! Cats love it! I have one large cat and one small! The shelves large and sturdy! My catio is attached to the house at the front window. Segments are numbered and easy to connect per the instructions. This came in 2 large boxes with instructions and extra parts! No smell! Only one complaint... It would be very helpful if each segment would say "inside" and "outside". I would highly recommend this catio!

As I was putting this together I thought it might be too light duty to last all summer, but it not only lasted all summer, it has held up to the nasty Wyoming wind. Great quality and easy to put together!

My husband and I stained this (to match our trim) and assembled it in April, 2020, and we live in the northeast a couple blocks from the ocean. Our “catio” has held up (with a couple modifications) through some pretty vicious storm systems, and our two cats use it daily—many times daily, so I have to recommend this product.ASSEMBLY We (I) made a mistake when staining and covered over a few of the labels printed on the pieces—of which there are many—and that made the assembly a little more difficult. DO NOT DO THIS. I created a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, but we figured it out. When we were moving it (fully assembled) onto the base, it felt like it wanted to warp, so we added some strapping pieces to secure it at the bottom.Our modifications:ROOF The one that comes with this is 3 pieces, and started to pool water in the late spring. We swapped it out, as we can get some heavy snows and rains, with a painted solid plywood sheet, and added strapping underneath to give it a slight slant away from the house.BASE We added a 4x4 wood base to lift it to fit our first floor window, and secured the catio to the heavy wooden base. Didn’t want to see it flying in a storm (had vision of the opening scene from Wizard Of Oz with our cats and the catio swirling around our house).ENTRANCE We made a ‘tunnel’ on the back side for the cats to come and go through a cat door in our window using strapping and wire mesh from hardware store, and made a ‘landing’ (additional perch on the rear of catio) with a spare shelf and brackets we had on hand. We aren’t carpenters, and it shows a little, but the cats don’t complain.DO THE CATS LIKE IT?OMG YES!!!! We installed a Petcube by the cat door leading to the catio to record them going in and out, and they use it ALL THE TIME. Day and night. Since we gave the base some lift, I put pea gravel and pavers in the bottom (because, ya know... it’s a CATio),and a planter with some cat grass and catnip. They will both go out and find their own perch to watch the world go by (also a bird feeder a couple feet away), and they frequently munch on their fresh greens in the base.Again, this has withstood some pretty bad nor’easters, during which we lost umbrellas and some patio furniture, but the catio didn’t budge. I have shoveled snow out of it in the winter (it’s tall enough for me to stand in), and we are honestly surprised at how well it has held up with everything that’s been thrown at it. Everyone who has come to our house (the few who have been over during Covid) and seen it thinks it’s brilliant. WOULD BUY AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT.

Not all holes lined up, one shelf's holes were not pre-drilled in the right place, and the worst complaint is it was advertised as being able to attach to a window which it does NOT easily do. You have to rip out some of the paneling and even then, the roof over hangs the wall so you'll never get it flush and there is a big gap. Hopefully not big enough she can escape, but cats are too smart and get in smaller spaces than you think! So we'll see.

Believe it or not I constructed this inside my family room! I took one of my feral cats to my vet to be neutered and he tested positive for FIV. Not willing to have him euthanized I looked for a way to bring him inside on a permanent basis without exposing my other kitties to the virus. This fit the bill perfectly. He has lots of room to move around and I made some adjustments so that I could attach an extra cage for his litter box so it would not take up any space in the actual cathouse. It was easy to assemble and all the pieces were well marked with numbers and letters and the instructions were clear. I am a 69 year old woman and I had no problems putting it together. This kit does come in two shipments and I didn't get the second box for a couple of days so I did contact customer service and they were quick to respond and very helpful. The second box showed up later that same day. It doesn't have a floor so I did set it on top of a piece of linoleum to make clean up easier. I am very happy with this purchase and it looks nice. Best of all it is helping to save a life.

As with any of these "DIY" construction projects, patience is required. You will not build this item in 30 minutes! But if you take your time, you will have one of the best cages you can buy. The door is wide enough to easily walk into the cage and it's tall enough to easily move around. Since this item is screwed together, it won't fall apart like the other "plug stick A into knuckle B" items you can see elsewhere. My package had a small missing item (small board to cover one of the roof panels). I emailed their customer service and received a reply the next day, offering to exchange, refund, assist in any way. That was quite impressive.