Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Catio Under Construction


Here are Aaron and Jennifer-my indispensable Cat Coop construction crew. Aaron manned the circular saw and Jennifer provided logistics and quality control. By the end of Saturday we had the structure built and the hardware cloth stapled on. On Sunday I made the two doors on my own which involved conquering my fear of the circular saw. It really wasn't that bad. Yesterday I added sand over a bed of lava rock for drainage on the left side and today I added sod so the kitties will have some grass to chomp on and frolic in. Now I just have to build the 'hallway' to the fireplace cleanout, build perches and stain the whole thing.

Monday, April 4, 2011

The Cat Garden

This is the future site of the "Catio" (cat patio or cat garden). The cats will enter and exit through the fireplace cleanout. It is the little door at the right. I had to remove hydrangia, oleander and nandina bushes - all are poisonous to cats.