We at Custom Catios feel strongly that the answer is a big fat NO, but that’s the question Camille Schake asks at Good Pet Parent (hat tip to the highly recommended Facebook group, Kitty Gardens, Catios, House Cats And Catification…
Catios Protect Pet Cats From Coyotes
Coyotes Kill Pet Cats at Alarming Rates
Reading the National Geographic book, “How to Speak Cat: A Guide to Decoding Cat Language,” by Aline Alexander Newman and Gary Weitzman, I came across the following shocking statistic: “A 2009 …
Urban Coyotes Dangerous to People and Pets Throughout Los Angeles
Coyotes Spreading Across the Country
The Washington Post published an informative article on coyotes today titled, “Here’s why there are so many coyotes and why they are spreading so fast.” The report, based on an exhaustive new study, is not …
Catio Cats Live Longer Happier Lives
Average Cat Lives
Catster surveyed 10 reputable websites to determine how long cats live. Many factors determine feline lifespan including, “Environment, maintenance, health, and whether the cat is spayed or neutered.” The bottom line is that indoor cats live about …
CBS News: Increasing Coyote Threat Prompts Pet Owners To Build ‘Catios’ For Protection
This clip is from the local CBS News in the Bay Area but is equally applicable to Los Angeles. Because of years of drought, generations of coyotes have moved down from the hills into neighborhoods. They have grown up in …
Things That Could Hurt or Kill Your Cat by Catster
Catster has published a list of 9 things that could hurt or kill your cat. Unsurprisingly, most of the items on the list involve letting cats outdoors:
…All kinds of dangers lurk outdoors for cats. In her 30 years of
I Heart Cats: 5 Reasons to Keep Your Cat Indoors
Jennifer Nelson of I Heart Cats has an excellent article on why pet owners should keep their cats indoors. The piece begins with the heart-wrenching statistics on life span for outdoor versus indoor cats which we have often written about …
KRQE News 13: Catios Perfect Solution for Cats and Wildlife
This is an excellent news piece on the advantages of catios that dives deep into the havoc that cats cause the environment. According to an expert, cats merely being in the same vicinity as rabbits can be lethal. They also …
Three Questions for Veterinarian Heather Napolitano
Catio Guy: Tell us a bit about your practice, Dr. Napolitano.
Dr. Napolitano: I have a Los Angeles based small animal practice that specializes in cats and dogs. I developed a three pronged approach that I live by …