The “floating” Corona catio is our first mobile home enclosure. It’s floating to keep the sprinklers, hose, and crawl space free. The structure is bigger than it looks and gives the entire feline family plenty of room to enjoy the …
Angeles Crest HWY
The Angeles Crest HWY catio perfectly pairs a gorgeous exterior with beautiful interior furnishings. Located in La Canada Flintridge, the shared cat / hooman space is a wonderful example of how feline family members and their guardians can experience the …
VIDEO: Cats Playing in Orange Tree Catio is Pawsome!
Orange Tree Catio
Watch Hannah running, jumping, and playing with the kittens, Dottie and Trudy, in their new catio (cat patio) built around a hundred-year-old orange tree. The enclosure is connected to the house via a super long cat run …
Seattle Catio Tour Highlights
Seattle Catio Tour
While Custom Catios designs and builds some pawsome catios, we are always looking to improve. As such, last weekend I flew to the Pacific Northwest to attend the Seattle Catio Tour, to pick up new …
House Cats Can Roam 2 Miles and Other News Highlighting Need for Catios
There have been a plethora of unrelated news items of late that independently point to catios as the best possible solution for pet cats. Here’s a quick rundown:
Cat Tracking Program Shocks Owners
From the DailyMail:
Domestic cats wearing …
Beverly Hills
We found a perfect spot for the gorgeous Moses, a rambunctious Russian Blue, to enjoy the outdoors safely. We dug up a bit of dirt, moved around some plumbing, and then laid down a concrete slab. Then we added a …
North Hills
The owners of two cats in North Hills were in desperate need of a catio after one of their cats got an infection while roaming the outdoors. Amazingly, once back from the veterinarian wearing a cone to help the infection …
Should Cats Go Outside?
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…
America’s Foremost Cat Expert Recommends Outdoor Enclosures to Combat Behavioral Problems
Best selling author of 10 books, Pam Johnson-Bennett, warns in her latest effort, CatWise, that under-stimulating cats can lead to “boredom-related or stress-relieving behaviors, such as overgrooming, chewing inappropriate items, picking on companion pets, retreating into isolation, overeating, self-mutilation, …
