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A catio is an enclosed patio designed especially for cats. Cats who roam freely outside generally have shorter lives than cats who remain indoors. A catio provides a fully protected outdoor environment for otherwise indoor cats.
This section showcases the many fabulous catios that people have created for their beloved cats in order to inspire you to create your own. We also feature products that can help you easily create an outdoor space for your cats without extensive construction.
Do you have a catio? Please submit your photos and we might share them!
Keep kitty safe with this portable outdoor enclosure from Outback Jack. Whether you’re traveling with your cat this summer or just heading out to the backyard, this pop-up tent with attachable play tunnel gives cats space to move around while…
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Catio weather will soon be upon us so I wanted to offer some design inspiration to start you thinking about what you might build for your cats this year. Today we are featuring an incredible catio built for some very…
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Here’s a fantastic catio makeover from Cynthia Chomos, catio designer and founder of Catio Spaces in Seattle, Washington. This project transformed an old garden shed into a Catio Castle built for one very lucky cat. “I love an opportunity to…
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Meet Cynthia Chomos, founder of Catio Spaces in Seattle, Washington. Cynthia is a general contractor who works with a team of carpenters designing and building custom catios in the greater Seattle area. Cynthia combines her expertise as a feng shui…
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Last month my Catification cohort, Jackson Galaxy, and I teamed up with the Petco Foundation to makeover a catio at Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas, California. The goal of the project was to create a space where visitors and…
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Architect and furniture designer Mario Arbore, the creative force behind Square Paws handcrafted cat furniture, created this incredible Japanese-inspired catio in Melbourne, Florida for some very lucky cats and their humans, Michele and Tim. The project resulted in a complete…
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This big beautiful catio provides kitties from All About Animals Rescue in Phoenix, Arizona with a temporary home while they wait to be adopted. All About Animals Rescue was founded in 2010 by Dawn Kavanaugh, who really knows cats. She…
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Harvie and her husband decided to build not one, but two custom catios at their home in Fresno, California. These gorgeous spaces, full of light and color, look like a perfect cat paradise and a wonderful place to hang out…
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Judi and her husband live in Fort Pierce, Florida, where their lives are controlled by their four Scottish Folds, AKA the Scottish Mafia. Liam, Fiona, Fibber and Oliver have a kitty paradise in their giant 6′ x 12′ screened in…
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Ten years ago I moved into a cozy condo in central Phoenix because it had good “catio potential”. I’m lucky to live in a climate where an outdoor space can be used year round, so my cats have quite the…
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