September 5th, 2010 Linda and Randy’s Amazing Oregon Catitat
When Linda and Randy moved from Seattle to Bend, Oregon, they wanted to create a space for their cats to go outside, but they were concerned about the coyotes and barn owls in the area since they live near a large land preserve. So they decided to build this incredible “catitat” to let their kitties have a safe place to roam.
Linda and Randy hired a fencing company to build the structure and then stained the wood themselves. The main structure is 24 feet by 40 feet and it is filled with climbing shelves, ramps, grass, and natural elements like a large dead tree, perfect for natural scratching! The main supports are sunken into the ground about 6 inches and secured with concrete. Also the wire fencing extends about 6 inches blow ground to keep other critters from burrowing in. There is a full-size door into the catitat so Linda and Randy can join the cats in their outdoor paradise, which they do frequently when the weather is nice.
The cats access the catitat through a long walkway leading from a cat door inside a cabinet in the house to the main enclosure. The roof of the walkway comes off in segments, just in case there is an emergency and a cat needs to be removed from the walkway.
As you can see, the cats sure do seem to enjoy this incredible structure. I wonder if they know just how lucky they are!
September 5th, 2010 at 7:54 am
I think they have probably thought of everything. I would love to do something like this, my cats would love it and such peace of mind keeping them safe. I would probably end up getting loads more cats
September 5th, 2010 at 10:00 am
That is amazing! What a wonderful place for the cats. I love that Linda and Randy can spend time outside with the cats, too
September 5th, 2010 at 10:57 am
that is just wonderfully amazing… I love cats and if I ever get a land such as yours… this is the first thing I’ll do! It is simply perfect =) I just hope I can finish uni fast enough so my little ginger tiger can enjoy it too
September 6th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Fantastic! Happy cats!
September 7th, 2010 at 7:02 am
What a fabulous catio! Now you just need to stuff it with cat nip and grass and other plants for the kitties to sniff, eat and lay under. I know my cats adore the plants I’ve been packing into my new balcony garden!
September 7th, 2010 at 10:16 am
sooooooo jealous! oh man this is amazing…but I’d have to 2-3 ways in since my brats will block each other but boy is this something to aspire to!
September 7th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
It’s been my dream to have something like this for my cats. Thank you for this article and the pictures!
September 8th, 2010 at 1:20 am
hi there so awesome i wish i could create something like this for my cats youd never have to worry about them again i sooo want to make this for my cats mr mc larry and little miss prada so awesome!
September 8th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
I noticed quite a bit of poop.
The cats look happy, but the amount of… deposits is worrying.
September 9th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Wow, keeps birds safe too. Is that cat poop all over the ground?
September 9th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
No, Lol. it’s pine cones!!
September 9th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
We used to call this a”cattery.”
September 10th, 2010 at 6:27 am
Love this! Wishing my yard was a bit bigger now!
September 11th, 2010 at 8:09 am
This is absolutely awesome. I would love something similar for year-round. I’m tiring of cat hair on my furniture.
September 12th, 2010 at 6:58 am
This is so elaborate and so very nice!
I want to live there!
Two paws up….
September 12th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Holy crap, this is in bend? Wow, I just StumbleUpon’d it, aand I live in bend! lol! what a coincidence.
Nice, I bet the cats love it.
September 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
Wow, what a cat Shangri-la, many people don’t have the luxury of outdoor accommodations like that. Do they know how lucky they are? And what a beautiful, spacious yard.
October 2nd, 2010 at 8:32 am
Someone asked if that was poop – no, it is pine cones. There are a lot of pine trees nearby, so lots of pine needles and cones. Once in a while I see them bury something in there but they mostly use their indoor messboxes for the “big” deposits. Guess they don’t want to mess up their paradise!
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:37 pm
The other commentor is right, notice how the pinecones also appear outside the cat habitat? poop couldn’t do that
October 6th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
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October 7th, 2010 at 5:23 am
awesome! now that’s the habitat
lol.. people are funny..why would kitteh poop be that huge?
October 10th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Those are pine cones, not poop cones.
October 11th, 2010 at 10:28 am
I’ve said it a 1000 times. We pet owners will spend anything and everything to keep our pets in style. This is fabulous!! It looks extremely well constructed and even Zen.
October 24th, 2010 at 1:27 am
I agree with M when he/she said that they’re pine cones not poop, but I feel it should be clarified again. Wonderful place for cats though!
November 10th, 2010 at 9:52 am
I could tell those were pine cones — no self-respecting cat would leave its scat out where people could see it.
I would LOVE one of these myself. Wish I had someone to build it for me.
November 12th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Wow! Wish I could have someone build one for my cats! What an awesome idea!
November 15th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Cannot help wondering if the cats ever fuss to get out of even this paradise. They have such wandering spirits…
November 24th, 2010 at 2:54 am
I don’t even know where to start with that. Just the wood is amazing, let alone the design.
November 27th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Hmm… the fence holes look small, and it has a solid roof on it. How do the pine cones get through?
A bigger cage, but still a cage. Paradise? Perhaps.
February 25th, 2011 at 10:58 am
This is amazing! Does anyone know how much this cost to complete?
March 14th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Hi, could you tell me what kind of wood you used? How do i keep it weatherproof/rainproof? thanks so much for your help! Yours is absolutely beautiful. I’d like to build ours asap thanks
Dean
June 3rd, 2011 at 11:04 pm
You’ve made them very happy kitties
July 31st, 2011 at 8:55 am
I was wondering if the cats used the outdoors for their eliminational duties…I thought they may not, which bummed me to find out they don’t, it would have been my reason to build one. I love cats but the urine is toxic and accumulative in my hot-humid climate.
Hmmm, a 2nd section with a lift top and a little coaching may be doable.
Thanks for the ideas & thoughts