Catio Building Tips and Tricks From the Pros for the DIYer

By Don Bacha

Catio Building Tips and Tricks From The Pros for the DIYer
Outdoor Safe Enrichment for your Cat

• Language: English
• Publisher: Don Bacha
• Release date: Jan 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005311728

Don Bacha

We are a Husband and Wife team who left their Construction Trades Jobs to help Cat Enthusiasts design and build a safe outdoor enrichment area for their felines. We advocate and promote Responsible Pet Guardianship ??

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Catio Building

Tips And Tricks From

The Pros For The DIYer

By

Don Bacha

Hellas Custom Catios

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Table of Contents

What is a Catio

About Hellas Custom Catios

Note to the Reader

Before You Begin

Chapter One - Why Have a Catio?

Chapter Two - Location, Location, Location

Chapter Three - Materials

Chapter Four - The Base of the Catio

Chapter Five - Catio Wall Construction

Chapter Six - Catio Catification

Chapter Seven - Cat Walks and Tunnels

Chapter Eight - Independent Access for Cats

Chapter Nine - Outdoor Litter Box

Summary

WHAT IS A CATIO?

A cat enclosure or catio is an outdoor enclosed area for your cat to safely explore the enrichment offered by nature. The definition and types vary from small window catios, elaborate structures in a yard with tunnels (catwalks) connecting to your home, to enclosed balconies or patio areas, hence the term catio or cat patio. Whatever the size, it provides safety for your feline family members and peace of mind for you.

GRAND CATIO 12’ x 16’ x 9’ HIGH WITH 42’ OF TUNNELS (CATWALKS)

WINDOW CATIO 12’ x 22" x 6’ HIGH

ABOUT HELLAS CUSTOM CATIOS

We are a husband and wife team who had successful careers in construction trades for over twenty-five years. We enjoyed traveling Europe and the Greek Isles where we noticed (and often fed) a lot of homeless cats. Out of the two thousand pictures of our trips, fifteen hundred or so were of the cats we encountered. We wished we could bring them home and save them all.