Insulation For Outdoor Cat House | TheCatSite
Oct 24, 2014 · I built a house for Miss Eleanor, a feral TNR, out of scrap wood with rigid foam insulation in walls and floor, then used tempered hardboard to sandwich and protect it. Nov 13, 2018 #8
Insulation for an outside cat shelter | TheCatSite
Dec 27, 2006 · So the cats have learned I only put food out in the morning and come if they are hungry. In the winter. I insulate my feeding station with 1 1/2 inch thick insulation all the way around. sides, top, bottom and cut a small hole for a door. I also install an outdoor heating pad in the back half of the shelter.
Mylar Blankets | TheCatSite
Jan 5, 2014 · Download Alley Cat Allies' instructions for Building an Inexpensive Feral Cat Shelter to make your own "Cat-illac Ranch". Here's a few other good ideas: Originally designed by Karin Hancock of Port Washington, NY, the Feral Cat Winter Shelter shown here has many advantages. The two inch thick hard Styrofoam is excellent insulation and traps the ...
Attic Insulation: Safe for cats? | TheCatSite
Feb 6, 2003 · Insulation is spun glass, if she is lying on it, it is getting in her fur and breaking off - which is why your bf got a rash and started itching. If she licks her fur, or god forbid licks the insulation you could have a real mess on your hands, and a very sick cat. May 17, 2003. #3.
Rubbermaid Cat Shelter | TheCatSite
Aug 7, 2007 · 397. Purraise. 1. Location. BC, Canada. Well, I still havne't been able to trap the stray cat hanging around my house that I've been feeding. The cold is settling in now and I'd like to build him a shelter as soon as possible. My funds are limited right now, so I'll have to go the cheap route (i.e. no outside dog house).
How To Help Feral Cats Stay Safe & Warm During Winter
Oct 10, 2014 · There are nice cat mats which have heat-conducting materials and use the cat's own body heat to reflect back to him or her. DrsFosterSmith.com sells some at reasonable price which my family enjoy. I put an electric heating pad inside the cat house I have outside. I insulated all wall with 3-cm thick styrofoam, plus the heating pad.
Winter Feral Housing - Advantage To Straw Over Blankets?
Aug 22, 2008 · Purraise. 5,115. Location. Ohio. If you choose to insulate the feral house, you want to use straw not hay. Hay holds onto the moisture and will cause mold and mildew quickly. Some cats love to burrow into the straw to keep warm. If you choose to use blankets or fleece, you just have to be sure they don't get wet.
Feral cat Heated House Instructions | TheCatSite
Apr 27, 2011 · The hole for the Hound Heater should be positioned based on the Heater instructions. The hole in the back can be located anywhere you feel your cords will be exiting the back. Paint wood. Our Heated House is protected from the elements under a tent, but we still paint the exterior for looks and in case it gets wet.
How To Prevent A Cat From Destroying The Foam Insulation …
Sep 14, 2017 · Purraise. 2. This too is a good idea, except that it may be a little more than I can afford on a limited income and supporting all these crazy cats! But you got me thinking about the mylar survival blankets. Amazon sells a 52"x 84" blanket …
Anyone heard of using reptile bulbs or ceramic heater bulbs?
Nov 21, 2014 · It did work well and provided some nice heat. Yet after a few weeks I was worried about the bulb burning out. My DH installed a hound heater (uses a ceramic bulb) instead. DH and DS built an insulated cat house last winter and that is where the reptile bulb ( now a hound heater) was installed. The hound heater is awesome.