Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: Monty, our indoor cat, often tries to escape from the house. We ...

Your indoor cat deserves a taste of the wild. But letting them roam free? That’s a recipe for worry. Thankfully there’s a brilliant solution that offers the best of both worlds: a catio. These outdoor ...

Alan Breslauer launched Custom Catios in 2017 after building his first cat enclosure in the early 2000s. Most catios cost Breslauer's clients between $5,000 and $15,000, but a few cost over $70,000.

When people want a safe place for cats to play outdoors, they can create a screened cat patio, called a catio, buy a pre-made cat home or call a custom builder like Michael Jaeger of Vancouver, ...

WHEN it comes to their homes, there are few things New Yorkers prize as much as a little outdoor space — a terrace, perhaps, or a small deck in the backyard. Their cats feel the same way. So some cat ...

The B.C. SPCA is hoping a made-in-Portland concept will catch on with cat owners here. It wants to convince people to build cat-specific outdoor enclosures that protect both the furry and the ...

Meow. It’s Whiskers, your cat. Yes, I can talk. It’s just that I usually don’t bother. However, I want to tell you about this thing I need you to do: Build me an outdoor enclosure (catio) on the back ...

Enclosures are a way to keep pet cats contained while still letting them have time outside, and a business providing the enclosures says demand for their work is booming. Bass Coast Council, ...