Where To Get A Cheap Heated Cat House.

[edteach]

I was looking for the feral cat a heated insulated cat house. I saw the K&H on line and the guy said it was 35 dollars. I could spend that, but when I looked them up they were more like 70 dollars. Does anyone know where I could get a good deal on an insulated heated cat house for one to two cats size? Any ideas could help. Its getting cold out and I would like to have a place for him to stay until I know if he is actually full on feral or if someone is taking care of him. thanks.

 

[shadowsrescue]

You can make one fairly cheap out of rubbermaid containers. I have used the large totes as well as smaller ones that I insulate with Reflectix insulation. It is easy to attach with duct tape. Many people just use the large totes and stuff with straw ( not hay) and the cats burrow down for warmth. My feral boys never liked straw.

I use heat pads in mine as I have electricity outside on my deck. Over the years I have found heat pads for very reasonable prices. Using blankets is never a good idea as they will get wet and this will prevent a cat from getting warm.

If you do a google search on rubbermaid cat house and look at images, you will see lots of ideas.

Here is a picture of one that I use with a heat pad. We call it the Magic Box.

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• shadowsrescue
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[WoodstockGirl]

You can make one (and there are a million ways to do it) but because I'm lazy I bought one on sale from Chewy.com for $30. It's unheated but I got a self-warming pet pad that was really cheap, too. The stray that camps on my porch loves it.

 

[di and bob]

I just went to Amazon under K&H cat heating pad and found a medium size for 20.00 with no pad. That is OK because I cover mine with a blanket anyway. I have 6 or 7 of them now, and the cats ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM! I have four indoor in my sunroom and ever one was occupied this morning. Outside I put them in my small dog houses taht are wrapped in cheap quilts and tarps, and there is always a cat (and occasionally a possum) in them. Just make sure you get the electric, they only use a few watts of electricity so are very economical to run. They have ones made for outside too, that are more sturdily built. I got several of mine by keeping an eye on the site, they had them for 7.99 as an add-on one day, I got several, and even some for the local shelter!

 

[WoodstockGirl]

I just went to Amazon under K&H cat heating pad and found a medium size for 20.00 with no pad. That is OK because I cover mine with a blanket anyway. I have 6 or 7 of them now, and the cats ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM! I have four indoor in my sunroom and ever one was occupied this morning. Outside I put them in my small dog houses taht are wrapped in cheap quilts and tarps, and there is always a cat (and occasionally a possum) in them. Just make sure you get the electric, they only use a few watts of electricity so are very economical to run. They have ones made for outside too, that are more sturdily built. I got several of mine by keeping an eye on the site, they had them for 7.99 as an add-on one day, I got several, and even some for the local shelter!

Yep! I don't have an outdoor outlet on my porch or I'd do that, too. So the self-warming pad it is. He loves it. The one I have has two exits in case he gets trapped by an animal. I put straw in it as well for extra insulation. One of our local shelters gives it away in bags in the fall.

 

[orange&white]

How cold do you expect it to get where you are?

I made my feral a very inexpensive shelter and decided not to heat it since we have relatively mild winters (usually). If we do get a hard freeze, I'll either go get a heating pad, or bring her in for a night or two. I made the interior chamber pretty small to hold in her body heat. She can turn around and lie down comfortably, but that's about it. The shelter is insulated, so I think her body heat will be enough to keep her snuggly if we have a few hours of temperature in the mid-20's.

Her shelter is also tucked into the corner on a shelf by my patio door, so it's protected from wind/rain/snow. If it were further out in the open backyard exposed to the elements, I'd probably be more inclined to add a heat source.

If you're expecting an extremely cold winter, I'd get a non-electric Snuggle Safe pad or an electric K&H outdoor warming pad.