Cat house Idea

[Randi]

I would be very careful about putting a light in the house for heat. Light bulbs have been known to start fires in dog houses.

I find that most stray cats like to have 2 doors, one on either end, offset. They have a fear of being trapped.

I too would worry about setting fire to the house. There are some "thingy's" (flat pillow like filled with ???) that you can put in a microwave for 2 min. and they'll stay warm for hours. Some people use them for beds.

But think about the draft!! We don't want them to catch a cold.

[AbbyMom]

Check out the Indy Feral Cat Shelter.

http://indyferal.org/index.php?page=shelters

They sell kits which you can assemble yourself. Or, you can at least look at their two-story plans!

[CultureJunky]

Oh yes I missed this post, got pointed to it by Freedom.
My dad built a house for the ferals we have out our garden, it's not heated but does have blankets and is water proofed using felt to cover it.
Here is a few pictures of it, this should suffice I think.
If you wanted to heat it you could use hot water bottles and stick a few in for the night, then they may settle on it. I can't think of any other way of heating it, there are those snugglesafe pads that you heat up in the microwave and they stay hot for hours.
I can't exactly describe how it was built as my dad built it not me. But perhaps the pictures will give you an idea?

[Laura's Babies]

Well Kev, looks like you got enough here to chew on for awhile.. I LOVE CJ's shelter, that is way to neat!

[Randi]

Culture Junkie, that is a really nice house your dad built!

Dusty's people 2! Remember to keep your old towels etc.

[Freedom]

WOW, CJ, is that CEDAR on the roof and back wall?? Your Dad REALLY did a great job!! Thanks for posting the photos. Notice the interior decor, color coordinated and all that! Whew!

[Anikaca77]

I hope this link works but I found this one to be helpful. I never got a chance to build it but it seems semi-easy.

http://www.alleycat.org/pdf/feral_cat_shelter.pdf

if this link doesn't work then you can try this link:

http://www.alleycat.org/resources_list.html

and click on "Build an Inexpensive Cat Shelter" link.

There is also this one:
http://www.alleycat.org/pdf/feeding.pdf
and if that link doesn't work you can go to this one and click on "Feral Cat Feeding Station"

Thanks for helping the strays.

Melissa