Building a cat house in your backyard
In our backyard, we have had several stray cats, one neutered male is still living there. When we moved in 8 years ago, he was sleeping in an old pram someone had left.
A few of us decided to build houses for them. We got some Polystyrene boxes from the grocery which had contained vegetables and we taped two together. We cut a hole in one end (along the lenght of the box, to avoid the wind going through), then we covered the box in thick plastic - also taped on with good strong tape and put some old blankets in. The cats immediately moved in and has been there ever since. As you can imagine, it can get pretty cold in Denmark in the winter, but now, they're not freezing their paws and ears off. It will probably be a good idea to choose some plastic which blend in with the background color.
We also take turns feeding them - about the same time every evening, after the birds have gone to rest, otherwise they will steal the food.
This may be an idea for other catlovers - itīs certainly a cheap solution and quite easy to do- and best of all THE CATS LOVE IT!
Good luck!
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