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- Measures 21.5" x 26.5" x 15.5"; the perfect home for protecting multiple cats, large cats, or cats that just need a little extra room
- Keep all cats of any shape and size protected and comfortable in this easy-to-assemble heated, weather resistant, insulted cat shelter
- The featured 20-watt MET Safety Listed plush heated cat bed inside the K&H Outdoor Heated Kitty House keeps your kitties warm - even in sub-zero temperatures
- The two exits provide multiple escape routes from predators and include removable clear door flaps to protect cats from the harsh outdoor elements
- For indoor/outdoor use with 110/120 volt electrical current only
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For those wondering, the heating pad only warms to a cat's normal body temperature to help them maintain it. The pad needs a cat's weight to work so don't be tempted to stuff the house with anything that will block the cat's weight from the pad.
There are instructions on how to make them online.
If you can, put them in a sheltered area to keep snow/rain out.
The advice is just one hole for the cat to get into/out of the shelter if you're in areas that get below mid-twenties or so overnight regularly in the winter (northern states).
Hole should be no bigger than about 6 inches square or diameter (if round); if a smaller cat, could be a little smaller - this helps keep out other critters.
Straw (not hay) is an excellent insulator, and it insulates when wet. Sites with advice on building these shelters mention that people often want to use blankets, etc., but those usually don't insulate when wet (wool might). Sometimes hay is mislabeled as straw, so be sure it's straw.
I got a couple on craigslist. I had some old contact paper laying around so I lined them with contact paper so the cats can't scratch the styrofoam. (The internet sites say most cats won't scratch the styrofoam). I used long nails poked through the 4 corners of one shelter to hold the lid down. I used bamboo skewers to hold the lid on the other one down.
A container just big enough for the cat(s) you're concerned about, plus straw (if you can get it) is what you need. Their body heat will keep the inside of a smaller one warmer.
The website said a lot of people think they should put a 2nd hole in the container, but they advised against that as it just makes it harder for the cat to keep the inside warm.
Find the best place you can to keep the snow, wind, and rain out. If you don't have a shed, etc., try putting the shelter against a building, on something to raise it above the snowline, and put a few landscape bricks, etc. on top to hold it down. I had a big bag of peat I put on top of one shelter (in a large shed that was open on one end) to hold it in place and add a little insulation. I have an enclosed shed as well where I put the other shelter.
I'm not sure that's safe though - doesn't the generator get hot when it's running? Doesn't it need air flow around it?
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