Evan and Katelyn

Catio 2.0 brainstorming

Added 2021-11-01 16:51:53 +0000 UTC

Hey guys! So I'll admit - we're struggling a bit brainstorming the new catio design. A big reason why is because Joobie LOVED her old catio... so much so that we are hesitant to change too much about the design. But if we recreate the exact same thing, obviously that's not gonna be a very interesting video. So we're trying to keep elements she liked and things that worked well functionally, but upgrade some things we felt could be improved. But if y'all have any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

Here are some of the things we wanna keep the same:

- Similar in size, maybe a smidge bigger. Joobie feels safe in small spaces (small boxes, small little tents we make for her, napping behind our clothes in the closet, etc), so we still want it to be relatively small

- Some sort of mesh walls like last time (these let the breeze and smells through, and she never tried to claw them)

- Sloped acrylic roof (it's the simplest design to allow rain to flow off of it with the least risk of water getting inside)

Here are some of the things we want to improve:

- Making the "floor" piece removable for easier cleaning (there were a couple times she had a hairball out there and it was a pain to clean)

- Maybe some cute mini resin stained glass pieces for decor

A few notes:

- We don't want anything open to the grass/ground (we want it raised up) because there are scorpions and millipedes and we don't want her getting stung

- We don't have room for anything huge (and we think she prefers it on the small side anyway)

- We need it to be practical - we can't leave anything out there that will get gross (like a bed), attract bugs (food or water), etc

If you have any suggestions, we'd love to hear them! Joobie thanks you -Katelyn