Al alluded to a cat house for Doppel in his last post. Here it is now completed and in use.
Excellent design and meticulous craftsmanship by Al. It is fully insulated and has a fleece-covered goose down pillow on the inside. Al will build a fancy roof for it later, temps were plunging and there simply wasn’t time to complete that part as I was in a hurry to get Doppel into it. And it’s a good thing we finished it last night as it was -11F this morning!
When we brought it into the barn last night, we put dry cat food inside it as a way to force Doppel in. We wanted to make sure he understood how to go in and out the little opening, which turned out to be in the shape of a piece of toast. He did it but seemed confused since that’s not where we usually put the food. Not knowing anything about cat house design, we were a bit concerned that the opening might be too small and that perhaps he might feel trapped if a predator were to approach. But when I came in the barn this morning, there he was all curled up inside, snug and fairly warm given outside temps.
And speaking of snug cats, Peaches does not appear to miss his barncat days. Just about a year ago he, too, lived in the loft of the barn and spent many a -10F day.
