#catio

Both kitties are out enjoying their #catio this morning. Yes, we have a camera so that we can enjoy their antics.
#CatsofMastodon

The 'Catio' is taking shape. It is secure, with wire mesh all round, as they've already climbed the stone walls. The cats like the sand floor for rolling in, and, if we're not careful, for other functions.

Next, I'll get in some play materials, branches, wood to scratch on and some turf at the far end for extra interest. #catio

I've had my 🍗chimkin breakfast with warm broth. I did zoomies and visited my box. Was out in my #Catio for a bit too. Now I'm doing #SundaySnuggles #CatsOfMastodon #TabbyCat #Stevie

#Caturday 🐈has begun with RAIN 🌧️here! Our prediction was🌧️ happily incorrect! The #HeatDome is leaving our area and temps should return to normal horrible hot, rather than nightmare horrible hot. The #Catio is fully open again 😸#CatsOfMastodon

This #Thursday at 4:00 PM my #Catio is 106° in the shade under a dangerous #HeatDome on it's way to #Chicago. Hope that city is prepared to care for all its vulnerable citizens EQUALLY. 🥵 As for me, I went outside very early. Now I have to stay inside. #CatsOfMastodon #TuxieGirl #Betty

It's 105° on my #Catio. Cat 🐈 mom says I HAVE to come inside. 😿The Catio is now closed 🔒. I cry n cry to go out. She says no. Again. Not good for me to be out in the 🥵excessive heat. Very sad. Catio has been closed at noon now for 7 days. 🌡️

#WhiskerWednesday under a ☀️🥵#HeatDome in the #MidWest is going to be horrible. The feel like temp is going to be 115° with humidity in 60%-80% . My #Catio will be closed in about 20 minutes due to #ExessiveHeat. I don't like being stuck inside all day, especially since all the drapes are closed 😿. But mom butler staff says it's not safe outside, so I must put up with it.

#TongueOutTuesday *Sigh* My #Catio was closed again by noon due to excessive heat. I cried n cried😿 to go out but cat mom remained firm. It's not safe for cats. When is this #HeatDome gonna end? 🥵 #TabbyCat #Stevie #CatsOfMastodon

#MastodonMonday Getting my #Catio time in before cat mom makes me go inside ahead of the 🥵nasty #HeatWave 🌡️temperatures under the #HeatDome here in #Kansas #TabbyCat #Stevie

Lucy ‘suffering’ in the sunshine

Lucy is confined to a #catio in this photo, although she does have supervised outings in the yard

She pleads plaintively to go outside the catio, where she does the same thing - basks in the sunshine

#cats #catsofmastodon

@GertrudeZane We're avoiding the hellish #Heat . #Catio has been closed since 11:00 AM though. It's really BAD. But cat daddy has stocked up on fuses, food, n ice. Mom has her ice packs in the freezer n us pets are getting extra cool water with our meals n treats.

108° right now. Horrible 🥵 hot. Don't even want to guess what the feel like temp is. Our AC is working over time but it's still 80° inside. Mom butler staff closed the #Catio hours ago so us pets are all inside. Mom is loading us up with extra water in our food too. #Caturday #HeatWave #CatsOfMastodon

I've had my #FriYay breakfast & now I'm watching the birbs n butterflies 🦋 out on my #Catio. Gonna be hot today. #TabbyCat #Stevie #CatsOfMastodon

#Today is the first time I was able to use my #Catio cat flap all by myself AND the first time #Stevie didn't harass me. #CatsOfMastodon #CatioLife #TuxieGirl #Betty

The proud hunter brought in his catch this morning, an earthworm. He only has access to a #catio so his options are limited. #cats

'Should I stay🎵 or should I go'?
🎶 #TuxieGirl #Betty trying to decide on using the cat flap to go out to the Catio. #Catio Life

#Today is #FriYay 😺 I'm making myself comfortable out in the #Catio this morning. Still working on learning how to use the cat flap. I'm able to use it, but don't like it still. It's weird. I don't get how it has to be pushed with my head or nose. #CatioLife #Catting #CatsofMastodon

Lookit everybody!🦎I caught a lizard on the #Catio! #TabbyCat #Stevie 🐈 Maybe #Today will be a good day after all, despite the fact that I have to share my house n Catio with #TuxieGirl #Betty 🐈‍⬛🙄 #Catting #CatsOfMastodon

Not #Today! No #TuxieGirl #Betty you can't come back in! What? Mom sez I have to let you use the #Catio whenever you want? Like SHARE it, you mean? Mom! Why?! #TheJourney continues. #CatsOfMastodon #StevieBetty #Together

We've had a major break through on this EXHAUSTING #SlowCatIntro. #TabbyCat #Stevie & 🐈#TuxieGirl #Betty 🐈‍⬛ have been FINALLY sharing the open space of the house w/out a barrier. Betty did VERY well, Stevie was understandably hissy and low level growly, but NO BLOOD & NO CHASING! 😸😃😃 #CatsOfMastodon. No photos cuz staff needed both hands to keep them safe. #Catio flap will remain open in both directions except at night.

#TuxieTuesday I spend most of my time foraging for food. Nobody EVER feeds me at this hotel. And even if they do, the portions are woefully inadequate. Luckily, I'm a really good forager! There's a freeze dried minnow but in here! Plus there are any number of dust bits on my #Catio. #TuxieGirl #Betty 🐈‍⬛#CatsOfMastodon

#TuxieGirl #Betty I'm liking my new #Catio attraction! #CatsOfMastodon #Catting #CatioLife I ❤️love this thing! Thanks Cat Daddy!

I got new stuff out in the #Catio! #TuxieGirl #Betty This is the new Swinging Tunnel with portals so I can see the birbs n squirrels! Now #TabbyCat #Stevie & me can be out here together ( SOME day) but at a distance. #Sunday #CatsOfMastodon

Good thing I tested it. Turns out I introduced a bug so all non-Sony cameras couldn’t connect.. Oops. But fixed! Here are a few pix from my Canon EOS 5Dmk4 #CatsOfMastodon #ShutterSnitch #Catio

Oh no, I optimized some PTP/IP connection code so now I have to test it on some cameras. A few shots using the Sony a7IV. #CatsOfMastodon #ShutterSnitch #Catio

#SlowCatIntro going on week 13. Humans are definitely fatigued. Last night's bedroom desensitization session went fairly well. #TuxieGirl #Betty🐈‍⬛was pretty calm. I only hissed a little bit. After a few minutes dad took her away, and I got ham treats! 😻 Later we'll do the same on the #Catio. We're both taking calming drops. One week of this & then it's on to reopening the Catio cat flap to facilitate free range capability... 🤞#CatsOfMastodon #TabbyCat #Stevie

#TwitchyTailTuesday! Birbs are🐤 out getting their breakfast. I'm on #ZSHQ patrol in my #Catio. Lots of noisy lawn brigades and 🚜 garbage trucks on my street. Also saw 🐶dogs walking their hoomans, & the 24/7 gardener up the street.

#ZSHQ #ZombiePatrol Mom staff told me about birbs. About 6 of them out there. #Today is the first time I really stalk them on my #Catio. Mostly I spend my time mad foraging for food. But I'm starting to like watching the wildlife out here. #CatioLife #CatsOfMastodon

It's still #Caturday! I'm very busy in the #Catio. Got #Zombies to kill! #ZSHQ #ZombiePatrol
#TuxieGirl #Betty #CatsOfMastodon

This heat is truly 🥵awful. More on the way too. Us cats are stuck inside from noon until
8:30 PM. It will still be 105° + 31% humidity but at least mom won't get a ☀️sunburn because I need a chaperone on the #Catio. #HeatWave #CatsOfMastodon #TuxieGirl #Betty

#Midwest #HeatWave Waddya 🐈MEAN the #Catio is closed? 🙀 I don't care that it's 104° with 32% humidity. I wanna go OUT! #TabbyCat #Stevie #CatioLife #CatsOfMastodon

#Midwest #HeatWave continues with high humidity & temps over 100° for more than 10 days. Energy bills are going to be skyhigh for many. At Our House 🏠 window coverings are completely closed, the #Catio closes at noon, fans are on, fresh water in all the bowls, oven and stove are closed. And still, we burn 🔥🥵 #CatsOfMastodon #TabbyCat #Stevie #TuxieGirl #Betty #CatioLife

#catio in my friend/client's yard

We call this the new bed because it was the last bed to be developed in her yard. Hence, all the weeds. 50 plus zinnias will soon be blooming here.

#TabbyCat #Stevie 🐈What is #TuxieGirl 🐈‍⬛#Betty doing in my #Catio? She better not be messing it up, I can tell ya that! #CatioLife #CatsOfMastodon

#TabbyCat 🐈#Stevie & #TuxieGirl
#Betty 🐈‍⬛participating in a "I'll show you I can be trusted" session for the first time together in their #Catio. Went pretty well. Stevie gave her a low level warning growl while she remained calm. Session was about 10 minutes. Success feels good. 😺😺#SlowCatIntro Feels like Week 100 😱 #CatsOfMastodon

#SharkWeek 🦈
Meet the rare and 🦈exceptionally dangerous #Catio shark 🦈 #CatsOfMastodon

#Today is #SundayScreamies. Dad staff is overlapping the bottom edge of #Catio fencing to prevent me from catching any 🐦‍⬛hapless birbs that might be sitting on the ledge. #CatioLife

I found the fountain grass out in the #Catio! #TuxieGirl #Betty #CatioLife # #CatsOfMastodon #Catting

Out on the #Catio 🐈‍⬛ #Today I saw neighbor cat Tuna calling while lounging under a tree. I also saw a black neighbor cat chase a 🐿️ squirrel! She had a bell so didn't catch him, but she got game! 🐈‍⬛ #CatioLife #TuxieGirl #Betty #CatsOfMastodon #Cats

The weekend has been so noisy and a bit frightening with all the #SkyBooms 🎆. Daisy Dog has been quite scared. Mom attends me in the #Catio to make sure I'm safe. Stevie doesn't mind the #SkyBooms. There will be more for a whole week mom says. Keep your pets inside all week. #Monday #TuxieGirl #Betty #CatsOfMastodon

#TabbyTuesday Just me n mom butler staff out on the #Catio tonight. #Stevie #CatsOfMastodon

#Summer here in #Kansas is in full swing. I'm having a good time out in my beloved #Catio #Today on #Monday. #TabbyTude #ClassicTabby #StevieTheCat #Catting #CatsOfMastodon #Cats

Lookit what I did #Today out in the #Catio! #TuxieGirl #Betty #CatioLife #CatsOfMastodon

Here's a short video tour of the #Catio. Note the white repurposed dresser, now being used as Kitty Cubbies! Some day both #Betty and #StevieTheCat will be sleeping in this Kitty Klub house together🤞. #CatioLife #CatsOfMastodon #Cats

“Yeah I’m on the counter. Gotta problem with that?” #Catio

#TuxiGirl #Betty Lookit me! 😺 I'm now wearing my collar after a few *clicker* training sessions! I'm a good girl. A smart girl! I'll be ready to use the #Catio once I can safely share the house with Stevie. #Clicker Training #Cats #TuxiTude #CatsOfMastodon

Week 4 of my #SlowCatIntro has begun. Still in stage 1 site & scent swapping, no eye/physical contact between me/Stevie. I've learned MANY things! 😸 I can sit on my shelf without door dashing near the kitchen; I can safely share my sanctuary room & the floor space with Daisy the dog without harassing her; I can use all the house#Catification except the #Catio; I can safely use the house space at night while Stevie is outside. Love my new ♥️ForEver Home. #TuxieTude #CatsOfMastodon😻 #Caturday

It's always #Caturday at Our House. Lookit what my dad made for 🐈 us. It's stage 1 of our Gym Wall that will be 😺critically important this winter when Betty & I won't be able to be out on the #Catio. My dad be The Best Cat Daddy EVER! 😸#Catify #CatsOfMastodon

#Today I got an upgrade to my #Catio enrichment items. Dad did some yard work recently & kept this bit back for😸 me! Comes with resident chipmunk 🐿️ #Catio #ClassicTabby #StevieTheCat #Catification #CatsOfMastodon 🐈

It's always #Caturday when you have a #Catio! I'm feeling 😺better. Dad spent a lot of time with me #Today. We played catch on the climber & had 🍗snacks together. I watched dad place a bunch of cinder blocks behind the fence line for her pots, and then he mowed the side yard. Afterwards we took a nap inside n closed the door! 🐈

A cat will expand to fit the available sunbeam #Catio #CatsOfMastodon

Unpopular take, but if people really love their cats they will keep them inside or get a catio for their safety. What a harsh, senseless death. No photo, just a Nextdoor post. #cats #catio