Thread: It's Been a While but we have been busy....

Hey all! Its been a while since I posted, but we have been quite busy, especially on the MC front. Some of you may recall me asking about building a cat run..... well, after some messing around, we convinced my dad and his wife to leave Wales and come and spend some time in London - nearly a week to be exact. Everyone mucked in to help, Dad, his wife Pat, myself and Jonathan and our daughter Beth and her b/f Andrew. It's not finished yet, thats a job for over the summer [if we ever get one] but it is cat proofed and the MC's can now enjoy some fresh air every day. So, I of course took some snaps, nothing artisitic, sorry, but you get the idea.

1 - this was what it was like before we started


YWP_0942 by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

2 - all the shrubs removed, and the uprights are in


YWP_2023 by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

3 - my dad and Pat start adding the mesh


YWP_2026 by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

4 - mesh complete, including roof, gate on and Abbie tries it out for size


YWP_2073 by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

5 - Dizzy surveys his new domain


YWP_2075 by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

6 - Ella investigates the furthest corners. We have thrown a few toys in there while I find time [and weather] to start constructing more permanent play things


YWP_2076 by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

Anyway, they love it and spend hours out there every day. I plan on replacing about half the grass with gravel or similar and adding a water feature, some planted pots and of course, shelves, ladders, toys etc....

Looks brilliant so far, they will love it and you won't keep them out of it, even in the rain! Look forward to seeing more pics as it develops. We had ours built about a year ago now and it's the best thing we ever did. Am in the process of refurbishing ours with new floor coverings, a purpose built outdoor cat tree/climber and lots of rustling bamboo - its difficult to get ours inside now

Absolutely luv this!!! It definitely gives me some ideas for our boyz - we just have to worry about the dreaded Arizona summer heat! I've been wanting to do this for a long time, as they love outside and hate being on a harness/leash the entire time. Thx for sharing with us!!!

Good work! Do they have free access to the run (by means of catflap) or do you carry them from the house to the run?

Free access through the conservatory windows at the moment, which are open all the time we're at home

Yep, as OhFah says, straight through conservatory window atm, though come winter we are considering a cat flap in the wall under the window.

I have just been sitting here planning the main large climber I want to put in, using posts like the ones used for the uprights [but shorter, obviously] and now I just need OhFahs credit card to recover so I can get the materials....

They love sitting out in the rain, whilst the tree we deliberately left in provides some shelter from sun and rain. Dizzy is very fond of curling up at the bottom of the lemon scented conifers, it is definitely his favourite 'patch'