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Originally Posted by notorious
Our farm cats seem to be fine. They find their warms spots and suck it up.
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Do you have a barn they can run into though? I have a greenhouse but there isn't a great temperature difference between inside and outside when the skirts are up (which they would have to be for him to have access to the greenhouse).
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Originally Posted by KChiefs1
Insulate it & put a blanket in it. They’ll be fine.
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I both insulated it with 1/2 inch styro on 3 walls and went two panels deep on the base under the floor and put a blanket down in there. I'm considering an animal safe heating pad beneath the blanket.
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Originally Posted by mlyonsd
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I had actually seen that page before and it is how I decided on a 2x2 platform with an 18 inch(ish) peak. The doorway is a little wider than suggested though.
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Originally Posted by BWillie
I've never understood this crazed culture that freaks out when they see a dog outside in cold weather. It's a ****ing wolf. What did dogs and wolves do before we have nice houses? Plenty of wild dogs and wild feral barn cats that make due. If I had a dog, it would be strictly an outdoor animal. Dogs smell and destroy houses. But seem to make great pets and good hunting animals. Dogs used to be either an indoor or outdoor pet, but in the last quarter of the century they've moved to solely an indoor pet for some reason.
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I didn't realize I was freaking out. I felt as if I was trying to ensure my friend was warm and safe over the winter while keeping up his task of mousing. I get that he can "make due" but why not make my friend comfortable?
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Originally Posted by Fish
I'd nail patch of gunny sack to the front of it for an easy door that will block the wind. Otherwise looks fine...
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Thanks! I have been contemplating how to more effectively close off the front door with a flap of some sort and this would work nicely.
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Originally Posted by Buehler445
Yeah. Keep the wind off and they can retain heat pretty well.
One thing you need to do is make sure it’s the warmest place around. If they go looking for a warmer place coyotes will have breakfast.
Off hand question, why are you opposed to keeping it in the shop? We try to keep a cat in our shop to keep the mice down.
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The shop doesn't have a pet door on it yet and I'm not sold on his ability (or desire) to hold in his waste until I can open the door for him in the morning. I guess I could just suck it up and put kitty litter in there.
I also have a greenhouse which I had not considered because with the skirts up it doesn't have much of a temperature difference and with them down he has no access. But... it would at least cut the wind down further for him and he would still have access to the outside with the skirts up.