Indoor Cat Cages

Times when you might want to restrain your cat include:

• A cat needing medication
• Moving
• Bringing in groceries, or taking out the trash
• Making sure available to go to the vet
• Introducing a new cat
• Kitten care
• Aged cat
• A cat that needs to be isolated from the household

When these needs arise, you want a kitty house that will be comfortable, have room for a litter box where it can be kept well away from the food and water, and space for a comfortable bed. A caged cat might not be a happy cat, but the chances are that he or she will be a much safer cat.

The Multilevel Kitten Cage

This classic cat cage is suitable for kittens and for ferrets. Its multilevel construction makes it easy to put the litter box in the bottom level and the food and water at an upper level, with beds, slings and toys in between. It doesn’t work quite as well for older cats, especially those that might have physical difficulty climbing. It is, however, an excellent tool for restraining a very fast, very agile baby who might dash out the door during a grocery exchange or get in trouble by climbing into an inaccessible area of your home while everyone is asleep.

Wide-Based Double Door Cage

A wide-based double-door cage is better for older cats, especially those that are being restrained for reasons of health or because they have become incontinent with age. The cage is large enough to place a litter box at one side of the cage and food and water at the other with a space in-between for a comfortable bed. While your aging queen or tom might not appreciate this den at first, in a multi-cat household it can become a retreat for a senior in a household of importunate younger felines. It can also make a good place to restrain a large kitty that thinks the Other Side of Any Door is the right side, even if that dash for freedom means contending with dogs, cars and unsympathetic humans.

The Fun Feline Retreat

A fun, carpet lined multilevel house retreat can provide an area for cats of all ages to nest. Place littler boxes on a lower level, and an overflowing bowl of cat crunchies somewhere above along with an auto-watering container. If you can afford it, cats love ever-flowing fresh water as opposed to a dish of water. It wouldn’t even hurt to back an aquarium up to one side of the retreat to give your domestic kitties something to watch and bat at, but that is purely optional. Having a house of their own with different rooms and areas that are familiar makes it less traumatic to be shut inside it.