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zuul

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2. Wonderful! If you have any catnip spray, use some around your shelter.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 12:28 PM

Dec 2022

Whenever I'm doing something different with the feral shelters on my property, I spray catnip around just before I go back in the house. It brings them running and makes them more at ease.

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In advance of the coming storm, I extended and reinforced the feral shelter [View all] Siwsan Dec 2022 OP

Ah, you're so good! Quakerfriend Dec 2022 #1

I came up with this. I'll improve on it later Siwsan Dec 2022 #6

Bless You - This Looks Fantastic DarthDem Dec 2022 #11

Wonderful! If you have any catnip spray, use some around your shelter. zuul Dec 2022 #2

+1 Emile Dec 2022 #3

Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Dec 2022 #4

Can you buy a small bale of hay? It breaks down easily into smaller squares. The cats would like Karadeniz Dec 2022 #5

This faces west Siwsan Dec 2022 #7

Do you get west winds? Is there something wnylib Dec 2022 #10

I'm sure they'll appreciate it! Ocelot II Dec 2022 #8

I keep a close eye on the ferals Siwsan Dec 2022 #9

like it republianmushroom Dec 2022 #12

Maybe either army surplus or thrift shop blankets or bedspreads Warpy Dec 2022 #13

I used a flannel blanket, folded in quarters, and bound in place with a bungee cord ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2022 #14

Cats aren't stupid, hay is a great insulator Warpy Dec 2022 #16

feral huts marti Dec 2022 #15

We're not expecting horrible weather (about 30 degrees on Sunday) SlimJimmy Dec 2022 #17

My mom's stray-cat winter shelter rlegro Dec 2022 #18