I am getting a new kitten next week and my husband wants it to be outdoors only. We don't have a heated garage but plan on it staying in there during the winter. Can anyone make a suggestion on how to keep a cat warm during the cold, bitter winter months? Should I build it a kitten house? Use Straw? Blankets? We have a portable heater but can only turn this on a few hours a day and can't leave it unattended. It gives out enough heat within 3 feet. I'm worried this may burn her but keeping the garage door open slightly to allow her to go in and out is a must. PLEASE HELP!
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luckily for the cat it has fur! cats fur gets thicker in winter months. they are aslo very good at adapting i'm sure the cat will be fine. my three cats all lived into their late 20's and mostly lived outside without any additional coats etc!!!
have fun with your new kitten!
just make sure if it is to live outside that it has had all of its vaccinaions, cat flu is a killer!!
put a jersye on like for the doggys
I don't think you should get a kitten at all. Kittens are too vulnerable to so many dangers outside.
If both you and your husband are not willing to have an adorable, loving kitten INSIDE your home you are just not the right people for a cat. Garages are too hot in summer and too cold in winter and are not an appropriate place for any companion animal. They are dark, dingy, smelly and terrible homes. They may offer some protection or safety and they are the aboslute pits as far as pets are concerned.
get a little dog house or carrier and put a sleeping bag or a couple of blankets ,,,with that in the garage the kitty should be fine,,be careful with the kitten when she;s outside as she will be outside and if a dog or raccoon comes she;ll be dead meat...that happened to a neighbors cat when 2 dogs got the cat and literally skinned the fur off her and she died a bad death,,,,,,,,if you could you should keep her or he indoors till she gets bigger and learns whats good and whats bad,,,,,,,,,,lol
Forget about getting a kitten!!! I'm sorry, but if the cat has to live in the GARAGE, then you should think again about getting a cat. I would think that you would be getting this kitten as a companion, so why should it be kept in the garage?? That reminds me of people that get a dog and tie it to a chain and put the dog box(if it is lucky enough to have one ) at the farther est point of their property, away from their house, and then forget about it, maybe giving it water, and food, if they remember. Do the kitty a BIG favor, and let someone else give the kitty a GOOD home... Thank you.
Can I ask why you are getting a cat if you do not plan to have him/her be part of your family? What is the point of getting a cat if it is going to be outside only? Sorry I do not understand. The best place for a cat during the bitter cold months is inside with his owners snuggled up in a loving lap or stretched out in front of a fireplace or snuggled up on-top of a warm radiator... not left outside to fend for itself and possibly freeze to death. As a cat lover I ask you not to get a kitten in the first place unless you plan to love him/her and treat him/her with the respect he/she deserves.
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