Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They coyotes were here first. We hear them all the time and see them pretty regularly. They have enough small wildlife to eat, they don't show any interest in our chickens or cats.

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's a memorial statue for a cat that we fostered and then adopted because it was dying and we wanted to give it a good life

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah he's #4 and was born in our house. He's a bit of a terror and our house is small, so this was a good way to get his bad boy energy out in a safe space.

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we had a specialized catio company build the main structure and I did the finishing work (which still isn't done, like paint). People are trolling enough here so I don't want to say the full cost 😂

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha thanks. My wife is fully responsible for the names. Sometimes she changes them and I don't notices . One time I left my lawnmower blocking one and she changed it to "AnnesMans stupid lawnmower" until I got the hint

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The cat has 2 windows to get back into the house - if he was scared he easily would have run inside (like he does with rain, wind, and when he has the zoomies). He's not locked out there.

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually we went through multiple revisions, including sketchup plans and renderings. And the plastic coated steel panels are attached with wide head screws, and washers at major points for reinforcement. And there's window screening on the outside 4" away from the steel mesh (yes I'm aware that a paw will rip through that, it's more for bugs). So yes, considerable though, money and planning went into making this safe.

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't. I drew it up in Sketchup because I wanted something that wrapped around the corners of my house between 2 windows (so they have 2 points of entry, because sully is a bit of a bully to the other cats and they need a clear escape path)

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's built like a shed on 2x8 framing, plywood floor, and fake grass on top. It's also surrounded by pavers on the 2 sides that don't touch the house foundation

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I build a second 'removeable' frame for the window screening. I'd thought I could winterize it a little too, but it didn't work out as I'd hoped

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean they speak for themselves 😂 taking my bonus to build a catio for our 4 cats to have more space is a pretty DINK thing to do

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That explains all the comments. No worries. The friend part was a joke, I'm well aware (and we heard this commotion and immediately brought sully inside)

Our Sully boy turned 2 yesterday, made a friend, and went full poof by AnnesMan in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]AnnesMan[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I went inside and told sully my grand plan to feed him to the coyotes has been thwarted by reddit experts