Kitty Kat Enclosures

15/04/2024

Meet vlooi. She is very tiny. We rescued her from primary school across from our home. She is the mommy of the kittens born on the 1st of January 2024.

She is also Bokkie and Daisy (known as the dak katte) mommy. More about them later.

Mommy has now weaned her kitten and it's time for her to be spayed.

Keep you updated.

15/04/2024

Meet Flekkie born 1 Jan 2024 45 minutes after the rest of her siblings.

She is playful and adventurous and sometimes a bit clumsy. Has had her first vet visit after hurting her front paw.

14/04/2023

Watch this space. Completed enclosure loading.

29/09/2022

14/06/2022

KATTE WORD INGEPERK OM DIE KUIFKIEWIET TE BEWAAR:
Die kuifkiewiet is 'n klein voël wat nou in die dorpie Waldorf beskerm word. Dit kom in baie dele van die wêreld voor.
Kateienaars in die Duitse dorpie Walldorf is vandeesweek beveel om hul troeteldiere tot einde Augustus binnenshuis te hou om ’n skaars voël tydens sy broeiseisoen te beskerm.
Die dekreet is ontwerp om die kuifkiewiet te help red, wat sy nes op die grond maak en dus 'n maklike prooi is vir katjagters.
Die voël se bevolking in Wes-Europa het die afgelope dekades skerp afgeneem.
Alhoewel dit deur die Internasionale Unie vir Natuurbewaring (IUCN) as 'n spesie van die minste kommer in Europa gelys word. “Die voortbestaan van die spesie hang onder meer van elke enkele kuiken af,” het die owerhede in Walldorf gesê.
Die reël geld vir alle katte in die suidelike deel van die dorp en sal vir
die volgende drie jaar van April tot Augustus herhaal word.
Eienaars kan met 'n bedrag van €(euro)500 beboet word as hul kat gevind word wat buite rondloop en kan met 'n boete van tot €(euro)50 000 beboet word as hul troeteldier 'n kuifkiewiet beseer of doodmaak.
"Om skielik te verhoed dat katte wat gewoond is om buite te gaan en nou verbied word, beteken geweldige beperkings en stres vir die diere," het Duitsland se grootste dierewelsynsorganisasie, in 'n verklaring aan Euronews Green gesê.“Die negatiewe invloed van katte op die populasie van sangvoëls is in elk geval omstrede en is, na ons wete, nog nie vir die kuifkiewiet in Walldorf bewys nie.”Die organisasie ondersteun maatreëls om die kuifkiewiet te beskerm, maar glo geen dier kan as tweedeklas behandel word nie.
"Om huiskatte as 'skuldiges' vir die bedreiging van sekere voëlspesies te definieer, beteken ook dat hulle die skuld moet neem vir die feit dat mense habitatte en voedselvoorrade vir wilde spesies oor 'n lang tydperk vernietig het en sodoende hul bestaan bedreig," het die verklaring afgesluit. Hierdie sentiment word weerspieël deur Daniela Schneider, 'n kampvegter vir
Four Paws Germany. "Die invloed van verskerpte landbou, monokulture, inseksterftes en toenemende grondontwikkeling is waarskynlik groter as dié van sommige katte wat voëls jag," vertel sy aan Euronews Green. “Hierdie oorsake word deur mense veroorsaak. Dit sal beter wees om die werklike oorsake te beveg as om katte hiervoor te blameer.”

Wat dink jy sal Suid Afrika ooit so iets kan regkry om troeteldiere in te perk?

16/02/2021

Why you should build a catio for your cat .

It’s summertime. The weather is warming up, and your cat is feeling more than a little frisky to get outside. You know your feline friend is longing for some fresh air and sunshine but you worry about their safety, as well as the safety of local wildlife. Thankfully, there’s a purrfect solution that’s both safe and secure for your cat so they can enjoy the great outdoors, and in style too.

Enter: the catio. A catio is a patio for cats, and is typically built just outside a door or a preferred window that your cats like to frequent. You can even get creative with your catio and build it according to your house and particular taste (or your kitty’s).

The top benefits for building a catio

Provides enrichment for our feline friends. Cats are designed to leap, balance on thin ledges, and climb everything and anything. A catio provides them the opportunity to tap into their inner ancestral forest hunters, while also giving them access to the ever changing sights, sounds and smells of the outdoors. Translation: they’ll never be bored!

Protects your cat from vehicles, unwanted diseases, other animal conflicts, potential poisoning, getting lost, and any other dangers that affect free-roaming cats.

Ensures local wildlife can safely enjoy their habitat. Outdoor cats can cause harm to birds and other animals. By keeping them in their catio, you’re giving the outdoor sights and sounds your cat loves by also protecting wildlife.

Decreases conflict between cats. If you have two cats or more, there can sometimes be unwanted conflict and stress. Catios provide additional space for your cats to reduce any fighting and other behaviour problems that can occur in the home.

Avoid neighbourhood conflicts. Not everyone loves your cat as much as you do. Catios can help avoid conflicts created when your cat chooses to use your neighbour’s vegetable garden as their outdoor litter box.

Help reduce community cat population. A female cat can have up to three litters per year. An unneutered cat can add to unwanted litters that are often left to fend for themselves after they are born.