Aivituvin Outdoor Feral Cat House 2-Story Cat Cottage Kitten Shelter with Window (L-A)

Very bad quality and it’s broken would win installation and have a weird smell

War sehr einfach aufzubauen … wurde gut angenommen

This cat house arrived in good time, it was easy to put together, everything works well the latches close with ease and the doors close nicely and looks very nice in the garden, so for that reason only I found it was well worth what I paid for it. My cats didn't take to it at first, but it's been in the garden for a good couple of months now and still looks like new so happy with that and now my cats are just beginning to use it, especially just recently with the short thunderstorms that we've had, it still stands strong and I'm very happy with it.

I was actually quite surprised by this product as I am usually more than disappointed by these types of purchases on Amazon. Other then it was a bit smaller then I had hoped for their dimensions advertised were accurate, just wish it was a bit larger. Otherwise I was quite impressed by the quality of this cat house. It does look just like the picture and was package adequately and assembly was smooth without issue and the instructions were actually in English!! Product parts were clearly labeled and well organized and they suggested it takes 2 people to assemble it but since they used dowel joints on the main body parts it was more then easy enough to assemble by myself. Only suggestions are use a hand screwdriver for most of it to prevent splitting the wood of this type, at least to get it started and square, then use a low/gentle clutch setting on your drill to prevent stripping the holes, mostly common sense stuff like that to ensure you get a satisfactory build that will last. From the picture it almost looked like carpet on the roof pieces but it is actually shingles like on your house roof, was quite impressed that they managed to find the sweet spot between quality and affordably, great job on this product, just be patient and take your time when assembling it, it wasn't hard or frustrating, just need to follow the instructions. Would buy again and would recommend to a friend.

Overall this was the best for us. Sadly our neighbor got a few outdoor only "mousers" kittens but they always seemed hungry so I started feeding them and they preferred to be on our porch. We are in the mountains and already have indoor only cats because we regularly get raccoons and mountain lions and it's not safe for outdoor only cats. So to help them I wanted something warm as it gets cold and reasonably safe protection from predators. Some research said that most predators won't follow upwards and it's easier to defend so I wanted something 2 stories. Also feeding them in the 2nd story helps keep the food smell from attracting other animals. Having the window is great to let in light and see if they are there. Plus the 2nd upper floor door is great as you always want them to have a 2nd way out if needed. Constructing is easy-ish. The directions are pretty minimal but the parts are easy enough to figure out. Also not mentioned is that you need to disassemble one section to properly remove the plastic protection from the window then reassemble it. Some people have complained about some off gassing smell when first opened. Which is true because of the nice tarred roof. which is will protect well and last in the rain. This is made with real wood so it will not be super warm in very cold winter. But will look better and last and can be painted. Adding in some RV type insulation will help in very cold areas. Also I needed to modify the slide out bottom floor with a small cutout to let in a cord for a heated pad (19X19") and for a blink camera to check on them and track temperature. Being a slide out floor it only had to be large enough for the cord itself. Overall it's a great choice if you must have your cats outside.

I purchased this to use inside as a house to put my cat's food in to keep my dogs getting into it. It also works well for my cats to hid from the dogs. It is well made and worth the money. I love how cute it is and the widow on the top is perfect for me to see in so that I can see how much food they have. The only thing we didn't like and don't use is the plastic door things. (I don't know what to call them)