Catios

  • Woodland Hills Stand Alone Catio

    This might have been our toughest challenge to date. Our client was moving into a new house with 12 cats and needed a stand alone structure. First, we carved out a spot in the backyard where we could build a 200+ square foot catio. We attached the enclosure to a tough shed and added two windows for ventilation, as well as a door slot in the front. This will be the go to place for the dozen gatos to keep warm during the winter. Approximately a third of the catio roof is bronze polygal, which provides shade and will protect…

  • Brea

    When it comes to cats, vertical space is far more important than square footage. Furbabies need things to climb and high perches to check out the world below. Multi-level shelf space is also critical to cat harmony due to their hierarchical nature. With that backdrop, the Brea catio is “The Bomb” – as the kids like to say. Including the ground and the ramp exiting the cat door, the enclosure has six levels! Ollie, Inky, and Smokey Joe are going to get along just fine, thank you! And, in case the 9 shelves -including an 8 foot long carpeted platform…

  • Thousand Oaks

    This may be our new favorite catio. The big enclosure – 12′ x 9′ x 4′ – is fully equipped with everything a cat could want. Wall mounted pet door so cats can come and go as they please. Check. Floor to ceiling sisal rope pole to climb. Check. Covered outdoor litter area. Check. Cat superhighway. Check. Enough bed areas for all five house cats. Check. Cat happiness. Check. Alas, the cat parents have plenty to love too. The brown frame is a match for the roof fascia board and really pops. We removed the brick pavers to lay concrete…

  • Toluca Lake

    In Toluca Lake we replaced an existing catio built five years ago by a talented handyman. The enclosure effectively kept an entire litter of feral cats in and coyotes out, but was not aesthetically pleasing. We ripped out the old structure, patched and touched up the home and then built a typical custom catio that is a near perfect match for the house. Up close and at a distance, the catio looks like it was built together with the beautiful home. With the new door the homeowners no longer have to trek litter box waste through the house. We also…

  • Sylmar Catio / Dogio

    One of the great perks of building catios for a living is meeting so many awesome people and cool cats. This project was no exception. Jessica, who has two cats and a disabled German Shepherd puppy, not only works for Best Friends Animal Society, but also fosters kittens. Building a HUGE enclosure for her adorable pets and future rescues was an added bonus!

  • Bel-Air

    Wowza! Where to begin with this gorgeous cattery. How about the 10+ foot plus sisal rope pole, 20+ foot ramp, and massive cat superhighway that encircles the entire enclosure. Holy smokes this is one awesome catio! The huge ramp is covered with industrial strength outdoor carpeting for extra grip and all the shelves are painted with artificial sand for extra grip. Welcome to Cat Disneyland!

  • Woodland Hills Dogio

    This dogio / dog run / dog enclosure is a thing of beauty. Stained redwood throughout is a near perfect match for the new perimeter fence. Coupling the beautiful framing and stylized door with lush trees and bushes make for a stunning enclosure. Sparing no details, the roof is half mesh and half translucent polygal so that the dogs have a covered area when it rains. Read more about the dogio and the Hollywood director who commissioned it here.

  • Encino

    This was a fun one! We turned a lush hillside patio into a lovely catio / breezy reading room. The large enclosure required a ton of stained red wood, more than 10 wire mesh panels, and a lot of ingenuity to work around a gas meter, cement block, and existing rafters. Twin sisters, Cagney and Lacey, are two lucky kittens!

  • Eagle Rock

    This Eagle Rock catio perfectly encapsulates Custom Catios commitment to cats and humans alike! The feline family members get a large, decked out enclosure with a couple of ramps, eight shelves which combine to create a superhighway, multiple high perches, and a 10 foot sisal rope pole. In other words, plenty of space and gear for exercise and stimulation needed to live fulfilled lives. The homeowners, on the other hand, get happy cats, an outdoor covered litter box, and a structure that blends in beautifully with their newly renovated house. Note, we were twice visited midday by a coyote while building this…

  • Los Angeles

    This amazing catio was designed for celebrity hair colorist Tracey Cunningham. It was built on the second floor balcony of a gorgeous modern home. There are “floating” shelves throughout the enclosure which really adds to the overall aesthetic. The bottom of the shelves are painted to match the industrial carpeting on top of the shelves which, in turn, blend in beautifully with the house. The shelving on each side of the huge enclosure are connected by two long platforms running across the top of the windows, creating a free flowing cat superhighway. And the topping on the cake is the 10 foot sisal…

  • Orange County

    This project was similar to the San Fernando Valley catio below in that the homeowners, currently loving parents to 11 cats, had the perfect spot for the enclosure. We built out a substantial wood beam beam structure on the long side and a door on the short side and covered both with wire mesh. We also installed four massive shelves to accommodate the large feline family. While you can’t see it in the photos, there is a half inch of space at the bottom so that the catio can easily be hosed down with the water funneling towards a drain outside…

  • Silver Lake

    This Silver Lake catio was designed and built for YouTube star Anna Akana. It includes a step up “chimney,” a 20 foot carpeted bridge, and a massive enclosure. The inside is fitted with four large “L” shaped shelves, four additional shelves, a long carpeted ramp, and two sisal rope poles on either end. Please see our blog post, Celebrity Anna Akana’s Spectacular Catio, for more information and videos.

  • San Fernando Valley

    Sometimes cat owners are just plain lucky when it comes to catio space. This catio, our second built in Sherman Oaks, is a prime example. The before photo evidences the perfect catio location already existing outside the home. We built out the remainder of the preexisting white frame, added a keyed lock door, and covered both in galvanized wire mesh. We then added a pet door below the window next to the existing house door. The finished product looks as if it was part of the original house design. Finally, the family decked out the inside of the enclosure with…

  • North Hills

    The owners of two cats in North Hills were in desperate need of a catio after one of their cats got an infection while roaming the outdoors. Amazingly, once back from the veterinarian wearing a cone to help the infection heal, the furry feline got outside again. This time, however, he was gone for 6 agonizing days despite the movement limiting cone. Once back, the cat was relegated to the indoors for his own safety. But, the previously outdoor cat would not stop crying, causing the distressed owners to decide to build a catio as a compromise. One of the many…

  • Tarzana

    This was an extremely complex project that required imagination, ingenuity and skill to bring to fruition. We had to build around a mature tree growing out of a planter, utilize an existing doggie door away from the planned structure, and keep a pathway clear between the doggie door and the catio. The solution was to include a “chimney” to get the cats up the side of the house, a bridge over the walkway, and a shingle roof with a hole in it to accommodate the tree. With so many unique aspects to the design we created a video animation to give the…