Best cat house: which one to choose

One of the things that immediately comes to mind to buy when a cat arrives at home is one cat house. But we must make a premise, if we want to talk about this topic, namely that the cat is not the dog and the cat’s bed it’s not even always necessary.
In fact, cats often totally snub the beautiful kennels that we buy for them, and go to sleep more willingly on a chair or in a a box.

The question “how to accustom the cat to sleep in the kennel?” in fact it is superfluous, the cat will get used to sleeping where they like best 🙂

However, this does not prevent us from preparing our home kennels, cushions and beds for cats, so that our cat can choose from time to time the place and the surface where to go to sleep. In fact there will be days in which he prefers a chair, others in which he will sleep in a cardboard box, others in which he will sleep in a soft bed for cats that we have prepared especially for him.
The important thing is that he has the right to choose.

The ideal kennel for cats

Generally one ideal kennel for cats it doesn’t exist, it all depends on where we want to place it and on our cat’s preferences.
The choice of cat bed will differ based on whether we want to place it outside or inside, if we have a kitten or an adult cat, if we want the cat to stay warm in winter or stay cool in summer.

Basically we have to choose a kennel in washable material, in order to be able to clean it after the intensive use that our kitty will make of it, and then that it is made of a material from which it is easy to remove the hair that will accumulate in the kennel. We know that mites feed on hair and hair, and we don’t want our house to become a mite farm, do we?

Some cats prefer them closed kennels cat niches, others prefer simple ones cushions or blankets where you can stay on the lookout for the outside world, or it may be that the cat changes its preference according to the day.
So there is no real answer to the question “what should the cat’s bed be like?” because it really depends on the individual cat.
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Where to put the cat’s bed?

To understand where to put the cat’s bed we need to evaluate whether our cat usually loves to sleep high or low, on the floor or on top of some furniture.
Here too, we leave the choice to him, if we see that our cat prefers to sleep under a piece of furniture, on the floor, we put a cat pillow right there. If, on the other hand, we always see him resting on a shelf, that is probably the right place to make it even more comfortable with a soft bed.

We can only choose whether to buy one kennel for outdoor or indoor use based on whether we want to set up our garden to accommodate an outdoor cat kennel, or maybe if we want to buy a kennel for cats that always live outside, or if we want to set up areas in the house for our cat to rest.

In general, the cat loves to sleep in quiet places, so let’s try to place the bed in these secluded places, but for example my Lady and Oscar always love to sleep next to me during the day, while I work, so I put pillows for them right on the table 🙂

Indoor cat beds

Let’s start to see some cindoor cat houses, such as cushions, cat beds, closed or open kennels, cat niches. There are countless shapes and colors, of many materials such as fabric, wicker, felt, large or small kennels, you have to choose the one that best suits your home and hope that the cat likes it 🙂

Cat pillows

Among the kennels for cats cheaper and simpler that you can buy there are the cat pillows. They are simple padded cushions, large enough to accommodate a cat, which lend themselves to being placed anywhere and easily moved, thus becoming soft kennels for cats.

One of the most beautiful I’ve found on the market is the one sold in the “Cat with personality” shop, the Cloud cushion for catsa very soft and furry pillow, with raised edges that cats like because they can sleep curled up and collected on it.

The Nuvola cat cushion is available in 4 colours: dark grey, light grey, pink and brown and in 3 sizes up to 60cm in diameter for large cats. It is machine washable at 30° and you can vacuum it whenever you want to clean it from your cat’s hair. (Discover the Nuvola kennel here)

Among the cat beds suitable for the summer, here is the Cloud cushion in summer version in soft machine washable fabric, with floral motif or cow spots!

Choosing a cat pillow should be based on yours dimension and especially based on his washability. Having satisfied the premises, we can indulge ourselves in the choice of shapes and colors. Here are some cat pillows for sale on Amazon and Zooplus.

Smilla cat cushion on Zooplus

Cushion for cats, puppies and small dogs with raised edge and soft padding. Washable at 30°C. Colour: orange and white paw print.

( Find out on Zooplus )

Read also: Cushions for cats, here are the most beautiful

Wicker baskets and kennels for cats

The traditional image we have of a cat is that of the cat sleeping inside one wicker basket, at least for me it is.
Why do cats love closed and slightly collected kennels for sleeping? Because it makes them feel, precisely, collected 🙂
If you pay attention, the cat often curls up to sleep, and a basket facilitates this type of position.

A wicker cat basket could help the cat to be able to in the summer sleep cooler. There are also wicker cat beds that are very nice to put in your home due to their design, and could go very well with your decor.

In wicker cat beds, the parts where the cat sleeps are made up of washable cushions and it is the structure to be in wicker.
But be careful that not all cats like the smell of wicker, your cat may not like it, you should try it!
They are kennels anyway very beautiful and it would be a shame to give it up, maybe if the cat doesn’t like it you can always recycle it as an object holder.

Cat bed

And why not set up a real bed for the cat? If the cat sleeps in the room with us, it might be nice to set up an area for him that is at bed shapejust like ours.
We could borrow real doll beds and set them up with a cat pillow, and that’s it

The most traditional cat beds are nothing more than pillows with raised edges, to have lateral support, and can be made of fabric or plush. Here too the shapes and colors are many, as are the prices.

 

Plush cat bed, with two-tone reversible cushion and small heart-shaped cushion with embroidered lettering on the edge. A bed for real princesses!
All machine washable at 30 degrees.

Cat bed with padding, soft high edges in the shape of white and light gray petals and a reversible cushion. Washable at 30°C

Cat niches

Among the nicest and most imaginative kennels for cats for sale online, there are cat niches. They are closed, collected kennels for cats, where the cat can take refuge and hide and feel safe. They can be made in various shapes, some really fun, like the shark doghouse the igloo doghouse And the hamburger 🙂

In its niche the cat feels protected, can peek outside and at the same time feel sheltered. They are also kennels that keep you warm in winter, so the cat can take shelter in its niche if it is cold. The niches for cats can be more or less spacious and more or less open, you have to look carefully at the measurements, some take the place of one closed kennel for cat because they are really very collected.

Radiator kennel for cats

As we have said, there are cats who like to sleep high up, but above all, in winter, the cat likes to sleep warm. There are cats that “smear” themselves over the radiators risking a burn, but seek out the heat at all costs.
For these cats the right choice could be one radiator kennel a special soft bed equipped with hangers to hang it from the radiator.

In this case we must check the dimensions well, so that it fits our radiator, and buy a sturdy one, if we have a large cat. We also talked about it in detail in the article on Cat Hammocks.

Kennels with scratching posts for cats

Since we must also have a scratching post at home, it could be a convenient choice to have one scratching post equipped with closed kennel.
There are really many models for sale online, you just have to choose based on how much space you have at home.

Many scratching posts of all sizes are equipped with closed kennels, hammocks and raised and padded areas where the cat can rest.

Wall mounted cat kennels

For those cats who really like to sleep in raised places, there are also some kennels for cats to hang on the wall. You can also set up shelves with cushions, but be careful that everything does not slip down. These kennels that I propose to you have been precisely designed to be hung high. Read also: Environmental enrichment for cats.

Weird and imaginative kennels for cats

Here is a small review of strange kennels that I found online, for their sympathy they should definitely be mentioned 🙂

Very nice plush niche that will make your cat feel like a true “king of the forest” or rather of the house! With double-sided cushion and non-slip bottom. Removable cushion cover. Hand washable.

Sleeping bag for cats

Many cats just love being under the covers, warm and sheltered, that’s why i was born sleeping bags, real sleeping bags for cats, where you can slip inside and sleep peacefully. Often these cat tunnel bags are plush and come in various sizes, so get one that your cat will fit in.

Outdoor cat kennel

The outdoor cat houses they deserve an article of their own, such is the variety of shapes, sizes, construction materials that there can be. In fact we have seen them here, they can be made of wood, multi-storey, with doors and windows and even insulated and heated.
There are real cat houses to put in your garden, beautiful to look at and allow maximum comfort to the cats we allow to go outside.

Often the kennels for cats are used for feline oases and for coloniesso here are some solutions for sale online on Amazon:

To further increase the warmth of an outdoor kennel for cats, or if your cat is very, very sensitive to the cold, you could also think of an electric cat bed heater, or to one thermal doghouse or a heated cat house.
The kennel warmer could be a simple electric heating mat to put under the pillow to have a pleasant warmth even in winter.

The cat’s favorite bed

Here she is! 😀

It is difficult to say which is the best cat bed, as you have seen it depends a lot on where you want to place it and on the needs of your cat. In general, try to favor washable kennels that are easy to clean and last over time.

And have you already equipped yourself with kennels and beds around the house for your cat? Tell me in the comments what you chose and where your cat sleeps!