The cats and small creatures awaiting adoption at the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society animal centers now have four new themed “cat cabins” designs that are as fun as they function to keep animals comfortable and safe. make them feel safe.
Cat cabin gets a makeover
Presented by Pet Valu’s Companions for Change, the Cat Cabin Program features four new cabin themed designs including “Cabin in the Meow-tains”, “Miami Beach”, “Tiki Hut” and “Cabin in the Meow-tains”. Nautical Ships.” Instead of the usual brown cardboard box models of yesterday, thematic designs on each cardboard box feature illustrations that enhance the appearance of wall art, windows and even whole furniture for each cat cabin.
What is a cat cabin?
Cat cabins are cardboard box houses that serve as safe havens for cats in shelters. When a cat is adopted, the same “cat cabin” turns into a makeshift van so the cat can go home. Once home, adopters are encouraged to reassemble the cabin as it smells of cats and eases the transition into their new home by providing a familiar place to perch, sleep, hide and brush. rub.
Cat cabins give cats a place to partially hide, which helps them feel more comfortable in an unfamiliar sheltering environment. With a flat, perch-like surface above the enclosed cabin area, cats can also sit up off the floor when outside the cabin, which also helps them feel more secure.
Plus, kittens love to play with them! With two entrances in each cabin, the kittens can chase each other, plus they can practice climbing!
The magic of cardboard
Cats are scent-oriented creatures. Since cardboard absorbs scents well, cat cabins help soothe cats, who can be surrounded by their familiar scents. Time to go home to a new loving family, the cat will go home to her personal cabin. This gives them a familiar piece of furniture that is also coated with a scent of their own. Both make the transition to a new home easier.
The little critters love the cabin too!
Rodents and rabbits also love the cabins. Since they are ruminants, they sometimes like to add their own unique design features, such as new doors and windows.
For rabbits that are the right size for the cabin, the box will give them a place to sit while getting the benefit of feeling partially hidden. Since rabbits and small mammals are predators, they often like to feel safe by having walls and ceilings covered. Rabbits are also highly scent-prone animals, and they will “put up” in their boxes, urinate on them (especially males), and otherwise add scent to their boxes. This helps establish the cabin as its own and can help give them a sense of security and ownership. Both can help relieve the stress of being in care.
And assuming they don’t reduce their box to crumbs, it might as well go home with them, and will benefit them in the same way as a cat litter box.
Interested in applying?
Interested in applying? Visit ontariospca.ca/adopt to see the animals waiting for loving homes. Your new best friend could be there, waiting for you in their new cat cabin – curled up by the fire in their meow ski chalet, making waves on the beach, enjoying a nap under a wire tiki lights or wait for the boat ride to go out at sunset.
