My daughter has a colony of feral cats in her

[phylny]

neighborhood. She and other neighbors have worked together to spay and neuter most of them.

There was one a few years ago who hung around and I bought him a heated cat house for their deck and he loved it (so did a local possum one night!) Anyway, he died (we think someone poisoned him) and I gave the cat house to a lovely woman who does a lot of rescue work.

Well, my daughter got another unheated house that some of the cats use and she puts straw in. I was wondering if anyone has used any type of heating pad made for the purpose of keeping the locals warm. The house is being used, along with others in the neighborhood. . It’s just so damned cold out.

Thanks for any advice.

[Karadeniz]

1. I have seversl. I put a pet heating hard pad in mine, plus a rainproof cover. I put

the heating pad in a pillow case so I can wash them.

[Walleye]

2. I bought my outdoor baby a nice little heated house,I live on the second floor

He was neutered as a kitten 14 years ago and he comes up to my deck every night for supper. So I put a nice little house out there and have it plugged in and the cord goes under the door. I’m sure my electric bill is gonna show it but he seems pretty happy in there and it is damn cold out.

[japple]

3. I also use the K & H pet heating pads. If it's a place where there is no electrical

supply, I use those Snugglesafe microwave discs. They last for up to 7 or 8 hours and, while not as good as the electric ones, they do help a lot.

https://www.amazon.com/Snuggle-Safe-Pet-Microwave-Heating/dp/B00008AJH9/ref=sr_1_6?s=pet-supplies

[Walleye]

4. That's a good tip, I'll look that up. This cold weather is overwhelming.