JAXPETY Large Wooden Outdoor Pet Cat House Enclosure Catio Cage Dog Kennel Parrot Cage, Outdoor Indoor Activity for Small Animals w/ 6 Platforms, Weatherproof Roof, Doors Lounge

Got this for my cats. I read some of the reviews that said it arrives with orange wood, so I went ahead and got some stain to paint it. When it arrived, it was not orange at all. It was cedar colored and not unappealing, but I had already purchased the stain so I just painted it. Also, many reviews said the directions were not clear. Also incorrect. There are no written directions, but there are several pictures to follow. All the pieces come clearly numbered, and if you make sure to check your supply list against what you have, then you should be all set. There is one piece that comes in the box that has no wire screening in it. It’s actually the door frame of the door and it’s supposed to be like that. There is another piece that fits inside of it and is actually going to be the door. That part was the least clear on the directions, so you’re welcome. It definitely takes two people to put it together and even though it says you can’t use power tools, I used a cordless screwdriver, and it worked great. It says it takes 30 minutes to assemble, but even with two people it definitely took longer than that. Plan on half an afternoon.

I bought this because I needed a place for my cats to have some stress-free outdoor time, and I couldn't be happier! Once fully assembled the enclosure is surprisingly sturdy, and the door is very secure. The kitties adore it, and it's the perfect size for my backyard!There were some cons, however. It was quite difficult to assemble. The instructions assert that you shouldn't use power tools, but having assembled it in just under three hours with a drill, I can't possibly imagine how they expect anyone to assemble it by hand (let alone in the thirty minutes predicted). Also, handling the wood dyed my hands orange! And the shelves are EXTREMELY flimsy. I hesitated to even install them, since I have a very large maine coon who I suspected might snap them in half. No breakages as of yet, but I fully anticipate having to replace the shelves with sturdier wood at some point in the future.Lastly, a word of warning: if your cat attempts to climb the wire mesh, they WILL hurt themselves. One of my cats decided it would be a good idea to climb to one of the shelves instead of leaping from the ground, and he tore his claw quite badly. I'm not knocking any stars off because of it (he's a stupid cat, admittedly, and I can't blame the mesh for his silliness), I'm just warning you that it's a possibility. Make sure your kitties stay safe out there!

I needed a second catio in a pinch for some of my foster kitties and despite the mixed reviews, ordered the JAXPETY catio. As a fairly competent wood worker, I was pretty disappointed with this product. The wood is a cheap fur with many pieces split and checked. The instructions are terrible, basically useless-especially since most of the wood pieces came unmarked. The biggest joke are the "platforms" though which are made from the thinnest, cheapest plywood and are so incredibly flimsy that they did not hold up to two five-month old kittens. The thin wire was only partially stapled to the wood and came undone in places. I ended up spending an hour fixing and reinforcing it.It took me a good two hours to set up the structure and square it up(the instructions claim 30 mins). I am not going to get into a rant about the subpar roof since my catio is sitting under a covered porch-other reviewers have already covered that sufficiently.In closing let me say that, after spending additional money on half inch plywood for new and additional shelves, and staples to reinforce the wire, as well as a door handle, which was completely absent, we now have a fairly decent structure that serves its purpose. Since it is located in a sheltered area, I am not too worried about how it will hold up to the elements, but I plan on staining the wood asap, since the original stain is a poorly applied, hideous orange that probably was supposed to mimic the look of cedar.

First off, I do not regret this purchase, my cats love it, and I enjoy seeing them so happy. I think the ease of assembly was dramatically over estimated. The manual says this should take half an hour to get together, and I spent a whole morning into the early afternoon on it. The half hour is about the time I spent putting on my gloves because I was tired of scraping knuckles on chicken wire, then taking them off sixty seconds later because I remembered that my hands wouldn't fit anywhere they needed to while wearing them.I recommend getting a drill and redrilling ALL the pilot holes. Only about half the places that needed pilot holes had them, and only about half of those were in the right place. But with a little patience and the willingness to break out a power tool or two, it all came together.Next, sturdiness: There is no bottom to this construction kit. If you're going to install on dirt like I did, get a roll of wire from your hardware store or otherwise plan for making the bottom safe for your pets. We had a neighborhood cat try to dig in, which left a tidy little escape tunnel. Also, after only the first day (a day of very mild, sunny weather) the roof panels were sagging really badly. All the other wood seems to be handling the weather fine, but they just bowed downward nearly to the point of detaching themselves. They span straight across the top with no midway support at all. I went up under them with 2*4s and everything is fine, but again, be prepared to do some light carpentry of your own that this kit doesn't provide for.Lastly, it's been one week in place and this morning I discovered that a shelf had collapsed, the angle bracket holding it up having given way, which is only stapled together I can now see. It's fixable, but I'll probably end up buying better shelf brackets and redoing all of them. So there's that. By the time all is said and done, forty percent of this thing is going to be patches using material not provided in the kit.So... base your purchase on how comfortable you are going off script and DIYing workarounds for the shortcomings you'll run into. Because there will be shortcomings, but you get what you pay for.