Yes, I really do love how many times the letter “C” appears in that title.  “C” is not just for cookie.

Now, to the topic at hand: cat coats.  I have two indoor cats, Mia and Pele.  Back when we first got them my neighborhood was having problems with coyotes.  Most of my neighbors spotted them at some point, I know I saw them walking down the road on two different occations.  When they first showed up, small animals in the neighborhood started disappearing.  I know they got two cats (we still miss Sweatpea…), but I’m pretty sure the number was higher than that. That said, when we got our cats they weren’t going outside; there was no way kittens would survive against coyotes.

So, 6 years (I think), after the arrival of the Wonder Kitties, my parents decided to knock down the old deck and have a new one built with a screened in porch.  We all joke that they spent all this money just so the cats could sit outside, and we all know that the joke isn’t really a joke and that they kinda-mighta-maybe built a porch so that the cats could sit outside.  The cats, of course, love sitting out there and listening to nature.

Unfortunately, no matter how many times they go outside, they’re still indoor cats who are used to the controlled temperature of the inside of a house, but they still really really really want to go outside even though the weather has taken a turn for the colder.  They’ll currently stay outside for anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 mins and then they come back in because they’re freezing their whiskers off.  I feel bad that they can’t do something they love so much (I swear this whole cat coat thing was not meant to torture them), so I decided to try and find a solution for my favorite felines. Continue reading →