K&H Pet Products Outdoor Heated Kitty House, Outdoor Cat House for Outside Community Cats, Strays, and Ferals, Insulated Shelter, Warming Cold Weather House with Heated Pad for Winter, Barn Design

Was easy to put together, seems sturdy and heated pad is nice.

I ordered my cat house two days ago and got it today.Upon initial inspection, the house appears to be of good quality; the external material appears to be something like heavy canvas. The structure inside the panels has some kind of rigid hardboard that keeps its shape. The house is very easy to assemble with the Velcro strips, and appears to seal well. The instructions point out that the house itself is not waterproof and does require something over and around it to keep the rain off. The house appears to be at least weather resistant. I will be centrally locating the house on my large back porch so it won't be exposed to driving rain or snow. I got the model that has a heated pad and upon testing (per instructions), it works well. The pad heats well and does not put out excessive heat. I will likely feed my outdoor cat by placing the food bowl inside the house so she can become familiar with it. I will also leave one of the clear plastic doors off for a few days until she gets comfortable being inside, then I will install the door (velcro strip). Maybe then she will learn to push on the plastic door to come and go.I'm actually placing the house under one of my porch chairs to sort of anchor it from strong winds. I had planned on using Zip-ties and large safety pins anchored to a couple of bricks to achieve this but decided on the chair for the time being. I'll see how this works out.All in all, it appears the house is a good value and should last a pretty good while. The price was more reasonable than other brands and models.

We live in an area that is just far enough from the city to get a lot of idiots dumping cats, so we always have strays and ferals around. We also live in an area that routinely gets very cold in winter. There are 3.5 crazy cat people in the house, and we've maxed out our indoor cat capacity, so we keep expanding our stray/feral feeding and shelter operations. (Yes, we also have a cat trap and local TNR options.) We've made a couple diy shelters, but these are a lot faster and easier to put together, and I really like having the heated pad. It only warms when there's pressure on it, and the temp doesn't get very high, but it's enough to help a cold, damp kitty be more comfortable.That said, we don't just drop them on the ground, plug them in, and walk away - there are a few modifications needed to make these good outdoor shelters. First, our outdoor population doesn't appear to like the flaps, so I usually leave one on and remove the other. However, snow gets in on the flapless side quite easily. Also, they're only kind of waterproof - I wouldn't trust them to resist a hard rain or a wet snow. The solution to both problems is to get a roll of reflective-foil bubble insulation and use it under and over the shelter. I place a rectangle of it underneath the house to insulate from the ground - it's even better with plywood or something under the insulation. Then I cover the top with a piece large enough to overhang the flapless entrance by several inches. The insulation is quite waterproof, and also helps keep warmth inside the shelter. I use extra-large binder clips to attach the top piece, which means the overhang can't go all the way around, but it's worked pretty well so far. Another option would be to basically wrap the whole thing in the insulation - underneath, up the side, over the top, and back down the other side. If you need to place a shelter where it can't be plugged in, adding a piece of insulation under the pad, and/or replacing the pad with a self-warming cat mat, can help retain warmth. I do recommend locating them as far as possible from high-traffic areas, so shy kitties won't be afraid to hunker down in them.With the modifications described, we've kept these outdoors year round for several years, with no maintenance other than washing the pads once in a while. The oldest one has been out there since 2017, and other than fading a bit, it's as good as new. I highly recommend these as an affordable option for those who want to help homeless kitties.

Let me start by saying that the heated pad in this thing is AWESOME! When our feral cat comes out of this house and I feel the pad it’s super warm and is doing exactly what it says it does. So why 4 starts instead of 5? Because the “insulation” is basically nothing. Sure, it’ll keep out the rain and snow (which is great), but the sides of this thing get extremely cold when temperatures drop and I don’t think it holds any kind of heat at all. I worked around this by adding styrofoam to the walls (and rear entrance) and concocting a “roof” of styrofoam as well that’s about half the height of the actual roof on this thing to try and keep the heat in and the cold out a bit better. All in all though it’s a great shelter if u have an outside cat that hangs around and needs some warmth on those super cold January/February nights to help them survive.

This house looks cute without being gaudy or looking like a square box like some others. It's on our porch so it shouldn't get wet unless it's a wind driven rain, so I think it will last. It's much stronger than some of the reviewers say. The heat works just fine, I think that some people think it should get as hot as a heating pad. Probably "almost" as warm as a heating pad set to low, but out in the open you won't feel it as being warm, but with a cat laying on it, it will be just fine. The only thing I don't like is that it has no thermostat. I'm thinking of adding a thermostat to plug it into so I don't have to remember to plug and unplug it as needed. Plenty of them available here on Amazon.Now if someone could find my door flaps I had off until the cat got used to it's in and out doors. It came with two, now did they blow away or did I put them someplace "special" where I won't loose them?

Recientemente llegó un gatito a mi patio y comencé a alimentarlo, empezó la temporada de lluvia y frío y esta opción de casita al exterior me pareció la adecuada, resiste vientos, el cuando enciendo el pad por las noches para ayudar con el tema de frío, a él se le ve muy cómodo.

He loves it!

Well built

La compré para este tiempo de lluvias. Es fácil de armar y muy útil. La coloqué en el jardín ya que ahí viven un par de gatos comunitarios. Eso si, es pequeña por lo que caben máximo 3 gatos.

Tengo 6 gatos y a una de mis gatitas no le gusta estar dentro de la casa y compré esta casa para ella en invierno y le encantó estar dentro de su casita con el colchón térmico y duerme muy agusto y no me preocupa que esté en exterior