The issue with the cold seeping into the cats sleeping quarters have been solved. A farmer down the road, offered several of his older straw bales to me. We took these bales and stacked them alongside the leaky back wall. Now the cold air seeps into the straw bales, the cats are staying warmer in their own straw beds and it has made a world of difference to Misty who has re-occurring runny nose and draining eyes. We carved out a bale to accomodate their opening from the back wall, so the wind isn’t quite as welcome to come in and invade their living space.

Many thanks to those of you who offered your support and comments in the previous post. We do have several insulated cat beds out of heavy duty plastic containers. They made a set years ago, that actually stack one after the other into each other. We bought several of those sets and insulated into the space of two stacked together. We cut several holes so the cats could escape if necessary. We filled them with straw and set them outside. They’ve proven to be highly popular among the cats and very water and weatherproof.

Thanks again- Happy New Year all-