June 19, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Lisa Parramore, an outdoor living designer with Harrell Design + Build, recently designed her first catio, for clients in Palo Alto. The project involved ...

One of the Kennelly’s cats explores the catwalk in the newly built catio created by enclosing their balcony. June 19, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Lisa Parramore, an outdoor living designer with ...

“A catio attached to the home, for example, eliminates the risk of a cat escaping from an owner’s arms while traveling to a standalone structure out in the yard." It’s important to design ...

Using what you already have is often a great place to start when building your catio. Consider incorporating a catio into an existing structure, like an otherwise unused shed.