{ "id": "catio-kit", "sku": "catio-kit", "title": "Outdoor Mega Catio Kit with Tunnel Port and Cubby Cubes", "slug": "catio-kit", "price": 275.99, "currency": "GBP", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "catios", "category_label": "Catios", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "5.35 kg", "images": [ "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/main-catio-kit.jpg", "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/catio-kit-2.jpg", "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/catio-kit-3.jpg", "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/catio-kit-4.jpg", "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/catio-kit-5.jpg", "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/catio-kit-6.jpg", "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/catio-kit-7.jpg", "https://catiocompany.co.uk/dropship-images/catios/catio-kit/catio-kit-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "A roomy nylon mesh enclosure with three levels, movable cubby cubes, a side zip door and a tunnel port so you can link it to more sets later.", "description": "The problem with letting cats outside\n\nCats want outside. Anyone who has stood at a door while a cat performs the full lean-and-stare routine knows this. The trouble is that outside is not a safe place for a domestic cat in most neighbourhoods. Roads, dogs, territorial fights, ticks, snail bait, other people's garages. The list is long, and the odds stack up over years rather than days.\n\nThe other half of the problem is what happens when you keep a cat permanently indoors. Bored cats get loud, get fat, or start redecorating the furniture. Indoor life is safer but it is also flatter. There is less to smell, less to watch, less reason to move.\n\nA catio kit is the compromise that actually works. You fence in a patch of outdoor air and hand it to the cat. They get sun, breeze, bird noise and grass under their paws. You get to know exactly where they are. Nobody has to compromise much.\n\nHow a mesh catio kit works\n\nThis one is a nylon mesh structure measuring 120 x 83.8 x 118.7 cm. Mesh on all sides, three levels inside, cubby cubes you can move around, a zip door in the side for you, and a tunnel port for linking to other sets.\n\nThe mesh is the key part. It is open enough that air and light move straight through, so your cat is genuinely outdoors rather than sitting in a plastic box. It is also see-through from your side, which means you can glance out a window and know your cat is fine. Solid-walled enclosures do not give you that, and cats do not love them either, because a cat with no view is a cat with nothing to do.\n\nThe three levels do more work than the floor space does. Cats read a room vertically. Give a cat a flat square of ground and they will use the edges. Give them something to climb and a shelf to sit on and suddenly the same square metre has four different spots worth being in. The cubby cubes add the other half of what cats want, which is somewhere to disappear. A cat who can hide feels safe enough to come out.\n\nAt 5.35 kg the whole thing is light. You can move it from the sunny side of the yard to the shady side at midday, or carry it indoors when rain sets in.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIndoor cats who stare at windows are the obvious group. So are cats who used to go out and have recently been grounded, perhaps after a move to a busier street or a vet bill that made the decision for you. That kind of cat takes to an outdoor cat pen quickly, because it gives back something they remember.\n\nMulti-cat households are well served here too. There is room for a couple of cats to chase each other, and enough separate spots that one can nap while the other patrols. If you have been looking for a cat enclosure for a backyard with two or three residents, floor space alone is not the measure. Hiding spots are.\n\nRenters and apartment dwellers benefit because nothing attaches to the building. No drilling, no fence posts, no conversation with a landlord. You set it up on the patio or balcony, use it, pack it down.\n\nIt also works indoors. During a storm, during a renovation, or while you slowly introduce a new cat to the household, a contained mesh space is extremely useful. Both cats can see and smell each other with a barrier in between, which is how most successful introductions go.\n\nChoosing the right setup for your space\n\nStart with a tape measure, not a shopping cart. Mark out 120 cm by about 84 cm wherever you plan to put it, then look at the height of 118.7 cm against anything overhead, like a low verandah beam or a clothesline.\n\nThen think about sun. Mesh does not block much, so a spot that bakes from eleven until three is the wrong spot. Under a tree, beside a wall with afternoon shade, or under a shade sail is ideal. If your only option is open lawn, plan on using the enclosure in the morning and evening and bringing it in during the heat of the day.\n\nThink about wind next. A light enclosure in an exposed yard will shift, so weight or anchor the base, or tuck it against a solid fence. This is simple to solve but easy to forget until a gust does it for you.\n\nFinally, think about where you want to end up. The tunnel port is not a gimmick. It means this unit can become part of a larger modular catio later. Plenty of owners start with one kit and add a run or a second module once they see how much their cat uses it. If you think that is you, place the first unit where a tunnel could sensibly reach a door or window.\n\nGetting your cat to use it\n\nDo not put the cat in and zip it shut. That is the fastest way to teach a cat that the new thing is a trap.\n\nInstead, set it up with the door open and put something familiar inside, a blanket off their usual bed works best because it smells right. Let them wander in and out for a day or two with no pressure. Toss a few treats in. Play with a wand toy through the mesh. Cats investigate things that seem to be happening without them.\n\nOnce they go in willingly, zip the door and sit nearby for ten minutes. Build up from there. Most cats are settled within a week, and the ones who take longer usually just need more hiding spots, which is what the cubby cubes are for. Move the cubes around every few weeks and the space stays interesting rather than becoming background furniture.\n\nLooking after it\n\nCare is hand wash only, and honestly there is not much to it. Shake out the fur and leaves after each use. Every so often, spot clean the mesh with mild soap and warm water, rinse lightly, and let it dry fully in the air before you fold it. Skip the bleach and skip the washing machine, because both will wreck the mesh.\n\nCheck the zips now and then. Zips are the part that fails first on any mesh enclosure, and a zip that has started to catch will eventually let a cat out. Keep claws trimmed, which reduces snagging on any mesh product and makes the whole thing last longer.\n\nStore it dry and out of direct sunlight. UV is hard on nylon over years, so a cupboard beats a shed window. A kit that gets packed away properly over winter comes out in spring looking much as it went in.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a big, light, breathable mesh enclosure that gives a cat real outdoor time inside a boundary you control. Three levels, movable hideaways, a zip door for you, and a tunnel port so it can grow into a bigger cat enclosure system later.\n\nIt is not a weatherproof shelter and it is not a replacement for a secure room. It is a daytime space for fine weather, used while you are home or nearby. Used that way, it is one of the simplest ways to make an indoor cat's life considerably better without taking on the risks of a free roam.\n\nIf you are weighing up a catio set for the first time, measure your spot, find your shade, and plan for the possibility that you will want to add to it. Cats have a way of making that decision for you.", "llm_summary": "The Kitty City Outdoor Mega Kit is a nylon mesh catio kit for cats of all life stages, supplied as a single unit under model number CM-10172 from SportPet Designs. It measures 120 x 83.8 x 118.7 cm, weighs 5.35 kg, and is black. The enclosure has three levels, rearrangeable cubby cubes inside, a side zip door for owner access, and a tunnel port for connecting to other compatible mesh sets. It is listed for indoor and outdoor use and described as durable, lightweight and portable, with a door mount type. Care is hand wash only. Country of origin is not specified in this record, and no warranty or customer rating figures are given here.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Rights Act 2015 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Catio Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://catiocompany.co.uk/catio-kit/", "canonical_url": "https://catiocompany.co.uk/catio-kit/", "json_url": "https://catiocompany.co.uk/api/products/catio-kit.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-08" }