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Feline mansions are the cat's meow in Southern Nevada
One minute you’re a feline quashing neighborhood vermin, Van Helsing-style. The next, you’ve locked eyes with a strange woman shaking a bag of Friskies. Irresistible.
That’s the story of Mikey, a 16-year-old recovering feral, who was catnapped in June and hauled off by a cat shelter miles away from his home. In spite of his up-to-date microchip, shelter staff claimed he’d been one of their shelter cats, tagged by them. They released him a week later – looking like he’d just been sprung from San Quentin.
Will Dellaechaie, president of Summit Restoration Inc. and managing member of Everest Construction LLC, soon got a call from the cat’s owner asking for a custom-designed, removable “catio” — a cat enclosure that would deter bad humans while helping the feral get some fresh air.
The order also included custom-made outdoor cat furniture that could move inside. The “Kitty Mansion” was born.
Read more: http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/feline-mansions-are-the-cat-s-meow-southern-nevada