catio

Blend of cat +‎ patio

catio (plural catios)

1. An outdoor enclosure for cats.
   • 2010 June 16, Kingson, Jennifer A., “‘Catios’ Bring Cats Outdoors”, in The New York Times‎:

     So some cat owners who would never dream of letting their pets roam free outside have come up with a creative compromise: an enclosed space — usually in the form of a screened-in porch or deck — that allows them to share the great outdoors. Please don’t call it a cage. They prefer the term “catio.”

   • 2010 June 21, Mears, Teresa, “Do your kitties need a 'catio'?”, in MSN Money‎:

     And we have a catio of sorts, a small screened porch built by the previous owner for humans.

   • 2010, Tatem, Sue, Mones, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 35:

     She made a “fence” of them for Varmint inside the wrought iron white fence that bordered the patio so that it was his “catio.”

   • 2012 May 1, Lancaster, Jen, Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner‎, New American Library, →ISBN:

     They're happy to hang out on what we call their “catio” all day, lazing on the couch while glowering at chipmunks and letting the sun warm the downy fur on their bellies.

• Caito, coati