Midwest Pets - Cat Playpen

Comments about Midwest Cat Playpen:

We purchased this cat "playpen" for our 18½-year-old cat who recently began messing in the house when he's unattended. This seems to be a good way to confine kitty while we are out; any messes he makes are in the cage.

The cage is well constructed and sturdy when assembled. However it did take 3 adults to put it together. It would be possible to assemble with two people, but nearly impossible to do it alone I think.

The biggest issue we noticed after kitty's first night in the crate was the noise. Due to the way the shelves and bottom are made, they rattle when the animal moves from shelf to shelf. We did some thinking and came up with a solution: we were able to sandwich thin bubble wrap or thin "foamy" packing material sheets between the plastic and metal parts of the shelves and tray at the bottom. It was a great solution! We hear very little noise now.

The cage has plenty of room for a litterbox in the bottom, although we are bungee-cording the box to the frame as kitty moves it around quite a bit.

We have three cats. The eldest, the one for which the crate is intended, is about 7 pounds. Our medium cat is around 9-10 pounds. Our heaviest cat is 15+ pounds and seems like he would be too heavy for the shelves. There are no sturdiness issues with the other cats.

I believe this has been a good purchase and will keep us from having to board kitty when we go away for a couple of days; we'll be able to leave him alone with little supervision.

Service and delivery comments:

Shipment and delivery were FAST!

Comments about Midwest Cat Playpen:

This is a perfect solution for our problem with an older vindictive cat that needed to be isolated from her three other kitty housemates.

Service and delivery comments:

We chose the free ground shipment which was quick. We ordered Sunday before Labor Day and had the shipment that Thursday.

Comments about Midwest Cat Playpen:

I bought this to house my growth-stunted iguana, to give her a little more room to climb around than she currently has. This cage is perfect for her. It's not quite as sturdy as I would have liked, but as she won't be reaching 6 feet and 30+ pounds, it will work great. It's easy to assemble and looks nice in my home, too.

Service and delivery comments:

WOW! I can't really say more. I ordered this product on Thursday, and it was waiting for me when I got home on Monday afternoon. I don't know when I've experienced such fast shipping, particularly on an over-sized item like this one. The box and cage were in perfect condition as well. I will definitely return to this site in the future.