Outdoor Cat House Weatherproof Insulated Shelter vs Aivituvin 2-Story Heated Cat House AIR94-IN-HP

Buy the Aivituvin if you want active warmth and a two-level layout for a cat that stays outside in real cold. Buy the MellowPaws if you want a bigger, simpler, weather-tough shelter for feral or barn cats and don't want to run power to it. The Aivituvin has the heated pad, insulated liner and door flap, but it is smaller and needs an outlet. The MellowPaws is larger, all-weather HDPE with a round burrow entrance and a removable divider, but it has no heat source. Owners of heated houses like the steady warmth; owners of HDPE shelters like that they shrug off rain and wipe clean.

• Choose the MellowPaws outdoor cat house if you shelter feral or barn cats, want a large freestanding unit with a divider for two cats, and have no power nearby.
• Choose the Aivituvin 2-Story Heated Cat House if your cat stays outdoors in cold weather, you can run a cord to it, and you want a heated, insulated sleeping area with a door flap.