OUR STORY
Hi, We're Alyce And Shaun.
We're a Melbourne couple, and we've owned cats all our lives. We have one very determined escape artist; Sadie. This is how Just For Cats started, and why we still pack every kit and answer every email ourselves.
Designed by us | Tested by Sadie | Packed by us | Answered by us | Just For Cats
HOW IT BEGAN
A Black Cat. A Dark Night.
HOW IT BEGAN
A Black Cat. A Dark Night.
Sadie, our cat, got out one night through a gap in the fence. The containment we had didn't work. We spent twenty minutes searching the neighbours' yard in the dark. She's a black tuxedo, so it wasn't until the torch beam landed on her that we had any idea where she was.
That was the night we realised we needed something better than what we could find on the market. Not because Sadie was reckless (she's quite smart, and she loves being outside), but because our yard wasn't set up to contain a determined cat, and we weren't going to keep her indoors for the rest of her life.
WHO WE ARE
We've Owned Cats For 40+ Years.
WHO WE ARE
We've Owned Cats For 40+ Years.
We're a couple in the south-eastern suburbs. Alyce worked in dentistry for 15 years until our first-born came along. Shaun works in branding.
We didn't set out to build a business. We wanted to keep one of our cats safe in our yard. The fact that we ended up here is (mostly) Sadie's fault.
CEDRIC & SADIE
Our Inspiration.
CEDRIC & SADIE
Our Inspiration.
The two cats in the Just For Cats logo are Cedric and Sadie. Cedric was a cream ragdoll, fond of sun patches and food. He passed away at thirteen several years ago, and we still miss him.
Sadie is the black tuxedo. She's older now and a little more relaxed, but she still occasionally tries her hand at the fence. She was the first cat to test the netting, and the cat who confirmed it worked.
Every kit we ship is, in some sense, a kit she approved.
We Don't Want To See Cats Hurt
THE PROBLEM
We Tried Everything.
THE PROBLEM
We Tried Everything.
We tried a few ways to contain Sadie. A plastic trellis gave her something stiff to vault off, netting from the hardware store wasn't durable enough, and other online options were too expensive for what we needed.
We looked at the premium options too: proper containment systems, cat enclosures and catios. They were genuinely good, but would have cost thousands.
So we researched manufacturers, tested samples and built mini-installs in our backyard until we had something Sadie couldn't escape. Something designed just for cats.
THE J-BRACKET
The "J" Bracket' Solution.
THE J-BRACKET
The "J" Bracket' Solution.
We worked out that the best way to keep Sadie in was to stop her getting any upward momentum as she tried to climb. The overhang created by the "J" Brackets was our solution.
We spent many weekends visiting every hardware shop in the south-east, buying brackets, trying them on the fence and returning them. Too heavy, too short, too expensive.
So we designed our own: the angle, the length and the depth of the curve we needed, made from powder-coated steel by a small manufacturer. Strong and weather-proof.
The "J" Brackets in our Standard and Complete kits are the same ones on our own fence. The design is completely our own.
SMALL ON PURPOSE
And That's How We Like It.
SMALL ON PURPOSE
And That's How We Like It.
Just For Cats is a small business. A family business. A small warehouse in Melbourne, a manufacturer we trust and a courier we use every day.
When you email hello@justforcats.shop, it comes to one of us, usually within an hour. That's how we want it. We built this kit because we were the customers no one was making the right product for, and we'd rather stay close to the people we sell to.
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30-day money-back guarantee | 2-year materials warranty | Free shipping on orders over $250 | Designed and tested in Melbourne | Real humans on the other end