When I headed out this morning to feed the outside cats and do my rounds, I had a bit of a surprise.
Along with finding two of the kibble containers had been knocked out of the kibble house, there was something wrong with the heated water bowl.
The water was frozen!
A quick glance into the entry of the cats’ house found the problem. They had managed to unplug it!
I am so glad I added that counterweight to the roof…
When I lifted the roof to plug it back in, I think I spotted why it came unplugged. I had put their favourite cat toy inside, and I found it in the entry, on top of the power cord. It’s likely that, while playing and knocking it about, they accidentally unplugged the heated water bowl. It should be harder to yank out now, but if they do unplug it again, I can add a hook to hold the cord in place.
I might just do that, anyhow, so it’s not an issue over the winter. I’d really prefer to not have to lift that roof when the snow gets deep! :-D
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 
Be careful not to over-engineer, but you know cats will inspect everything. If not securely fastened a hook might be only a delaying tactic. Good luck.
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Oh, for sure! I’ve successfully used hooks to prevent this sort of thing before. For something that will be plugged in for only part of the year, I don’t want to go overboard! :-)
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No harm no foul. At least none of the kitties got zapped or anything.
If the problem keeps up, there are cover boxes that you can put out the outlet. I used one for the power cord for the pellet smoker. Home Despot… err Depot carries them. :)
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Put OVER the outlet. *sigh*
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LOL! I understood what you meant! :-D
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