How we’re working during Covid Level 3
As you know, Auckland has returned to Covid-19 Alert Level 3. This doesn’t really affect our customers very much, as most of our products (either Oscillot cat fence systems, or our line of cat climbing posts) are shipped to the customer. Couriers and trucking...
Black paddles, easy DIY kits, lower prices!
If you’ve been considering an Oscillot® cat fence system, we have lots of exciting news for you: 1. Our latest shipment has just arrived from the manufacturer and we are once again able to offer black paddles in addition to our customary grey and merino. 2....
Amazing escape attempts in our latest video
Have you seen our latest video? We are very grateful to Bec at Oscillot in Australia who conceived of this one and offered us a chance to share our contact details on it. We think it’s pretty cool, and hope you do too!
Introducing Maxi-3, our toughest cat climbing post yet!
Exciting news for the big cats of New Zealand: today we unveiled a heavy duty cat climbing post designed to handle the feline heavyweights. The Maxi-3 is based on our popular Mega-3 post, with the same large base and spacious platforms. But we’ve strengthened it...
Video: Keeping your cat safe and happy at home
Dr Arnja Dale, Chief Scientific Officer at the SPCA, is a leader in animal welfare science – as well as having three cats and a dog in her own home. Here she is in a recent video, talking about how to keep your stay-at-home cat safe and happy. And we have to...
We’re shipping again!
UPDATE – 28 April 2020 On Tuesday 28 April, New Zealand switched to Level 3 of the COVID-19 response. That means we are able to ship our products. So, whether you’re looking for Oscillot® cat fencing, or would like one of our big and strong cat...
A little snip and a tiny chip makes a huge difference
The SPCA has been working flat out to desex more than 80 animals a day over the past year, which is the most desexing SPCA has done since recording the figures. 29,683 animals were desexed through SPCA’s Snip’n’Chip campaign this year, at SPCA centres and in...
How to stroke a cat, according to science
By Lauren Finka, Nottingham Trent University Many of us will have experienced that super friendly cat who seems to love being stroked one minute, only to bite or swipe at us the next. It might be easy at this point to blame it on the cat, but what’s likely happening...
Does my cat need to roam to be happy?
Many people think that keeping a cat contained, i.e. not letting it roam beyond their own property, will lead to an unhappy cat. But experts agree that this is simply untrue. The Government of Victoria puts it this way: Contrary to popular belief, cats don’t...
Oscillot® is endorsed by the Animal Welfare League of Australia