Keeping Gray Warm

Since Gray is an outside cat, we've been bringing him into the garage after sunset as the desert winter has begun to roll in.  First, we added a layer to his bed floor by placing an old comforter underneath the cat bed.  Next, with near freezing temps the past two nights, I came up with the idea of using our heating pad underneath his bed.  Mark figured out how to hook it up and so now Gray keeps warm and toasty during the night.  In fact, so much so, he won't leave the garage and finally used the litter box we have placed there for weeks!! This morning, I watched as he stretched to lick up his soft food but kept one paw on the warm bed. So, we clearly have the winter shelter set for Gray and I do think about the homeless humans out there in the arroyos who don't have the comfort our cat does.