Well I wouldn't give a cat a try at it I got to say that. That's why the first thing I did was bought some 3/8 sheets of plywood and surrounded it. Put a nice three-quarter inch pad of foam under it... Cats aren't really fond of water to begin with so I don't see them trying to jump in with you or trying to get clothes while you're splashing around.... My idea is to buy two more pieces of plywood and by four 10 foot two by fours and nail them on edge so my wife and I can get either side and pick the top up off of it. Kind of having it totally surrounded to keep it safe from the cat and weather... Again we have one cat that's too fat and it's in the middle of our yard and no dogs of ours will let another cat in the yard... I know you have a lot of cats so this could probably be a concern for you... it's thick and you can sit even your big fat butt on the side of it it doesn't crush down like a kiddie pool or anything like that...
