The Aegean Cat-Stables

[bigscary]

We're really enjoying our guests, now that they've acclimated a bit, but we're having a couple of issues:
1: They scratch their litter very vigorously, more so than any cat I've dealt with before. Sounds like they're running a paper shredder, and it gets everywhere. Were this a permanent or even long-term arrangement, I'd have to get a covered box, and certainly will do so if (as I hope) we do wind up with a cat or cats of our own.
2: I filled the bottle of their water apparatus, and they knocked it over. This wouldn't be SO bad, but I'm keeping all their stuff in one room as it's a temporary arrangement. The water spilled onto spilled litter and, well, even though it wasn't dirty litter, nothing set like concrete to the floor is exactly fun. Again, if this were long-term, as I hope a future kitty to be, this wouldn't be a problem, as a better solution would be found.

Comments

[bigscary.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, a good placement of either isn't possible right now. But when I am an actual cat owner, I will be able to justify the time investment to really work things out. What I have right now is their portable stuff (their real litterbox is, as noted above, much better, they have spots for their litter and eating that are well separated AND accessible, etc.), and it is obviously a make-do situation.

Similarly, I'm not investing the effort to retrain them not to be meepy at 4am. Exactly how nocturnal ARE you, viridian?

[viridian.livejournal.com]

very. it helps that I could probably sleep through ANYTHING short of my bed burning up with me in it. a cat walking on me and meeping? pffft.

but they never bother me once I've gone to bed. they usually curl up and sleep til it's time to feed them again. maybe feed them just before bed?