As you come up the stairs into our condo, you see into what could be used as a dining room. The sliding glass doors open onto our balcony and the pass through on the right goes into the kitchen.
Mom doesn't really use it as a dining room space and it was just sitting there. She decided to see if she could turn it into a foster space. She first laid down some plastic to protect the carpet and then laid a canvas painters tarp on top of that (see above). She isn't sure if she will buy a cheap rug or not....that's a maybe.
Then the tower went back into the space. It fits in that corner...mostly (mom had to move the picture over a little bit).
Mom bought that white shelving unit at Target. She was looking for something else but this was inexpensive and bigger than the other item. It did take her about an hour to put it together (the directions got a little confusing at one point plus she was watching college basketball).
We do have another tower that can be put where that green chair is sitting right now. The only thing mom doesn't like is the short brown table that she put in there. We have another table but mom doesn't like that one so much either. She is thinking about going back to Target and getting a shelf similar to the white one but shorter to fit under the picture. Partly it is places to put things and partly narrowing down places for kittens to hide.
She has started filling up the cabinet. Canned food on the top shelf. That black box is our first aid kit. Then drawers for toys and treats. The bottom shelf she is going to leave open for now and put blankets and towels on the shelf about that.
The biggest issue is how to close off the space to keep kittens inside and permanent cats outside. If you look back at the top picture, that white shelf to the right sits right behind mom's chair. The fireplace is next to that and there is a natural break in the space. Mom is thinking about trying to find folding panels that she can stretch across the space. The issue is that they have to be relatively sturdy, cleanable, sit flat to the floor to keep kittens inside and span an 8 foot space (she is probably going to have to get a couple of them and connect them together).
So, there you have it....the new kitten space. Mom does say if we get a mom cat with TINY kittens, they may be in the bathroom short term as it is smaller and easier to deal with. For now, we have spent a good deal of time checking out the changes. We won't know if it really works until we actually GET kittens.
Mom doesn't really use it as a dining room space and it was just sitting there. She decided to see if she could turn it into a foster space. She first laid down some plastic to protect the carpet and then laid a canvas painters tarp on top of that (see above). She isn't sure if she will buy a cheap rug or not....that's a maybe.
Some cat wasn't too sure about all the changes going on (Daiquiri)
We do have another tower that can be put where that green chair is sitting right now. The only thing mom doesn't like is the short brown table that she put in there. We have another table but mom doesn't like that one so much either. She is thinking about going back to Target and getting a shelf similar to the white one but shorter to fit under the picture. Partly it is places to put things and partly narrowing down places for kittens to hide.
The biggest issue is how to close off the space to keep kittens inside and permanent cats outside. If you look back at the top picture, that white shelf to the right sits right behind mom's chair. The fireplace is next to that and there is a natural break in the space. Mom is thinking about trying to find folding panels that she can stretch across the space. The issue is that they have to be relatively sturdy, cleanable, sit flat to the floor to keep kittens inside and span an 8 foot space (she is probably going to have to get a couple of them and connect them together).
So, there you have it....the new kitten space. Mom does say if we get a mom cat with TINY kittens, they may be in the bathroom short term as it is smaller and easier to deal with. For now, we have spent a good deal of time checking out the changes. We won't know if it really works until we actually GET kittens.
