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I need to have some interior painting done in my condo. I need some coping strategies with the cats there - not ever having dealt with that. I am concerned they will brush up against the fresh paint, etc. For now it is just a small job, but later I will need more done.

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I'm facing the same thing.


My plan is to lock them up in the bedroom - they're fine with this, and use a high quality paint that only takes one or two coats (it'll say one, but you always have to touch up some spots) and dries fast. The last time I painted I used Benjamin Moore paint. I started around 11am and it was dry enough by that evening that you'd really have to pressed and rub hard up against it to get anything off.
 
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Originally Posted by strange_wings

I'm facing the same thing.


My plan is to lock them up in the bedroom - they're fine with this, and use a high quality paint that only takes one or two coats (it'll say one, but you always have to touch up some spots) and dries fast. The last time I painted I used Benjamin Moore paint. I started around 11am and it was dry enough by that evening that you'd really have to pressed and rub hard up against it to get anything off.
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We had to lock the kitties up when we paint. I also used Benjamin Moore. it is expensive but it covers nicely and dries quickly. Lucky did manage to escape for a little while. She had paint all over her tail. I was able to wash it off easily.
 
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^I don't think it cost that much, honestly. I've used cheaper paint and you end up having to do several coats. That means more paint and more work. My back says less painting is better.
 
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My problem I have a ladder climber/helper!! Staying away from the paint never seems to be a problem its just that there is always one underfoot.
 
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BooBoo likes to help his dad with all kinds of household chores, too. As soon as DH gets the ladder out, Boo is right there with DH, on the ladder, being nosy, and trying to "help". Boo has gotten paint on his tail more than once and we have to wash it out. That boy is a hoot.

We put the cats back in the bedroom with litter boxes, food and toys, and we shut the door. They're usually OK back there for the biggest part of a day or so, so that we can get the first coat on the walls. We let them back out toward evening, but then they go back into the bedroom the next day so we can finish up. They're OK with it.

If it's another room that is being painted, we just shut the door to that room to keep the cats out.

If it's not painting, but just something that DH needs the ladder to work on, he and Boo "work" together to finish the project.

When DH gets the big ladder out outside to put up or take down Christmas lights, Boo is right in the bay window in the living room, watching every move. We say that BooBoo thinks he has to su-purrr-vise!
 
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I secured the cats away from the room I was painting. The paint was dry in less than an hour, then I painted a second coating, let it dry and then the kitties were free to check it out. They weren't interested..
 
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I need someone to ease my mind. My apt was repainted white again Friday morning. They aired it out till saturday evening as they installed new kitchen floor and cabinets, then I moved back and brought him in at 7pm. Sunday morning at 9am my cat had one of his eyes closed, when I inspected it was watery with discharge, he ran around, ate and played, it seemed fine. Monday morning about that same time after a two hour nap he had extra watery eye with pink lids.
I was told paint isnt a big deal and after two hours its over, let alone the 24 hours we had. I do smell it in here when the windows are closed occasionally, I vacuumed very well so there was no debris. I also had to watch a siamese cat in the family that was alone for few days. She had an eye issue in the past. Maybe my clothes? Seeing the vet tomorrow, trying not panic but he slept enough today to actually miss a meal which isnt like him. Someone tell me there is no way todays paint used by professional that do hundreds of apartments a year would cause any issue with felines.
 
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Originally Posted by madara

I need someone to ease my mind. My apt was repainted white again Friday morning. They aired it out till saturday evening as they installed new kitchen floor and cabinets, then I moved back and brought him in at 7pm. Sunday morning at 9am my cat had one of his eyes closed, when I inspected it was watery with discharge, he ran around, ate and played, it seemed fine. Monday morning about that same time after a two hour nap he had extra watery eye with pink lids.
I was told paint isnt a big deal and after two hours its over, let alone the 24 hours we had. I do smell it in here when the windows are closed occasionally, I vacuumed very well so there was no debris. I also had to watch a siamese cat in the family that was alone for few days. She had an eye issue in the past. Maybe my clothes? Seeing the vet tomorrow, trying not panic but he slept enough today to actually miss a meal which isnt like him. Someone tell me there is no way todays paint used by professional that do hundreds of apartments a year would cause any issue with felines.
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It could be an allergic reaction... and it may not be the paint. The cabinets made of particle board can also "gas off"... so I'm told. Also stress could be a factor- where were the kitties when this was done?
 
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