Need very quick advice..

I am heading out to get a crate for Bear, my kitten with Giardia. He is having accidents in the bathroom and I am going to confine him a bit more until we can get this under control. My dilemma is which type of crate to get. Should I get a wire crate or a plastic type?

I know that whatever I get needs to be pretty big and that is fine.

Bear is a crier. He will cry when people are not around him. He cries from the bathroom. He is still a kitten, so he can get pretty wild and crazy when he plays sometimes. Any help is greatly appreciated. I am about to run out and get it as soon as I can get some feedback.

I'd get a plastic crate for large dogs. The plastic is easier to clean if there are accidents, and will be more useful later if you need to keep him or small kittens out of drafts, transport cats a long distance without them getting too upset by unfamiliar surroundings, etc..

We've got an extra-large plastic dog crate, and I can't tell you how many times we've used it for cats - it's one of those things that always comes in handy in a number of situations.

Originally Posted by jcat

I'd get a plastic crate for large dogs. The plastic is easier to clean if there are accidents, and will be more useful later if you need to keep him or small kittens out of drafts.

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I was leaning toward plastic too - I can just see him climbing the sides of the wire crate now! But I know you all have a huge amount more experience with this type thing than I do, so I wanted to ask here first.

I'm sceptical of kittens in wire crates, because I'm afraid they'll manage to hurt themselves climbing.

I have a big wire dog crate that's about 4'x4' and I've used it to confine kitties with no problems, except when Tumbles did his Houdini impesonation and escaped from it. It collapses and we store it under the bed in the spare bedroom. I've used it to put kitties in when we moved while we were hauling in boxes and furniture and I've used it twice for new kitties.

Depending on how big your kitten is, you could get a huge dog carrier, and keep your kitten in there with his litterbox, food and water.