I was hoping to get everyone's input here! I am moving into a large rental house once my apartment lease is up. (My lease is actually up the end of August, and I sign for the rental house on Friday (Ya!), so there will be a few weeks of overlap as a result. I'm not going to gripe though because that will give me several weeks to have friends/family help me pack/move in slowly and get everything set up without the stress of a fast move!
The rental I'm moving into is a 3 bedroom,2 bath, single story. (I can't wait to NEVER have to haul 3 dogs up and down the stairs for every potty break again haha! It'll also be better on me health wise with my heart/lung issues to have a single story.
In this house, I'm planning to use one of the guest bedrooms as an area to put my 3 large dog crates in for my pups so that I can FINALLY reclaim my living space lol! (The other two bedrooms will be a guest bedroom (closed off to the pets), and then there will be my bedroom.) There is also a good sized laundry room. At this point, I'm trying to plot out the best way to set up everyone (2 and 4 legged) so that we will all make a smooth transition. I can't decide if I want to put the cat tree and litter box in the guest room with the dog crates, or the laundry room. The cats would have more space in the room where I plan to put the dog crates for certain. (They will all have free run of the house aside from my bedroom and the guest bedroom, so they won't be stuck in that room, it would just be an area for their cat tree, crates, and such)
If I were advising a typical person with cats/dogs, I would say put the dog crates in the first room (they're only crated when I'm away from home/when I feed them), and put the cat things in the laundry room so that they're separate and peaceful. However, my dogs are very, very gentle! (Ranger's a registered therapy dog, Mykelti is in training to become one, and Macy is canine equivalent of Mother Teressa! My cats (Kojak and Isabella) often seek out the dogs and play with them, and even groom/sleep with them.
Since mine all get along incredibly well, I don't believe that it would stress my cats/dogs to put their things in the same bedroom.
As far as the laundry area goes, it would be a tighter squeeze because I will need to put my washer/dryer in there as well as extra food storage. (there is no pantry in this house, so I will need to add a bit of storage area to the laundry room to compensate.) If I put the cats things in the laundry area, I will have to squeeze in a large cat tree, food/water, and litter pan. I think it would fit, but it would be a tight squeeze! Now, I could honestly consider putting the cat tree in the room with the dog crates so there is plenty of space, and maybe putting the cat's food/water in the laundry area to save on space and make clean up easier. (the laundry area is laminate flooring vs. carpet in the bedroom closet).
Do you guys think it would be better to put the cat tree and litter box in the first bedroom with the dog crates, in the laundry room, or just put the litter box/food for the cats in the laundry area and their cat tree in that bedroom? (If I put the cat tree/box in the laundry room, I'll install a cat door on that laundry door. If I put the cat tree / litter boxes in the first bedroom, I'll install a cat door on that bedroom closet so their litter box/food is kept away from the dogs.
Thanks for your help! It's been a rough week on my furbabies since we said goodbye to our other beloved kitty, Velvet.
So needless to say, I want to make sure that I make the transition into the new place as stress-free as possisble for everyone.
In this house, I'm planning to use one of the guest bedrooms as an area to put my 3 large dog crates in for my pups so that I can FINALLY reclaim my living space lol! (The other two bedrooms will be a guest bedroom (closed off to the pets), and then there will be my bedroom.) There is also a good sized laundry room. At this point, I'm trying to plot out the best way to set up everyone (2 and 4 legged) so that we will all make a smooth transition. I can't decide if I want to put the cat tree and litter box in the guest room with the dog crates, or the laundry room. The cats would have more space in the room where I plan to put the dog crates for certain. (They will all have free run of the house aside from my bedroom and the guest bedroom, so they won't be stuck in that room, it would just be an area for their cat tree, crates, and such)
If I were advising a typical person with cats/dogs, I would say put the dog crates in the first room (they're only crated when I'm away from home/when I feed them), and put the cat things in the laundry room so that they're separate and peaceful. However, my dogs are very, very gentle! (Ranger's a registered therapy dog, Mykelti is in training to become one, and Macy is canine equivalent of Mother Teressa! My cats (Kojak and Isabella) often seek out the dogs and play with them, and even groom/sleep with them.
As far as the laundry area goes, it would be a tighter squeeze because I will need to put my washer/dryer in there as well as extra food storage. (there is no pantry in this house, so I will need to add a bit of storage area to the laundry room to compensate.) If I put the cats things in the laundry area, I will have to squeeze in a large cat tree, food/water, and litter pan. I think it would fit, but it would be a tight squeeze! Now, I could honestly consider putting the cat tree in the room with the dog crates so there is plenty of space, and maybe putting the cat's food/water in the laundry area to save on space and make clean up easier. (the laundry area is laminate flooring vs. carpet in the bedroom closet).
Do you guys think it would be better to put the cat tree and litter box in the first bedroom with the dog crates, in the laundry room, or just put the litter box/food for the cats in the laundry area and their cat tree in that bedroom? (If I put the cat tree/box in the laundry room, I'll install a cat door on that laundry door. If I put the cat tree / litter boxes in the first bedroom, I'll install a cat door on that bedroom closet so their litter box/food is kept away from the dogs.
Thanks for your help! It's been a rough week on my furbabies since we said goodbye to our other beloved kitty, Velvet.