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When Father moved to Charleston, he bought an old house and turned it into a duplex. He lived downstairs, I lived upstairs. Zane the Insane, the Cat of Tiny Brain went back and forth between us.
Father died back in March. When I get his things dispersed, I'll be renting out what was his apartment. This means that Zane will be restricted to the upstairs; there's no way I could trust the tenants not to let him out by accident, or to try too hard to catch him if they did.
The problem is that Zane's box is in the basement. While he had the run of the whole building, that was OK, but I need to get him used to being an upstairs cat, and I can't think where to put his box up here.
1. Living room. The only place it would fit would be under the grand piano. Not a good idea. If he were inside, under the hood, and I didn't notice and started to play, he might develop an aversion.
2. Bathroom. The room is very long and narrow. I can't think where it would be that it wouldn't be in the way.
3. Bedroom. Again, due to the shape of the room and distribution of the furniture, there is no conveninet place for it.
4. Library/TV Room. Possible; I can see a place for it. But that's where his feeding station is, and even though they would be at opposet ends of the room, everything I have read says that the box and the food should not be in the same room.
5. Dining room. There is a place for it there, out of the way, but the idea of having that in the dining room (even though I seldom eat there) is aesthetically unappealing.
6. Kitchen. Out of the question.
Suggestions?
4. Dining
When Father moved to Charleston, he bought an old house and turned it into a duplex. He lived downstairs, I lived upstairs. Zane the Insane, the Cat of Tiny Brain went back and forth between us.
Father died back in March. When I get his things dispersed, I'll be renting out what was his apartment. This means that Zane will be restricted to the upstairs; there's no way I could trust the tenants not to let him out by accident, or to try too hard to catch him if they did.
The problem is that Zane's box is in the basement. While he had the run of the whole building, that was OK, but I need to get him used to being an upstairs cat, and I can't think where to put his box up here.
1. Living room. The only place it would fit would be under the grand piano. Not a good idea. If he were inside, under the hood, and I didn't notice and started to play, he might develop an aversion.
2. Bathroom. The room is very long and narrow. I can't think where it would be that it wouldn't be in the way.
3. Bedroom. Again, due to the shape of the room and distribution of the furniture, there is no conveninet place for it.
4. Library/TV Room. Possible; I can see a place for it. But that's where his feeding station is, and even though they would be at opposet ends of the room, everything I have read says that the box and the food should not be in the same room.
5. Dining room. There is a place for it there, out of the way, but the idea of having that in the dining room (even though I seldom eat there) is aesthetically unappealing.
6. Kitchen. Out of the question.
Suggestions?
4. Dining