Gary and I need some advice. I know I should post this in the Behaviour forum, but you guys are already familiar with our circumstances - living in the bus, etc.
Right now, Lazlo and Shelly share a litterbox. I know each cat is supposed to have its own, but we just don't have the space, and it's been working out just fine. We clean it several times a day, and that seems to work.
But now that we're going to have a third cat... supposedly on a temporary basis, but we still have to work the logistics!
Litterbox
Do you think we need to figure out where to put another litterbox? She's a teeny-weeny kitty right now, and we don't know how much bigger she'll get. Doc seems to think she'll always be pretty little. We have a travel-sized litter box that is just too small for Lazlo and Shelly. We could fit it under the dash in front of the driver's chair (it'd by right in front of the brake and accelerator pedals) - but unless it goes someplace we walk (i.e. the small stretch of floor in the "living room" or the small stretch of floor in the kitchen), that's the only place it fits! And a regular-sized box doesn't fit there.
???????
Bed
Laz and Shelly each have a bed - Lazlo's is on my "bedside" table, and Shelly's is on Gary's. I guess Munchie's should go on the floor next to one of us? Lazlo's "safe place" is the crate - and it is permanently located on Gary's side of the bed (meaning Gary can't walk over there, so he has to crawl over the bed to get out - not so great for his back but....)
Since Gary's side of the bed is already "gone" for practical purposes, should we stick it there? But then it'll be right in front of Lazlo's safe place. ...on the other hand, the "tube" Lazlo and Shelly play with/in is on my side of the bed. It only takes up 1/2 the length - but then her bed would be right in front of where they play.
???????
Miscellaneous
Lazlo and Shelly each have a box. They play in them and sleep in them. Should Munchie then have one of her own? The only place one more would fit is up on the dash. But then hers would be higher than Lazlo's and Shelly's. (Lazlo's is on the end of the couch - I use the rest of the couch as my work space. Shelly's is up on a storage chest next to the front door. There is no other surface or floor space available).
???????
I'm excited but nervous!
Laurie
Right now, Lazlo and Shelly share a litterbox. I know each cat is supposed to have its own, but we just don't have the space, and it's been working out just fine. We clean it several times a day, and that seems to work.
But now that we're going to have a third cat... supposedly on a temporary basis, but we still have to work the logistics!
Litterbox
Do you think we need to figure out where to put another litterbox? She's a teeny-weeny kitty right now, and we don't know how much bigger she'll get. Doc seems to think she'll always be pretty little. We have a travel-sized litter box that is just too small for Lazlo and Shelly. We could fit it under the dash in front of the driver's chair (it'd by right in front of the brake and accelerator pedals) - but unless it goes someplace we walk (i.e. the small stretch of floor in the "living room" or the small stretch of floor in the kitchen), that's the only place it fits! And a regular-sized box doesn't fit there.
???????
Bed
Laz and Shelly each have a bed - Lazlo's is on my "bedside" table, and Shelly's is on Gary's. I guess Munchie's should go on the floor next to one of us? Lazlo's "safe place" is the crate - and it is permanently located on Gary's side of the bed (meaning Gary can't walk over there, so he has to crawl over the bed to get out - not so great for his back but....)
Since Gary's side of the bed is already "gone" for practical purposes, should we stick it there? But then it'll be right in front of Lazlo's safe place. ...on the other hand, the "tube" Lazlo and Shelly play with/in is on my side of the bed. It only takes up 1/2 the length - but then her bed would be right in front of where they play.
???????
Miscellaneous
Lazlo and Shelly each have a box. They play in them and sleep in them. Should Munchie then have one of her own? The only place one more would fit is up on the dash. But then hers would be higher than Lazlo's and Shelly's. (Lazlo's is on the end of the couch - I use the rest of the couch as my work space. Shelly's is up on a storage chest next to the front door. There is no other surface or floor space available).
???????
I'm excited but nervous!
Laurie