Great! We have to board the cats for an evening!! :mad:

[NoahsMommy]

This sucks! We got a note on our door saying they were replacing our front doors with nicer, six-panel doors and adding security systems on Monday. That's fine, but we were told this would be done as people move out/before people moved in. That didn't happen.

They say we have to remove all pets from the apartment or stick them in the bathroom from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM!!!! My cats wont stay in the bathroom alone for FIVE MINUTES without clawing at the door. Let alone, stuck in there with five others!!!

Now I have to pay for six cats to be boarded from Sunday night to Monday evening! I'm so annoyed and mad!

[AmberLee]

What a pain!

[aly]

Oh no. I bet Sunday will be a lonely night I know I definately can't sleep unless I'm being pushed to the corner of the bed with no blankets for me since they're being hogged by all the animals.

Hopefully it'll be over and done with quickly!

[I Love Brian, Forever <3]

That sucks.

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by aly
Oh no. I bet Sunday will be a lonely night I know I definately can't sleep unless I'm being pushed to the corner of the bed with no blankets for me since they're being hogged by all the animals.

Hopefully it'll be over and done with quickly!

Exactly!! I have no idea how I'll sleep!

I'm going to hate taking them there! I hope they wont think that we are deserting them.

[shais_mom]

so sorry hope it is a painless and quick nite for you and the babies

[Cataholic]

I think I would stick them in the bathroom for that timeframe. They WILL adjust, and if they hear noise outside, they prolly will be more timid. I don't know if I would go through the trauma, expense, turmoil by putting them in a shelter. The 'hell' (your bathroom) they know is better than the 'hell' (boarding place) they don't.

[K & L]

I would opt for the bathroom also. Ours don't like it, but they do settle down once in there for a while. This way you could sit in there with them for periodically and they would be with you in the evening after it's all over. What an inconvenience for you!

[tomkatzid]

If I was going to be home while the new doors were installed, I would put them in the bedroom. If I had to go to work I would take them to the vet's for the day. I wouldn't trust anyone in the apt. for not opening the doors. They would be safe being boarded. Maybe you can pick them up early. If your gone have someone call you as soon as the doors are on and pick up the cats then. Good luck If I lived close to you I'd come and sit with them in the bedroom all day for you.

[sasvermont]

They will get over it. I would contain the ones you think will destroy each other......and of course, this would mean Monday, during working hours....only...rather than over night......like you would have to do if you were boarding the cats....

Off to the bathroom you guys!

SAS

[marysmerrycats]

heres an idea, why does it have to be the bathroom, can't you put them in a bedroom? that would be more room...and I don't know, but maybe a pet sitter would be cheaper than boarding them all? and they would still be in part of their familiar home... also the sitter could be there to see when the door on YOUR apt was done and then could call you and then leave? how does that sound? the sitter could be in the room with them or just check on them... just a thought.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by sasvermont
They will get over it.

I would contain the ones you think will destroy each other...

Off to the bathroom you guys!

With a couple additional suggestions...

Anyone who can't be "trusted to behave"...
possibly borrow a friend's Dawggie CRATE - for a lil more room
to move around (and a private Litter Box!)
Crated Kitties could use the bedroom.

ANY room that contains *Kritterz* - ALSO gets a
HUGE Sign on the door!
and possibly a chair in the hallway - blocking said door!
("some" people can't read!)

[NoahsMommy]

Sorry, I guess I should have explained better. They need access to all rooms and patio, except the bathroom. That's why we're "allowed" to "put our pets in the bathroom instead of getting them out of the apartment for the day".

There is no way Olivia and Noah can be confined to the bathroom together, they would be dead when I got home from school. They are HORRIBLE together. The bathroom is also way too small for six cats to be in all day, let alone five minutes. I worry what would happen to little Hermoine...

We don't have much of a choice other than boarding them.

I've got a game plan so they feel somewhat "at home". I"m bring each one's favorite bed/hide out and having them caged according to who they love best. Noah and Noel will be together, Basie, Micah and Hermoine will be together and Olivia will be on her own with her favorite cat bed. You know I'll be there as soon as the workers are gone! I'll be watching their every move, making them want to leave!!

[marysmerrycats]

hey theres a great idea, you are such a good cat "mom"!

[wolflady]

Jeesh, what a pain! Too bad I don't live closer and could come and collect your kitties for babysitting! I too had thought about putting them in your enclosure on the patio. That would have been a good alternative. Then, you could put Olivia or Noah in the bedroom by themselves.
Hopefully they will get the job done quickly! Good luck!

**hugs**
Karen