Originally posted by lynn ahmed
Well, we all know that cats always land on 4 feet (true?), but still I'm worried what will come to my kid (as in kitten, not human) cause I'll be on higher floor!
When I first moved to Chicago, I lived in a very tiny one bedroom apartment. It had a bedroom just big enough to fit my queen size bed and a dresser. The living room was as big as the bedroom, the bathroom was just big enough for a toilet, sink and bathtub, and the kitchen was basically cupboards along one wall of the living room. I had both Tubby and Peanut there, and they were fine. I had one uncovered litterbox that I just barely had room for in the bathroom. I had no problem with odor, and they had no problems with the tiny space. They had each other and two nice big windows overlooking a very busy street to keep them occupied - along with various toys that usually never got played with.

Since I have the two cats, I use Tidy Cats scoopable - Multiple cat formula. There is an initial smell after kitty uses the box, but it disappears quickly. I scoop every day too.

My advice for being on the 6th floor is to find a screen for your door. If kitty falls from the 6th floor, he/she will mostly likely land on his/her feet, but will probably break....at minimum a leg, and probably more - it wouldn't be a good thing. If there is anyway you can keep the kitty inside. The kitty will love having the fresh air of having the door open, but you should find some way to keep the kitty in. If you can't have a full screen door, try and find some window screens that would be wide enough, and maybe stack them up to make sure they are high enough so kitty can't jump over them.

Good luck, and please let us know how everything goes. Getting a new kitty is always fun and exciting.

Oh, and welcome to Pet Talk! As you can see there are a lot of knowledgeable kitty lovers here who are more than happy to help with any more questions you may have.