Hi everyone,
I've read of a couple of people who put their nesting box inside a big dog crate, and sometimes closed it for the kittens' safety. Is this a bad idea for any reason?
My cat Fluffers loves sleeping in my bedroom, and it'll be the warmest room in my house during the night. But my dog (who Fluffers loves, actually) sleeps in my room too. Even though they get on obviously a cat and her kittens need to be left alone. So that's why I was thinking about the dog crate.
Is it ok to have a large dog crate with a nesting box, a litter tray, and some food and water in it, just for the hours that I'm asleep? Or would that be unkind to the mum? I work from home, so during the hours I'm up Fluffers and her kittens can be wherever is best for them. It's just the night time I'm worried about. I live in an old cold house, and everywhere that I've set up a thermometer is too cold for kittens.
I've read of a couple of people who put their nesting box inside a big dog crate, and sometimes closed it for the kittens' safety. Is this a bad idea for any reason?
My cat Fluffers loves sleeping in my bedroom, and it'll be the warmest room in my house during the night. But my dog (who Fluffers loves, actually) sleeps in my room too. Even though they get on obviously a cat and her kittens need to be left alone. So that's why I was thinking about the dog crate.
Is it ok to have a large dog crate with a nesting box, a litter tray, and some food and water in it, just for the hours that I'm asleep? Or would that be unkind to the mum? I work from home, so during the hours I'm up Fluffers and her kittens can be wherever is best for them. It's just the night time I'm worried about. I live in an old cold house, and everywhere that I've set up a thermometer is too cold for kittens.