So many more good ideas and projects since I last did this in the early 90's. I use memory foam on the bottom now, covered in plastic ( partly) to keep dry, with assorted blankets, towels, etc. on top. The memory foam helps to keep them warm. Pieces of fleece work well too and don't hold water...
Thank you Anne.... I'm still here, just couldn't do much typing for quite a while ( broke the big bone knobs off the ends of the long bones in my arm---and yes, lol, cats were involved in my midnight fall, or sprawl??). The result was rather scary looking and very painful!
Meanwhile, people are...
Great job, great ideas! I had used heavy cardboard boxes wrapped in tarps. Still not a bad idea even if using other things because it does supply an extra layer of much- needed insulation. I'd also not thought of the Mylar, but wow, that's a really great idea to keep kitties warm in those...
Wonderful pictures, people, and of course cats! I can't even begin to tell you what it's meant to me to have so much loving support upon the loss of several babies this past fall. I was literally beside myself with grief! But everyone here has helped me so much, I can't even begin to express my...
I always especially loved grooming Paxi. He absolutely loved it and would roll over so I could reach everything. One of his funnier moves was to raise each arm ( leg) up in the air so I could get to his underarm area in particular. He was a Main Coon mixed with Persian, so his knot supply was...
Yes it is very good. I've been through most of these issues myself. Usually these problems come with very young mothers having their first litter. With a little time, and some gentle suggestion from us, they usually do very well.