Hi there, I'm new at this forum thing, so please be patient.
I'm having a landlord problem. I live with my boyfriend in his mother's house (she lives with her new husband). My 9 year old cat, Little Kitty, lives with us. My landlord has never had a pet, so she really doesn't understand the workings of a cat. To make a very long story short, her latest edict about the cat (to relieve concerns that she scratches the rugs or "goes into the other tennants rooms") is for me to "crate the cat while I'm at work". Or we can move out. Am I crazy, or is this not normal? I'm having a really hard time explaining to her that cats are not like dogs. You cannot crate them up for 9 hours a day. It's impractical and inhummane. Right? Am I overreacting? How do I explain this to her??
I'm having a landlord problem. I live with my boyfriend in his mother's house (she lives with her new husband). My 9 year old cat, Little Kitty, lives with us. My landlord has never had a pet, so she really doesn't understand the workings of a cat. To make a very long story short, her latest edict about the cat (to relieve concerns that she scratches the rugs or "goes into the other tennants rooms") is for me to "crate the cat while I'm at work". Or we can move out. Am I crazy, or is this not normal? I'm having a really hard time explaining to her that cats are not like dogs. You cannot crate them up for 9 hours a day. It's impractical and inhummane. Right? Am I overreacting? How do I explain this to her??