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So I live in an apartment. I just moved into this complex from my previous complex this summer. I just received a message that we are having a mandatory fire inspection. At my previous place we were just told to keep our pets in a secure room. In this apartment they are telling us to either remove our pets or to kennel them so they can have access to all rooms. They will be sounding building alarms and checking the sprinklers.
I'm not happy with this. First of all, the notice is very short. Second, it doesn't seem like we can put the pets in a bathroom or a large walk in closet (I'll verify on the closet tomorrow - my closet is bigger than my guest bathroom).
If the closet is a no go, these are my alternatives:
1. Day board the 2 cats at a pet boarding place across the street from my job. I can drop them on the way in and pick them up after.
2. Get a couple of wire kennels and hope it's big enough for litterbox and bowls. I wouldn't leave them together all day in that small space unsupervised with alarms going off. The girls aren't that close.
3. Get 2 soft sided kennels, same situation.
Any way I look it, the girls are going to be confined and possibly traumatized for 1 to 3 days (since I'm building 5, hopefully I'll be done first day). Plus I either have to pay to board them, or buy 2 kennels.
To me, the closet would be the least of the problems. The girls are still home, and the clothing will insulate the sound. But they may not allow it.
I don't know what to do.
I'm not happy with this. First of all, the notice is very short. Second, it doesn't seem like we can put the pets in a bathroom or a large walk in closet (I'll verify on the closet tomorrow - my closet is bigger than my guest bathroom).
If the closet is a no go, these are my alternatives:
1. Day board the 2 cats at a pet boarding place across the street from my job. I can drop them on the way in and pick them up after.
2. Get a couple of wire kennels and hope it's big enough for litterbox and bowls. I wouldn't leave them together all day in that small space unsupervised with alarms going off. The girls aren't that close.
3. Get 2 soft sided kennels, same situation.
Any way I look it, the girls are going to be confined and possibly traumatized for 1 to 3 days (since I'm building 5, hopefully I'll be done first day). Plus I either have to pay to board them, or buy 2 kennels.
To me, the closet would be the least of the problems. The girls are still home, and the clothing will insulate the sound. But they may not allow it.
I don't know what to do.