Two cats, one crate

For those of you who understand the reference in the title: I apologize for reminding you of that little gem.

For those of you who don’t realize there’re two meanings up there?  Consider yourself lucky.

We’ve been having some issues with the cats recently.  Emma was having GI issues and throwing up, but not always at the same time/under the same circumstances.  Sometimes after she ate so up came her meal; sometimes randomly and it seemed to be a hairball issue; and sometimes, again randomly, it was just a little liquid.

That’s one half of the story.  The other half is more of a problem because it involved random peeing.  Insert mad emoticon here.

Tori used to have UTI issues so we had her checked out at the vet and there wasn’t a thing wrong with her.  Plus whoever was peeing seemed to be emptying a full bladder rather than giving into the telltale constant urges of a UTI.

The McHusband’s engine guy fosters cats for a rescue so he passed on some advice from a lady who’s been in the rescue for almost 20 years.  Basically, she recommends a three-week reset period where the cats stay in the crate 24/7 in the main living area.  Then for 15 minutes each day, they get out to spend time with their people, and the 15 minutes gets longer and longer as the three weeks go by.

We started our three weeks last Friday.  The crate’s in the kitchen because that keeps the cats in our company the most.

We added a platform for the cats to have an additional place to hang out.  It’s just a shelf that the McHusband cut to size and hung using zip ties, then we wrapped it in a towel and secured that with a couple bungee cords.  Sorry, I don’t have an updated picture of their fully furnished new home.

For their 15 minutes or so of freedom, we take the cats up to the bonus room.  Just us, no dogs, so Tori and Emma can feel free to roam around and stretch their legs.

Please keep your fingers crossed for us and the cats.  We need this to work because if it doesn’t, I know two people and two cats who aren’t going to be happy with the outcome.

TGIF!  I’m looking forward to “wining” with some girlfriends at Niche here in Holly Springs after work.  Now THAT’S a good way to kick off the weekend.