I was tossing and turning in bed, not sleeping well because I kept thinking about the decision Ray and I had made Friday evening about Daisy. She has to start living outside.
This was a
very tough decision. She is kinda old: 14 years and sickly. She refuses to piddle directly in the litter box any more. For months now she sorta goes over there and usually just misses completely and hits the carpeting. Or she saunters somewhere else in the living room and just piddles. It is awful. She is too old to re-train. She has issues.
We love her to death. She is very sweet (generally), but the other three cats give her a wide berth. She has never tolerated them very well, and we suspect the addition of Josephine is the primary reason she started this bad attitude about the litter box. Mind you, the other three go potty outside, which is wonderful. We have eleven acres for that.
Here's the deal: we cannot just give her away or "put her to sleep." We just can't. She is family to us. We love her and that is that. But she cannot stay in the house, either. We have to replace the carpeting, and she has to go outside. We will not allow her to ruin the new carpeting.
We worried about how old she is and how cold she will get in the winter. We fussed about her water freezing when we are gone and OMG what will she do? So I got out of bed and did a web search at 3:00 a.m. for "cat houses."
THIS is what I stumbled upon. I bought it and it will ship right away. Can you believe our good luck?! Although it is a little expensive ($369), it is well worth it! Good heavens, it is
PERFECT! Heated inside, front and rear doors with flaps, a round window, carpeted inside (even on the walls), a heated water dish, and even a catnip pillow.
I feel much better already.
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