Cat in an apartment?
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i lived in a condo for a few years. eventually it was time to sell that condo. just so happens the neighbor, whose condo was a mirror of my floor plan but "upgraded" per sillycone valley condo standards, put his on the market about 5 days before mine.
mine was 1985 era condo inside. brown, beige, and barf colored everywhere but otherwise clean
in the end, his sold for about 10k more than mine.
i'm fairly sure the difference was largely in part to his smelling like cat urine. i assume they pissed all over their favorite places in addition to the "litterbox closet" which had the strongest stench. said stench was immediately noticeable from the moment the front door opened (my realtor took us in because... why not?)
so the short answer is Yes. Illl smell up the place
however, if you're a dorky engineer type it might not matter because eventually you won't notice because cat people never notice the stink of their own cat in my experience. also, you'll probably get married in your early 40s and move into your wife's place like my former neighbor did?
Entoptic
Red Power!
I live in a 750sqft duplex with Erin and two cats. It’s only stinky when the cats drop a deuce. As a cat owner you should be cleaning the kitty litter twice a day.
Since you have a small space look into Catastrophic Creations. We have an entire wall dedicated to it and the cats simply love it.
Since you have a small space look into Catastrophic Creations. We have an entire wall dedicated to it and the cats simply love it.
imortlfool
Well-known member
I ran a “Cat Genie” robot litter box for awhile. Worked quite well. I’d disassemble and clean it biweekly. The refill cartridges are arguably overpriced but the device definitely reduced the daily cat work.
gixxerjeff
Dogs best friend
I'm a dog guy but my ex had a cat. The quality of food seemed to play a big role in that subject. Kinda makes sense, actually. Whatever goes in has to come out. I could tell when she went low budget simply by walking in the house. Spend the money on good food. (you should anyway for obvious reasons)
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
Leave the window open or get a kitty door? :dunno
I've always had indoor/outdoor kats. The only time mine uses his box is when it snows :laughing
(Bring on the "that's not safe" lecturers)
Both cats I have had in my life have just showed up one day. Impossible to keep those buggers inside. :laughing
CoorsLight
Well-known member
I've lived with 4 cats in a 930 sq ft, shared 1br/1ba apartment. It's manageable, but you will be cleaning the litter box twice a day or more (which you should be doing anyway). You should play with them as much as you can, too. They don't have a ton of room to run around.
If you are sure that you will consistently give that cat the care and attention it needs, you should go for it.
If you are sure that you will consistently give that cat the care and attention it needs, you should go for it.
Mike95060
Work In Progress
Yes and remember, its like a 12 or 15 year commitment if you have a healthy well cared for cat.
CoorsLight
Well-known member
I'm hoping for a 20 year commitment.
Mike95060
Work In Progress
I have a 19 year old cat at home, its getting a little rough. She is a sweetie but the end is coming.
The kitchen/living room is hardwood, bedroom is carpet. Although there is a carpet I have under the sofas so that's my only other concern really
will do, thank you
Will definitely check it out!
I'm a dog guy also, but I don't like small dogs and I know I couldn't give a medium-large dog what it deserves activity wise
Leave the window open or get a kitty door? :dunno
I've always had indoor/outdoor kats. The only time mine uses his box is when it snows :laughing
(Bring on the "that's not safe" lecturers)
I live on the 20th floor so there's no windows in the living room area, just the bedroom. There is a balcony though which I could cat-ify :cool
Trash shoot is on my floor and indoors so i'd just need to take a really small walk to dispose which is great. Also I work from home anywhere from 2-5 days a week so I can definitely give it the attention it needs
That's the goal!
I've been eyeing cats at the humane society. There's definitely some cute ones. One has a missing eye that's been there for a while apparently and I have my eye on him (no pun intended).
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Lucky Jones
Ride on #69
We bought one of those enclosed catboxes with the little swinging door and a "charcoal" filter on the roof. Didn't get too stinky at all with our cats.
Of course 2 musty teenaged boys and two dogs and their funk might just have masked the smell, though... :laughing
Of course 2 musty teenaged boys and two dogs and their funk might just have masked the smell, though... :laughing
Eldritch
is insensitive
Get a reptile. They are low maintenance and fun to feed.
MrIncredible
Is fintastic
You've clearly never met a greyhound. Laziest lumps ever.
Mike95060
Work In Progress
40 MPH couch potatoes. Good small space dogs. They need to run for like 1/2 an hour and they good. So I'm told.
HappyHighwayman
Warning: Do Not Engage
Many of my cat owning friends live in apartments with zero smell issues.