My chins have been in my guest room for the 5-1/2 months I've had them, since in the winter it is the coldest part of the house (That and the laundry room). For the same reason it's the coldest in winter, it's the warmest in summer, so soon being in there isn't practical. I keep the house very cool, but I don't think the living room temp is going to be good enough to keep that room cool, and I don't want to turn it lower and freeze the cats. I'm trying not to use a window air conditioner. I have an old portable unit but it is not wi-fi capable. The thermostat is, and I do monitor it all day long.
Add in that I don't get to spend enough time with them since they're in a separate room. We seem to have kind of halted the bonding process this month or so for some reason. They don't usually allow me to touch them or pick them up, but they climb all over me. (Last night JoJo jumped on my foot, and her feet were freezing!) That was around 4 months, and I thought by 6 months all would be good. But no progress since then.
Soooo (and sorry that was long), I have a couple options for the warm weather. My first choice, and I'm asking if you think this is a bad idea, is the living room. Is it just not a good idea with the all the dust flying around and tv/electronics in there? On a separate note, the cats have zero interest in the chins, although Abby LOVES to eat hay off the floor. They are 15 and 13 years old.
The next option would not be far away from the living room - the foyer (which is pretty small, and the cage would block the front entry). It's tiled in there and they would still be close by. And I wouldn't need a separate air conditioner.
The final option, which would require a separate a/c unit, would be the laundry room. It's fairly big for a laundry room, but I'd have to move the cats' litter boxes out.
I'm testing option 1 today. I just moved them into the living room before I sat down to type. Now I have to go clean the guest room - what a mess behind the cage!
So what do you think?
Thanks a bunch!
Trish
Add in that I don't get to spend enough time with them since they're in a separate room. We seem to have kind of halted the bonding process this month or so for some reason. They don't usually allow me to touch them or pick them up, but they climb all over me. (Last night JoJo jumped on my foot, and her feet were freezing!) That was around 4 months, and I thought by 6 months all would be good. But no progress since then.
Soooo (and sorry that was long), I have a couple options for the warm weather. My first choice, and I'm asking if you think this is a bad idea, is the living room. Is it just not a good idea with the all the dust flying around and tv/electronics in there? On a separate note, the cats have zero interest in the chins, although Abby LOVES to eat hay off the floor. They are 15 and 13 years old.
The next option would not be far away from the living room - the foyer (which is pretty small, and the cage would block the front entry). It's tiled in there and they would still be close by. And I wouldn't need a separate air conditioner.
The final option, which would require a separate a/c unit, would be the laundry room. It's fairly big for a laundry room, but I'd have to move the cats' litter boxes out.
I'm testing option 1 today. I just moved them into the living room before I sat down to type. Now I have to go clean the guest room - what a mess behind the cage!
So what do you think?
Thanks a bunch!
Trish
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