Thread: A whole raft of questions from a prospective owner (slave?).

Hello Alec and welcome to the forum,

I'm a new Maine Coon owner but have cat experience and I have a couple of thoughts.

You are correct about the leash and high level wire. You could one day end up with a strangled cat ( probably not what you want). If you decided to make a run and you are worried about treated timer, then marine ply could be an option. I have used it at work for years with great results. I'm not sure about toxicity of tantalised timber, but it's interested me and I'm going to have to look into it now.

I don't see why having to carry your cat too and from the pen is an issue. You can use a cat carrier if you like. My garden and house sounds similar to yours so I understand your predicament.

I have read some bad reviews about self cleaning litter boxes but have no experience with them. I use a catit litter box which has been great!

Your cat should be fine with you having the occasion all day off from being his slave. I'm sure he'd allow you to pop out for the day every now and then. Mine have always had to tolerate me working full time and it's been something that they became used to very early on. The new one, who's 15 weeks has just started to be left during the day and he seems fine with it. He's very confident and seems to take most things in his stride, even the two large dogs and two small children.

Have fun deciding what you'd like to do.

Best wishes.