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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2007Hardwood floor refinishing and cats?
We have two 17 yr old cats and we are getting our hardwood floors refinished next week. We humans have to move into a hotel for about 3-5 days but we don't know what to do with our cats. The hotel doesn't take animals, and we can't stay in another hotel due to expense (its a military hotel and 1/4 the price of other hotels). It breaks my heart to stick them in a kennel where they will be stressed the whole time in the unfamiliar environment. I don't want to keep them in the home, although we have considered (since only the main floor is being redone) keeping them in our room with all the windows open and a damp towel outside the bedroom door to keep out the fumes. Since they are older they tend to sleep all day on our bed anyway, so I know they will be more comfortable and less stressed here than in a kennel. But I still am worried about the fumes. I can't think of what on earth to do. We would be visiting them twice a day in the house to feed them as they eat a RAW diet and so we could cuddle with them and keep an eye on the fumes in case they are stronger than expected in the bedroom. Any advice or other suggestions? Shaynelle > We have two 17 yr old cats and we are getting our hardwood floors > refinished next week. We humans have to move into a hotel for about [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > heart to stick them in a kennel where they will be stressed the whole > time in the unfamiliar environment. Either find the money to stay in a place that will let you keep your cats or board them. The fumes could kill them or make them very sick. Extended Stay hotels charge $69 per night for stays less than a week, and $49 for stays more than a week and they allow pets. They also have a full kitchen where you can store and cook food, and every one I have been to has been very clean. If you can afford to have your floors refinished, you can come up with a few hundred bucks for a hotel. Wow, I have never received such a rude reply when asking for advice. Why would you be so rude to someone asking for advice? I am not in the US by the way, so hotels are not anywhere near what you state, and you assume we are paying for the floors to be done then verbally express anger about it. Not a very productive reply to someone who was simply asking for advice. I hope others will not be so rude in their replies :( > > We have two 17 yr old cats and we are getting our hardwood floors > > refinished next week. We humans have to move into a hotel for about [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > If you can afford to have your floors refinished, you can come up with > a few hundred bucks for a hotel. > Wow, I have never received such a rude reply when asking for advice. > Why would you be so rude to someone asking for advice? There was nothing at all rude about my reply. I was simply direct. > I am not in the US by the way, so hotels are not anywhere near what > you state, and you assume we are paying for the floors to be done then > verbally express anger about it. Not a very productive reply to > someone who was simply asking for advice. I hope others will not be > so rude in their replies :( What can anyone tell you except to board them or relent and pay for a hotel that will let you keep them with you? Do you imagine anyone will tell you to leave them in the house where the fumes may very well make them very sick? Their noses are a lot more sensitive than ours. I think you need to learn the difference between someone telling you a simple truth you just don't want to hear, and someone being rude. If someone else is paying to refinish your floors, them you are likely renting or the army is paying for it. If so, they should pay for a place for you to stay that includes pets, or for the boarding. If not, cough it up. Spend the money making sure your cats are happy and safe, and for heaven's sake don't leave them in the place with dangerous fumes and workers who may or may not let them out. > > Wow, I have never received such a rude reply when asking for advice. > > Why would you be so rude to someone asking for advice? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > place with dangerous fumes and workers who may or may not > let them out. i agree, either board the cats or pay for a hotel who will let you take them with you, you cannot leave them inthe house that is too toxic for you to stay in, that would be killing them and if you were in this country i would get the RSPCA out ontyour a.s immediately and if you are going to ask for advice form the group you have to learn to be a little less sensitive to reponses, believe me when I say cybercat's answer was nothing compared to what some others may have posted (me included) bookie >Do you imagine anyone will tell you to leave them in the house >where the fumes may very well make them very sick? Their >noses are a lot more sensitive than ours. Also I would like to add you usually refinish hardwood floors with a sander if they are damaged causing some very stressful noises for the cats The cats will not be snoozing through this. Not rude ? OMG what planet are you living on.. I cant believe how many anal and self righteous knobs are in this group... She simply asks for advice as she obviously wasnt sure about the fumes being dangerous to the cats, so she does the right think and asks ! And all you anal fuckwits jump all over her for her trouble. You would prefer she didnt ask ? Bunch of w.nkers here.. UNSUBSCRIBED and thankful for it. >> Wow, I have never received such a rude reply when asking for advice. >> Why would you be so rude to someone asking for advice? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > place with dangerous fumes and workers who may or may not > let them out. "J&T" <No@Spam.com> Don't let the doorknob hit you where the good lord split ya' > "J&T" <N...@Spam.com> > > Don't let the doorknob hit you where the good lord split ya' a little southern hospitality How immature, she was simply asking for advice. I agree with the previous reply that said they would rather have someone ask rather than simply do something when they are not sure. If I were having my floors redone I would board the cats, even if you are concerned it would be more stressful for them. I understand your concern over stressing the cats too much by having them board in a strange place, but that is better than the stress they would get from the fumes of the strong products used to refinish flooring. My father has a flooring business and I worked for him for a number of summers while in university. I know of a few people who have kept their cats at home while the floors were being redone, but both times it was in a well ventilated sunroom (or similar room) with exterior doors in between the room and the main house. In that case I believe it was fine, but keeping the cats in the main house I would not advise as the fumes are quite strong, most likely stronger than you think they will be. Good luck and feel free to email me if you have any more questions. Rick On Apr 16, 9:55 am, dreyfusrich...@hotmail.com wrote: > How immature, she was simply asking for advice. I agree with the > previous reply that said they would rather have someone ask rather [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Rick you're the type of person who would shoot the messenger LOL "Shaynelle" <Shaynelle@gmail.com> wrote in > I am not in the US by the way, so hotels are not anywhere near what > you state Well, there are certainly plenty of hotels that allow pets where you live. http://www.petfriendly.ca/rentals.php?id=4 > We have two 17 yr old cats and we are getting our hardwood floors > refinished next week. We humans have to move into a hotel for about > 3-5 days but we don't know what to do with our cats. The hotel doesn't > take animals, and we can't stay in another hotel due to expense (its a > military hotel and 1/4 the price of other hotels). ... > Shaynelle I would not expose cats of any age to those fumes. If it is not safe for you to stay in your house, it is not safe for them. It could even be worse for them than for you. If you are in the U.S., you can check around and find hotels in your area that offer discounted rates to military and allow pets. Most of the Motel 6 chain motels take pets and cost less than the average price. I think it's the Super 6 motels that have kitchenettes. Otherwise, the cats would be better off being boarded for a few days. Some places will let you pay half or a reduced price if your cats are close enough friends to stay in the same cage. If you don't think you can afford a motel that will take pets, maybe you can board the cats and you stay with friends. Annie Thanks Annie, It would work out a lot cheaper for us to board the cats and stay in the military hotel, and I suppose that may be the best route to go. I am just concerned about the stress involved in putting them in a kennel. We are going to check a few kennels out this coming weekend and hope to find one that either is cats only, or keeps the cats far away from the dogs (my cats are really scared of larger dogs). Has anyone else had to put their older cats in a kennel? How did the cats react - were they really stressed out? Thanks! > > refinished next week. We humans have to move into a hotel for about > > 3-5 days but we don't know what to do with our cats. The hotel doesn't [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Annie ... > Has anyone else had to put their older cats in a kennel? How did the > cats react - were they really stressed out? Hi Shaynelle, Whatever you do, they will have to make some sort of adjustment. How stressful this is would depend on the individual cat. You'll probably find they can be more resilient than you expect. I think that boarding them would be less stressful and less likely to affect their health than leaving them shut up at home where they will be exposed to harmful fumes and the sounds of strangers working with loud equipment on the other side of the door. The best thing, of course, would be to keep them with you, but you say that you are not able to do this. I wish you well on finding a boarding place where they will feel the most comfortable. Annie I know you are concerned with hiding the kittys from the management of the hotel in cose you decide to keep them in the hotel room with you which you would like to do. I wonder if there is a Craig's List for Winipeg? If there is perhaps you could find a mother who might like you to care for her babies for a few days. Then you could make a false bottom in their baby carriage to keep your kittys in so you could conceal their presense from the hotel management. > ... > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Annie > I know you are concerned with hiding the kittys from the management of > the hotel in cose you decide to keep them in the hotel room with you [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > false bottom in their baby carriage to keep your kittys in so you > could conceal their presense from the hotel management. And what happens when a person who is highly allergic to cats stays in that room afterward? What if that person has life threatening asthmatic reactions to cat dander? Such a person would not stay in a hotel where animals are allowed and shouldn't have to worry about people who break rules in a hotel that does not. Sheese, that advice is irresponsible, and not just because of the above possible scenario.  SignatureLynne I did suggest that she shave the kittys first and that would prevent the dander from accumulating in the hotel room. She does seem desparate to have her elderly cats with her for the five days it takes for her hardwood floors to be refinished in Winnipeg and she's afraid they would die without her if she left them in a cat resort because they are so elderly. That's why she wrote in the first place. > > I know you are concerned with hiding the kittys from the management of > > the hotel in cose you decide to keep them in the hotel room with you [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > -- > Lynne >I did suggest that she shave the kittys first What a steaming pile of horse sh.t. Cats have really thin, delicate skin, and their skin, like our skin, gets even thinner when they are older. This is not something you do lightly. So "Shaynelle" has NO friends who she could trust to keep her cats, no relatives, no other army wives? And she really cannot afford to stay in a pet-friendly hotel? BULLSHIT. She's being a cheap a.shole. My money is on "Shaynelle" coming up with a few hundred dollars for anything but the cats. She doesn't want to board them mostly because it will cost money. Otherwise, why the f.ck would she want to leave the cats ALONE in the house where the fumes will make them sick and the noises of the sanders and strangers will terrify them? You both need to piss off. a.sholes. > I did suggest that she shave the kittys first and that would prevent > the dander from accumulating in the hotel room. I somehow missed that. Do you know anything about cats? If so, you would know what an outrageously foolish suggestion that is. Are you trolling or are you serious? Either way, please stop. SignatureLynne >We have two 17 yr old cats and we are getting our hardwood floors >refinished next week. We humans have to move into a hotel for about [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Shaynelle Where exactly are you - in a big city or not? I know you're Canadian but perhaps you're now posted overseas? In any case, I've always had good luck over the years boarding my cats (both young & old) in a vet clinic - the best would be a cat-only practice because mixed boarding with barking dogs can be very stressful to cats not used to dogs. I'd guess cats could still smell dogs in a kennel even when separated by rooms or floors. Good luck. M. > Where exactly are you - in a big city or not? She's in Winnipeg. And she had lots of good suggestions last November. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> Where exactly are you - in a big city or not? > > She's in Winnipeg. And she had lots of good suggestions > last November. Correction. Three days ago, I read the date wrong. Three days ago others in Winnipeg made recommendations to her. > Where exactly are you - in a big city or not? Winnipeg. See below: http://www.newwinnipeg.com/community/discussion/1167/cat-boardingkennel-in-winnipeg/ If you wanted to, you could shave the cats and dress them as babies. You say the cats sleep all the time so who would know? I suppose the housemaids come into the room at certain times so just be sure you and "the babies" are out of the room at those times. You could drive around with them in the car several hours each day while the housemaids clean the rooms. The trick will be getting them past the concierge while dressed as babies. Perhaps you could bring a friend to carry one and you could carry the other while your husband engaged the concierge in a distracting conversation. > We have two 17 yr old cats and we are getting our hardwood floors > refinished next week. We humans have to move into a hotel for about [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Shaynelle |
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