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We are foster-based rescue (I don't have a shelter location) but my own cats have this set up with cubes and a cat highway to go from one side of the room to the other with different entry/exit points. I left mine unpainted but to make it easier to clean I would try next time to coat it beforehand with semigloss -non -toxic paint
And I am introducing cubes to my fosters that are durable plastic, easier to sterilize/ easy to clean too and learned yesterday about those cat trees that are similar material. My head now spins with ideas!
Examples from other rescues/communal rooms I recommend looking at this for inspiration! They have several shelters and how they designed it pictorials of before and after. I am not particularly recommending one product or another but rather ideas
hauspanther.com/category/catification/shelter-rescue-catification-environmental-enrichment/
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Wendy Montanez-Ortiz
Director
Gatos Borincoon
MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-19-2024 03:39 AM
From: Anonymous Member
Subject: Free Roam Cat Room Design
This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous
Would anyone be willing to share pictures of your rooms?
Original Message:
Sent: 11-18-2024 06:54 PM
From: Wendy Montanez-Ortiz
Subject: Free Roam Cat Room Design
I am like Kitty Kasa as they are made of plastic and washable. The milk crate idea was great!
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Wendy Montanez-Ortiz
Director
none
MA
Original Message:
Sent: 11-17-2024 10:28 AM
From: Jessica Quaresimo
Subject: Free Roam Cat Room Design
We are currently upgrading our free roam cat rooms and we have had a current issue with the wooden boxes on the walls. They seem to hold a lot of hair and litter and are difficult to sanitize. What do your shelters use in their free roam cat rooms?
What kind of cat towers do you have?
Do you have any fixtures on the walls? If so what do you have?
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#AdmissionsandIntake(includingIntake-to-placement)
#AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms
#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
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Jessica Quaresimo
Cattery and Adoption Coordinator
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons
East Hampton, NY
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