Is it inhumane to have kitty in a studio apartment?

Question

My boyfriend and I really want to adopt a kitten, but he lives in a 450 square foot studio apartment. Is is mean or inhumane to keep a cat in such small quarters. Any advice would be a help! Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi Meg...not at all. Cats are very adaptable and can live anywhere so long as they can have room to run and climb to play. I reside in 550 sq ft condo and my kitties have a floor to ceiling tree/post and plenty of toys for them to keep them active. I take them out for walks on the leash to offer them a variety, however this isnt' necessary either--just my personal preference. They don't seem to mind whether they go outside or not. They love playing around the home and have plenty of physical exercise as well mental stimulation since I'm a professional animal trainer. Our household never has a dull moment.

Answer 2

Cats are very adaptive and if you get a cat from kittenhood it will adjust. Make sure you give it it's own tiny little space with a nice bed and a toy collection. A little spot for a cat box (toiletI important. One friend lived in a tiny place and she actually put her cat box in her bathroom. Buy one of those enclosed ones with the flap door to keep the smell in and use decent kitty litter that absorbs the smell. Use liners on the box and line with newspaper also, to prevent a stinky house. If you can leave a window partially open where the little box is thats great. And exercise and diet would be important if it can't run around a lot. Toys and a cat scratcher would be great. Toys hanging off the cat scratcher as well as those little balls where you put treats inside and the cat has to work to get them out would be great and little ping pong balls to chase around. Put a feather on a string and run around your tiny space, the cat will have a wonderful time chasing. Likewise an older cat, if you chose to adapt a more mature cat will adapt easily. I adopted an older cat (about 5-7 at the time)and in the next few years till she died (she was with me for another 5 years actually) I moved five times and she adjusted each time. I lived in a unit for a year and a half of that time and she was real happy.We had a tiny balcony and she wasn't silly and never tried to jump off but loved to sunbake out there and watch the birds. I had come from a place before that where she could run outdoors but she never minded being locked in either. She was a darling cat. My experience is that as long as you don't get some neurotic crazy cat they will be fine but remember a younger one will need lots of stimulating things to play with. But it's not cruel and your cat will be happy as long as it has warmth, love, food and a happy home.

Answer 3

By asking this ? Tells me that you have not completly thought everything out while older cats become quite independent. A kitten most certainly is not. I trust that you and your boyfriend are going to get it's shots get the animal fixed buy many different toys bedding food and a restroom which if not taken care of can reek heck on eveyone else that lives there and other supplies. Any animal adopted to a careing home is a good thing but if your schedule is heck your kittens life will be to. You maby want to baby sit a cat first for a friend with all the supplies in your place to see if you think it is big enough and to see how it will react. I expect that you live in a populated city so an outside cat is out of the ? check your local vet and adoption center to see what a professional will tell you about your situation The ? is if you find you can't provide the type of home could you find another home for the kitten with miminal effort adoption centers do not like to get there animals back. i hope this will open your mind alittle. i hope no one has allergies in your Building

Answer 4

It really depends on the cat. Some cats will just not have a bar of such an arrangement and others will be entirely happy with this this.

BEST BET! Get a kitten that is female and has long hair. Girlly kitty buddies ***typically*** dont' have hard issues with closed in spaces. Boy kitty buddies tend too feel a bit more boxed in than comfortable. Also? Long hair kitty buddies seem too be home bodies more than short hair. No one has nailed down the why of that one yet. *shrugs*

Long anser is "no it's no inhumane but just pick your yada yada yada toys yada yada yada food yadda yadda yadda millennium falcon" Short answer "no".

If you would like too talk more on this with me please feel free to contact me via email or IM.

Answer 5

I have two cats in a studio apartment. Not only do they love being close to "mommy" all the time, but they don't seem to notice - or care - that they have less room to run around in than when they lived with me in my last apartment (a one-bedroom). Make sure they have enough toys, and if you can fit a cat tree in one corner they'd love it. I have a 6-foot+ tall cat tree by the window and they tear up and down it all the time.

Answer 6

It would be fine for her/him. As long as it has something to keep it busy. You have to think that most cats at a shelter live in a small cage for months to years. Yes they get some time out, but nothing too extreme. So go adopt a little loney kitty! Good luck!

Answer 7

Hi Meg...noooooo.......never! It's not cruel to keep kitties indoors in a small place. Just like everyone else said ...as long as the kitties have lots of fun to run and toys they will do super!

Let us know if you adopt from Dune it would be interesting to hear the story of someone adopting their kitty from another person who posted on Yahoo Answers. Wonder if this ever happens??

I answered another question and here and saw your answer. I hope you adopt Dune's kittens who posted for two kittens for sale.

Answer 8

Heck NO!! your new little friend would have plenty of room to play in and it's bigger than the cage it's in now. Cats only need a litter box and a few play toys and their happy! I don't like cats for the most part but I grew up with them having a large family and even had one myself. His name was R.C. which stood for ranch cat and his job was to keep all the critters out of my barn and he was good at it. R.C. had 686 acres to roam and his domain he made for himself was less than an acre. A lot of people have cats that live in small apartments and as long as he has his toys and litter box, the only thing he'll need is lots of love from you and your boyfriend. No joke! Go and get your new little friend :)

Answer 9

not at all. It is the love that is important. Wouldn't you rather have a happy cat in a 450 square foot studio, rather than a miserable cat in a mansion? Makes sense to me.

Answer 10

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! They will love being inside rather than being outside. Okay so the little birds flying past or sitting on the windows chirping, will seem like torture, but I can assure you, you will never ever have to worry about any of your babys being run over by a car, kicked in the ribs by inhumane beings, firecrackers stuck up its rear end and exploding, bodyparts mutilated for mooty, etc. etc. I have five maine-coons living with me, and each and everyone of them are loving, caring and extremely affectionate. I looooooooooove them so much and you will adore your kitty!!!!