necessities, kitty door.

David and I have cats.  I grew up with cats, so did David.  When we first moved in together, this was one of the first things we did.  We half-rescued two little calicos.  We got them at 4 weeks old, which looking back was a bad thing.  But the owner of the momma cat said it would be fine.  So, we nursed them with a bottle for the first few days.  Reba ate the nipple off of one of the bottles, I thought she would die that night because it was going to get lodged in her intestine, etc. This is what they looked like when they were babies. 

first day home.

first day home.  babies.

reba

dolly

Sorry, just had to share.  You're welcome.

The downside to cats is the wonderful thing called the litter box.  Moving into the new house has allowed us to create some really great, custom spaces for how our specific life works.  To deal with this detail, we made a kitty door.

one an only picture I'll show of the litter box.  Our current set up.  Not ideal.

the solution.

location.  This wall adjoins the utility room with the garage.  The idea is that we can eventually put the box and the foo out there... and they can come and go as they please so its not in my business.

husband cutting the drywall.

cutting the insulation

water pipes. problem.

done. (david eventually move the door down the ground level, to avoid the pipes
and to make it easier for them to get in and out.

For the past two weeks we've had the magnetic flap doors taped open.  They know its there, they can see the connection of the next space and they use it.  Yesterday I took the tape down and they don't get it anymore.  It will take some training.  But we'll get there.  Until then.  Utility room is still cat room.