A few toys complete your new cat s safe room.
Keeping your cat in one room.
If you do this make sure wherever the cat is kept at night that it has access to water and litterpan.
Give your cat a comfortable cat bed in a spare room a corner of the living room with a screen for privacy or even a bathroom.
You can set up an enclosed catio cat window box outside your window to give her a bit more room and definitely talk to your parents whoever insists on keeping the plants about maybe moving them to a room with a door you can close.
My cat is free to roam all over my average size one bedroom apartment and seems to spend about 15 hours a day in one specific spot in the living room right by the front door.
If you asked a hundred knowledgeable animal and cat loving people whether it is cruel to keep a cat in one standard room i would expect at least 90 of them to say that it is cruel.
Keep the door to your bedroom shut when you are gone and ensure that your cat s toys and food are located elsewhere in the house.
You could also try to put up some sort of barrier around the base of the plants to keep her away from them.
If the room doesn t have a door put one on as soon as you can.
This is the most effective way of keeping a cat out of a space you don t want it in.
Of course your cat will also want a bowl of water and maybe some cat food if she s the snacking type.
You likely spend at least a third of your day in your bedroom sleeping.
That being said my cat hates closed doors with all the passion.
This could be a lot less traumatizing for your cat as it s already their usual haunt just make absolutely sure that the pen is secure.
Shut the door to the room you want to keep your cat out of.
By keeping your cat out of your room you will greatly reduce your overall exposure to cat allergens.
However this is not a black and white situation and you can t go off at the deep.
Keep your cat out of your bedroom.
It does however depend upon the environment created and the size of the room.
Toys that can dispense treats are a great idea to keep your cat physically and mentally stimulated.