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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I stand by crating though (not as punishment but as a practical matter). You will save yourself a lot of hassle and damage if you crate your cats when you are away or unable to supervise them.
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I've done this with dogs and do believe it can be a good training tool.
As for the kitties, when we first rescued them, we were in an apartment, trying to keep them from damaging carpeting etc, they were kept locked in a bathroom all day long. They were still young enough that they spent most of the day sleeping, but I still didn't like having to do that.
We moved to the house when they were maybe close to eight weeks old and I was so glad they finally had some freedom. I can't see crating them, especially when they've been successfully taught to only use the kitty litter. They've only used a soft-sided crate the one time (so far) that they went to the vet. But I can't see them being forced to wait until someone gets home to use the litter.
It's more than that, though. Maybe it's me, but it just doesn't feel right to crate a cat.