Construction in my house (with a cat)
By Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
Japan
July 24, 2017 8:12pm CST
My house is old for Japan and the floors have gotten kind of moldy underneath, so I have some workers in here who are replacing them. I was a little nervous about my cat getting under the floor while they are doing construction, but the cat is snoozing away while they hammer and bang in the other room. She just can't be bothered.
Have you had construction in your house? If you have a pet, how did you take care of them?
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 17
I don't have a pet and don't have to worry as there is no construction too. May be I have to think if this would happen in near future then I shall take a good care of my pet
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
25 Jul 17
It probably is easier with no pet, but I love having pets and missed having them when I was in apartments that did not allow pets!
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
26 Jul 17
@manasamanu That's too bad. Maybe when you get your own place, you can have.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 17
@petatonicsca I would like to raise pets too but my parents wouldn't allow me.
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@youless (112108)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Jul 17
Cats don't like that. They will be terrified if there are a lot of strangers into a house and especially they are making the noisy construction work. Perhaps you shall put your cat into the cage for a while so that she will not run away because I am worried whether she will be back after that. Or put her into a pet hotel for a short time.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
25 Jul 17
No, she is sleeping through it. So long as I keep the door closed she is fine. It bothers me more than it bothers her!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jul 17
you definitely have a one-of-a-kind cat there who can sleep through all that noise and activity.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
@petatonicsca oh, wow. she can even ignore earthquakes? what a supercat! what doesn't she like about typhoons, the thunder and lightning? how does she react?
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
26 Jul 17
She's a little goofball. During earthquakes all the other cats freak out and she just laid around. The one thing that she hates is bad weather, especially typhoons.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
25 Jul 17
I hope that you will enjoy your new floor
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
26 Jul 17
So far I am. They finish today. Couldn't work yesterday because of rain (they cut the boards outside).
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jul 17
We are renovating our bathroom. When my husband ripped up the flooring I worried that our cat would crawl inside. Thankfully we had the door closed at all times so she didn't get in. When we opened the door she got a little freaked out at the hole in the floor and ran in the opposite direction!
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
26 Jul 17
I'm surprised the cat wasn't freaking out @petatonicsca . Mine usually head for cover if something's going on.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
@petatonicsca how cute. she sounds like a very social cat.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
26 Jul 17
Nah, she was just disappointed she couldn't go talk to the new people in the hall.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 17
We only have a sheep so he doesn't really have any impact on anything we want to do.
@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 17
@petatonicsca Yes, in a way but there is more grass than he can cope with. The kangaroos deal with the rest. 
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
26 Jul 17
That's really cool. Does your sheep keep your grass cut?
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