LIFE with 15 cats

Managing a multi-cat household

Hi! I’m Gia and I have seven cats.” That was my introduction in 2015 as I joined a gathering of cat people for one cool and crafty afternoon. At that time, I was already feeling like an anomaly, having had more than five. And when they asked me what it was like to have seven cats, I shared that it felt like I was a zookeeper.

Breathe in, breathe out. Let’s go back to the present moment. Today, I have fifteen cats -- all spayed and neutered, of course. They are living in a room I built for them with amenities to make life harmonious and happy. I’m feeling less a zookeeper and more a full-time mother.

A massively multi-cat household is not for the faint of heart, but it will challenge and improve one’s creativity.