Earlier this month I posted my photo album of converting part of some cabinetry to a cat-box. I had started this project during the winter when we had two elderly cats. We had actually been traveling ...
We only keep them from the hidey-holes we can't reach into, like the ones that does down into the bedroom slide area. One open shelf in the bedroom in fact as a cat bed in it. Then there are the two soft-sided cubes the cats can use.
Both of our "old men" where Siamese and yes, they can be good at explaining when they are unhappy. Our first Siamese (nearly 30 years ago) was, well talkative and had a large vocabulary. In fact you knew when he was swearing and his NO was very clear.