two cats and a radiator

Notes from a small flat run by two cats.

Every cardboard box, ranked by the cats

8 April 2026

We moved some furniture this spring, which meant a month of boxes in the hallway. I kept notes on which ones the cats actually used. The results are not what the box makers intended.

1. The shoe box

Far too small for either of them. Pirozhok sat in it for a whole afternoon anyway, with most of himself hanging over the sides, looking very pleased.

2. The bookshelf box, on its side

A tunnel. Used mostly for ambushing each other at about two in the morning.

3. The large moving box with a lid

Ignored until I cut a hole in the side, at which point Mysh moved in and stayed for a week. She still checks the hallway for it sometimes.

Last place: the expensive cat bed

It arrived in a box. They both slept in the box.