Ziggy Redecorates

I had such good intentions.  Ziggy spends most of his time in his crate, because he can't be trusted alone with other pets.  I can't leave him alone in the house even when there are no other pets, because he has a history of chewing boxes, breaking glass, counter surfing, and helping with chores.  Since Ziggy does not like to be outside alone, I decided to give him his own room in the house.  A room that had been stripped of all decorations, furniture, and even most of the baseboards.  Surely this would be a safe place for Ziggy to hang out and have a little bit more room.  I originally had used the room for foster cats, so my husband had put down a vinyl floor for easy cleaning, and I'd filled the room with cat trees, toys, litter boxes, and everything a cat could want.  Except it wasn't everything a cat could want.  I currently have four cats living in my house, and all four have migrated from the cat room into my bedroom.  No matter how many times I put them back in the cat room, they insist on jumping the baby gate and immediately returning to my bedroom.  I finally gave up and moved their stuff to the small office next to my bedroom so they no longer had to run the gauntlet of dogs in the living room/kitchen area each time I tried to relocate them.  This meant the old cat room was available to become Ziggy's room.  And to be on the safe side, I put in toys, chew bones, and even a cow hoof, one of Ziggy's favorite items to chew.  I left his crate door open and settled down in the living room with one ear tuned to any suspicious sounds coming from the room.  It didn't take long for him to finish the food in his Kong Wobbler, and soon the noises of him playing with the dog toy changed.  It took me a few minutes to realize it and go investigate.

Oh, hi mom!

I've been doing some redecorating. 

Do you like it?

I'll be finished up in just another hour or two.

At that point I had to intervene and tell Ziggy that as proud as he was of his redecorating.. and even though I DID tell him it was his very own room... he still was not allowed to tear out the entire floor and remove the remaining baseboards.  So Ziggy is back to living in his crate and hoping to be adopted by someone who will appreciate his redecorating talents.