Jazzie turned out to hate her crate at first, I got her a bigger one and she did fine in it, I then realized she has claustrophobia issues.
If the crate does not work how about ...
I leave Lexie in a childs x pen,
Walmart.com: North State - Superyard XT Portable Playard and Gate: Gear like this but with 4 panels, in it is her bed, water, toys and a pipi pad. This xpen sits on top of a thick plastic that I purchased at the fabric store, it is wider then the xpen so Lex can't take a corner and chew on it. This plastic is her floor and it makes for easy clean up. I leave the radio on for her when I am away.
I hope this helps. Good luck.