Hi. My Feliz is out in the house from 5am-6:30 am. She is not crated. I have a baby gate up in the back of my house wher she has about 7 ft x 5 feet. She has a water dishm food dish, some cookies, a cinnamon dental corn chew, a wool lined cat bed, puppy pads, and a squeak toy for now until she gets older.
I get home between 4-7 PM. She is out from the time I get home until we go to bed which is quite late. She usually is bathed right now every day or so as she is sick.
Cheapest place to find crates, look in the local papers, pennysaver, or recycler, and you can find a very large crate cheaply.
I like the setup I have as I am able to quickly pull up the puppy pads and bleach the floor keeping her out of it by putting the gate on the other side.
I hope this helps.
deborah |