I’d like a cat at some point! Not now, but in the future (I currently share a house with someone with a cat allergy and a very prey-driven dog). What would you say are the bare minimum requirements for owning a cat? Like, what’s the smallest suitable living space, etc.

catsindoors:

Generally, anywhere you can comfortably live a cat can comfortably live. There are people who successfully keep cats in dorm rooms, for example, although a single room isn’t an ideal long-term living situation. If you plan to live in a small apartment make use of the space you have, Catastrophic Creations has a lot of very cool and unique furniture to help take advantage of wall space. You can get more basic, cheaper cat furniture elsewhere like Cats Play but that should give you a good idea of what you’re going to want to try and do.

Aside from living in a small space and how to make use of it I have a list of what you’ll need for your cat here.