Peem bought a small grooming cage for the cats — mainly to keep them still while blow-drying their fur. The cage was very compact, just fitting their body so they wouldn’t be able to move around, making it easier to dry them thoroughly.

But the more we looked at it, the more it started to feel like some kind of torture device. It looked so cramped and uncomfortable — being confined like that and then having hot air blown at you.

After talking it through, we decided not to use the cage anymore. It just felt too harsh.