i dont know about a cat enclosure, id feel like i was putting her in a cage, she spends the day running around the house like a mad thing, up the chairs, bouncing off the walls....litteraly, she chases dd1 around and hides and springs out at her. if i put her in an enclosure id feel like she was even more restricted in what she could do i think. thanks for the ideas though, i might google them anyway and have a look.