The Chicago Tribune has an interesting article to read about how to care for your pets while contractors are remodeling your home, so that your pet doesn't end up trapped behind drywall:

"We hear those stories all the time," said Sevon, owner of Palatine-based Sevvonco Inc. Builders and Remodelers. "Sometimes we'll hear about contractors who accidentally trap the cat underneath the tub. The owners will hear the cat purring the next day. They have to rip everything up and start all over again."

The article goes on to provide tips on what to do with your pets while the contractors are working in your home. It also provides ideas on how to remodel your home to make them more pet-friendly.

This is actually timely for me because we're in the process of remodeling our home. Though, it doesn't involve any drywall. I'm still wondering what's going to happen when the carpet at the bottom of the stairs is finally replaced with travertine tile. You see, when Max comes down the stairs, he doesn't walk all the way the down. Instead, he forgoes the final few steps and just jumps off the stairs landing on the carpet below. When we replace that carpet with tile, I can just see his little paws trying to skid to a stop as he crashes into the wall. I may have to put a little throw rug there.