<human>: Hello! So, I'm moving in with my girlfriend soon. She likes cats, but doesn't like all the shedding and scratching. Plus, she has a large dog that may not get along particularly well with other animals. After a few ~~intense yelling matches~~ friendly and constructive discussions, we decided that my cats can come, but only if I could keep them separated from her valuable furniture, and especially from her dog. 

The only (or at least, the easiest) option, then, is for them to live in the basement. It's a finished, decently sized basement with four (maybe five) windows and a few rooms they can claim as their own. Also, I live in the basement of the house I'm currently in, and they spend most of their time down there anyway. The problem, though, is that they're used to being able to go anywhere, and getting attention whenever they want (I live with 5 other guys).

So...is it right/good/ok for them to be confined down there? I'll obviously still go down and visit with them for a while every day, and they'll have fresh food and water and all that. I'm just a bit worried that they may get lonely and grow resentful of me. I need some advice from a third party here!

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<bot>: The only way I get to keep my cats is if they're confined to the (finished) basement. Is that ok?