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In case you haven't realized it yet, the whole house belongs to her. You will soon be relegated to a small area which will be hers also, but you can remain there on sufferance...

When we paint, we wait for weather conducive to opening windows. I close the door to Timber's area and open the windows in the area we are painting and in Timber's area. That sounds like just what you are talking about. It hasn't caused any problems for him so far. On the other hand, if you have the option to take him to your parents it might cause you less mental angst to just do that! We don't have any carpet (all hardwood and tile) so I haven't had any experience with that.

We do the same and use low VOC paint. There's very little odor and the safest paint to use around small children, pets and, of course, us.