What if you had two cats in the box, one male and one female. After, say, 10 minutes a decay device will trigger one of them dead in a way that won't effect the other. (Say it triggers a cyanide capsule to rupture in the stomach).
So you have a live/dead cat and another live/dead cat. Can they interfere with each other?
Assume there is enough food and water in the box/system and half the box was isolated/compartmented so the cats can't get to it because of a trap door than wasn't (quite) big enough.
After a year the trap door is sealed and the isolation/compartment is saved and the remaining half is jettisoned into a black hole.
When the isolation/compartment is opened could it contain any kittens?