Good morning.... I wish that "the wife" (Peggy) would ask this question, but I love our two furry friends (cats) and we are trying to figure out how to handle the poop box...I noticed (in a book) that someone even created a hatch in their RV to allow the cats to go below the floor, presumably in a storage area and then come back on the main deck. That may be a bit bizarre, but wonder for those pet lovers out there (I realize most of you have dogs) that own cats what you have done in traveling with and caring for them...while on the road. Thanks.

No cats for us but we do have a very good friend who travels with her two cats and she keeps the litter box in the shower stall.Since you are new at this, I would like to offer a recommendation for you. RV slide outs can sometimes provide a secluded area that cats and small dogs will sometimes crawl into for privacy. Upon pulling the slides in when you are getting ready to travel....always make absolutely sure you know where your fur kids are located. There have been several posts here (one recently) where a pet was killed with the slide when it was retracted.good luckRon

When traveling, we place the litter box in the bedroom/bathroom area. When we had our DP, we placed the litter box on the floor in front of the driver seat when we were stopped. Our current moho doesn't have enough space in front of the driver seat so we put it in front of the passenger seat.

We are considering the options with the cat box situation as well. I have seen people build it into a cabinet and the RV basement. This article at DIY RV offers a few ideas and tips for setting up a cat box in the basement. I am just nervous about cutting holes but I will just bite the bullet here soon enough.

Shower gets my vote, I made a prop from a piece of pvc pipe with clamps to hold the door open several inches. I'm also thinking of switching to the organic litter for camping. Kind of unpleasant when he leaves the box in the middle of the night and comes back to bed with "sandy claws". You cat owners will know what I mean.

The shower has some seious downsides.... first, you have to be careful of getting litter in the plumbing. Then there's the ick factor if any is left in the shower when you get in. Not to mention the hassle of having to disassemble the cats' potty every day to take a shower, clean it out, shower, dry it out, and re-assemble. I'd find another spot.As far as tracking, the "fake grass" kind of door mats... not the green carpet but the deeper plastic grass stuff... placed in between the litter box and the rest of the rig... will do a great deal to reduce tracking. More than anything else I've ever tried, including commercial "litter traps," most of which the cats won't walk on anyway. It knocks the vast majority of the litter loose, and the depth of the pile keeps them from picking it back up. Clean up is easy, bend in half and pour funnel the litter trapped inside into an appropriate container or back into the box. For messier situations a hose works nicely.Also, baking soda may have been "mom's secret" as the commercial says, but it works just as well today. I add a couple tablespoons to each (large) litterbox three times a week snd notice a big improvement in odor control. Easy and cheap and in a small space, air quality improvements are always welcome.

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rvjames
Explorer
Mar 25, 2013
We are considering the options with the cat box situation as well. I have seen people build it into a cabinet and the RV basement. This article at DIY RV offers a few ideas and tips for setting up a cat box in the basement. I am just nervous about cutting holes but I will just bite the bullet here soon enough.
Community Alumni
Mar 25, 2013
When traveling, we place the litter box in the bedroom/bathroom area. When we had our DP, we placed the litter box on the floor in front of the driver seat when we were stopped. Our current moho doesn't have enough space in front of the driver seat so we put it in front of the passenger seat.
lanerd
Explorer II
Mar 25, 2013
No cats for us but we do have a very good friend who travels with her two cats and she keeps the litter box in the shower stall.

Since you are new at this, I would like to offer a recommendation for you. RV slide outs can sometimes provide a secluded area that cats and small dogs will sometimes crawl into for privacy. Upon pulling the slides in when you are getting ready to travel....always make absolutely sure you know where your fur kids are located. There have been several posts here (one recently) where a pet was killed with the slide when it was retracted.

good luck

Ron

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