Can Cats Ride in TT While Moving?
We are planning on doing full-time RV'ing for a while and I have two cats - both very friendly and fairly adaptable. Trying to decide whether to bring them with or try to find a home for them...would ...
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Well ...... here's our story. I thought I'd never do this ... but ..... sometimes you DO change your mind....
We've always taken our pets camping with us. We've had just about everything at one time or another, and some times, many at the same time: Birds,cats, dogs, fish, rabbit, chickens, prairie dog, and even an iguana!
Now that my kids are grown and out of the house, it's FINALLY just the wife and me, and one dog and one cat!
We always carried all of our pets in the truck in cages. Yes, it was crowded sometimes, but we did.
Cats were always in a crate. Our current cat goes nuts in the truck. He cries and cries and cries. He will eventually work himself up until he vomits and poops. Not fun when trapped in a truck for anyone and no way to pull over dragging a 35 foot trailer. We tried everything, even letting him out of the crate. Then he wants to sit on the drivers lap (me), which isn't so good when driving.
Over Christmas we went to Florida. My son also came along and brought his cat. We started in the truck. But after the first night, we decided to leave them in the camper, not knowing what to expect except massive amounts of vomit and poo everywhere, but we took the chance.
Turns out, both cats did quite well. My son's cat made a bed on the master bed, and our cat made a bed under the table. Both seemed very content riding in the camper. No messes anywhere.
On our way home, I wanted them back in the truck, but I was out voted, so they were let loose in the camper again.
Our cat ended up in a cubby hole beside the bed and never came out the entire ride. My son's cat ended up under the couch and never came out. Both were quite content. Never made a mess.
Well, I'm still not very comfortable with this new arrangement, BUT ... things were much calmer this way.
We've always taken our pets camping with us. We've had just about everything at one time or another, and some times, many at the same time: Birds,cats, dogs, fish, rabbit, chickens, prairie dog, and even an iguana!
Now that my kids are grown and out of the house, it's FINALLY just the wife and me, and one dog and one cat!
We always carried all of our pets in the truck in cages. Yes, it was crowded sometimes, but we did.
Cats were always in a crate. Our current cat goes nuts in the truck. He cries and cries and cries. He will eventually work himself up until he vomits and poops. Not fun when trapped in a truck for anyone and no way to pull over dragging a 35 foot trailer. We tried everything, even letting him out of the crate. Then he wants to sit on the drivers lap (me), which isn't so good when driving.
Over Christmas we went to Florida. My son also came along and brought his cat. We started in the truck. But after the first night, we decided to leave them in the camper, not knowing what to expect except massive amounts of vomit and poo everywhere, but we took the chance.
Turns out, both cats did quite well. My son's cat made a bed on the master bed, and our cat made a bed under the table. Both seemed very content riding in the camper. No messes anywhere.
On our way home, I wanted them back in the truck, but I was out voted, so they were let loose in the camper again.
Our cat ended up in a cubby hole beside the bed and never came out the entire ride. My son's cat ended up under the couch and never came out. Both were quite content. Never made a mess.
Well, I'm still not very comfortable with this new arrangement, BUT ... things were much calmer this way.
