RV'ing with a cat

Why jump the cat from a stick built home to full time RVing? Try camping with your cat for a long weekend. See how it goes.

cavie wrote:
We drive from Fl to MA where our trailer is every summer. 3 day trip. The cat free rains in the back seat of our pickup. Food on the floor on one side and litter box on the other. We stop in motels. Our cat is leach trained and NEVER runs free. I does break the rules from time to time but doesn't go far from the food bowl.Food in on the floor in the kitchen and litter is in the BH. He is tied to a tree during the day and NEVER goes out at night. I walk him around the park.

We tried a collar on him once and he would have no parts of it. I fear he would almost hurt himself trying to remove it. I've seen harnesses that might be worth a try. He's very headstrong but he has calmed down quite a bit in recent months and now can't stand not being near one of us. He demands being picked up and has gotten pretty adamant about sitting on DW's lap, which I am told Bengals rarely ever do. He's very attached to us. Come running to the door when we come home like a dog.

I've been travelling with my 10 yo female Zia for 3 years.

She rides in the 5er's walk-in bedroom closet where she has nice comfy blankets and plenty of room. Litter box nearby with food and water. I've tried her in a carrier in the truck but she hates that - she just howls. As far as I know in the 5er she just goes to sleep and never makes a peep. When we get to our destination her eyes always reveal she's been sleeping.

I don't keep her from getting outside; cats are curious creatures and I encourage that. We go for walks, no leash, and she stays pretty close to me. It took almost 2 years for me to really get comfortable with that. Sometimes she hides and really doesn't want to be found, but that's just how she is. I got used to it. She always comes home.

She knows when predators are around. She knows what coyote scat looks like. If I find that we're off to find a safer place. She's a smart little girl and having her as a travelling companion is wonderful.

I can't say all cats are this adaptable, or their owners, but that's how we roll.

We drive from Fl to MA where our trailer is every summer. 3 day trip. The cat free rains in the back seat of our pickup. Food on the floor on one side and litter box on the other. We stop in motels. Our cat is leach trained and NEVER runs free. He does break the rules from time to time but doesn't go far from the food bowl.Food in on the floor in the kitchen and litter is in the BH. He is tied to a tree during the day and NEVER goes out at night. I walk him around the park.