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mkl654321
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Jan 14, 2016

RVs are kitty homes with chauffeurs and butlers

At least, that's what most RV cats I've talked to think. They may be right.

I am going to buy a Class C for my fulltiming/working lifestyle and am wondering whether having a cat would be appropriate. The last few RV cats I interviewed seemed to just love having a secure place to hang out and watch the world go by. A couple of them had taken over the cabover on a C and it was now Designated Kitty Area, with cozy blankets and a window on the world--cat TV.

However, I've also heard some horror stories. My guess would be that the variable would be if the cat is introduced to the mobile lifestyle early in life. Quincy the Dork (our mobile cat from a decade ago) loved to ride on the dashboard and offer driving advice. But he learned to be mobile from when he was a kitten. Older cats, I've been told, often freak out, and there is nothing more freaked out than a freaked out cat.

Anybody out there have any success/spectacular failure stories?
  • Ours does well. Just a bit of howling at the first part of a trip, but she adapts ok. No leash. Ever.
  • When we traveled this is what we normally encountered when it came to Cats and RVng