Travel with Cats

MURPHY55347 wrote:
Litter box in the shower with the door propped open.

If you use clumping cat litter, do NOT NOT NOT put the litter box in your shower, not even with a rug of some kind under it. Last thing you need is little clumps of concrete-like residue on the shower floor, or down the drain.

We put the litter box on the vinyl floor in front of the shower, with a litter catching mat around it. Don't put the mat under the box; the cat needs to touch it with feet to get the litter off.

Their feeding station is under the pantry when the street side slide is out. During movement, it's under the dinette.

Jim@HiTek wrote:

Pirate wrote:
Funny, I have replied a couple times to a similar post and my advice is still the same. Best solution I ever read was to cut a "cat door" into the steps somewhere and then the litter was in an adjacent compartment. Perfect solution.

What's funny is that 3 of us have let people know you can train a cat to use the toilet. Even provided a link to the training product, and yet, there's still lots of litter box suggestions.

I don't understand. You can train a cat to use a toilet, (but may have to cut a hole in the bathroom door for a cat door), and that's sure better then having to put up with the smell, the cleaning chore, and the mess of a litter box. Not to mention finding a place for it. So why not?

What am I missing and why are so many still offering advice on litter boxes? Is there something wrong with the toilet training devices?

It's pretty simple: I don't want the cat using my toilet. Your toilet, your rules. My toilet, my rules. Adults paying their own way get to make those kinds of choices.

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Pirate wrote:
Funny, I have replied a couple times to a similar post and my advice is still the same. Best solution I ever read was to cut a "cat door" into the steps somewhere and then the litter was in an adjacent compartment. Perfect solution.

What's funny is that 3 of us have let people know you can train a cat to use the toilet. Even provided a link to the training product, and yet, there's still lots of litter box suggestions.

I don't understand. You can train a cat to use a toilet, (but may have to cut a hole in the bathroom door for a cat door), and that's sure better then having to put up with the smell, the cleaning chore, the mess nearby, and the expense of a litter box and accessories. Not to mention finding a place for it during parked time, and travel time. So why not?

What am I missing and why are so many still offering advice on litter boxes? Is there something wrong with the toilet training devices?

Our cat had a bunk. It held his litter box, his food and water dishes and a Rubbermaid box laying on its side with his blanky in so he could look out the window.
One cat used litter for multiple cats. No smell.The litter box sat in a low box that caught any litter he raked out.
The food and water dish sat on a tray.
Once I go the litter box on the wrong side of the food tray. He let me know that I had made a mistake by pacing the floor and glaring at me.

Thanks to everyone, will experiment for best location.

All of the suggestions are good if you only have one cat. Multiple cats not so much. Litterbox in the bedroom is ok if you don't mind the digging and scratching all night long. The box is a busy place at night. In the shower could get messy especially if you don't block the drain to keep litter out of it. I like the idea of making a hole by the steps into the adjoining storage compartment. Unfortunately not practical in my situation. All I do now is keep the box in the bedroom area during the day and move it up front at night. You will need to sweep and vacuum a lot as there will be litter and cat hair everywhere. Also I remove the clumps twice a day to avoid any odor problems.

CA Traveler wrote:

usersmanual wrote:

Pirate wrote:
Funny, I have replied a couple times to a similar post and my advice is still the same. Best solution I ever read was to cut a "cat door" into the steps somewhere and then the litter was in an adjacent compartment. Perfect solution.

I cant even begin to imagine what your trying to say here can u explain and if its what I think that not a very good option on most motor homes if any

Some have found creative ways for a cat to access a storage area near steps or elsewhere. Probably not practical on most MHs.

That's what I did in my truck camper. The hole has been trimmed out so it looks a little neater now.



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usersmanual wrote:

Pirate wrote:
Funny, I have replied a couple times to a similar post and my advice is still the same. Best solution I ever read was to cut a "cat door" into the steps somewhere and then the litter was in an adjacent compartment. Perfect solution.

I cant even begin to imagine what your trying to say here can u explain and if its what I think that not a very good option on most motor homes if any

Some have found creative ways for a cat to access a storage area near steps or elsewhere. Probably not practical on most MHs.

However I've read that cats can be trained to use the toilet.

One of the lower cabinets in the bedroom is the perfect size for the litter box. I removed the door, and the box fits inside. It doesn't take up any floor space and can be pulled out of the cabinet for cleaning.

Pat in Menifee, CA