Suggestion for trip to desert southwest

Jerrybo66 wrote:
Your poor cat.. It's mentally hard for an animal to know they have been abandoned. "Occasional visit"?? No mental stimulation? Our dog gets depressed when I leave to go shopping. I would try short trips to get her used to travel.. Animals learn quick.. Take her bed with you.. Poor kitty...

I know, I do feel really bad for her. A friend will be stopping by a couple times per week and she lets him pet her which is more than she'll do with most people. I also have a pet door so she comes and goes as she pleases. She spends most of her time outdoors so there's plenty of mental stimulation but there won't be much human contact. She's borderline feral so taking her with me just isn't an option. She was almost a year old when she literally just came walking through my door one day and while I did work with her she's never been a lap cat. Just changing her flea collar is something she hates me for so putting her on a regular collar and leash isn't going to happen. Without a leash I suspect the first time the camper door opened she'd bolt and I'd never catch her. Anytime she's outside, more often than not, she runs away from me if I approach. As I see it, leaving her here and free to roam is the lesser of the evils of trying to take her with me only to bolt at the first rest stop, or putting her in a kennel.

Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli: Good info. Thanks.