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Re: Traveling in a Class A with 5 Cats and a Dog :)
OhKaye wrote: Yes, how is it working out? The barrier system did not work out well. First, I left the cats in the coach area, free to roam. Well, they scaled the barrier and went up over it, and under it. First problem. That was before we even got out of Florida. So we put them cats in the bed room and closed the door, but they still scaled the wall and came out over the bedroom in the gap between the door and the wall. Then once out, they again, came right up front. Our final solution was to put the dinette set down into a bed area, and put a 4 x 5 dog crate on that area, bungee cord it to the coach so it didn't slide all over the place, and put the cats in there. Then no barrier was needed. Once we were camped, in one place, we keep squirt bottles by the door to shake at the kitties to get them to get away from the door before we open the door to go outside. It's proving to be a constant challenge.343Views0likes0CommentsRe: Traveling in a Class A with 5 Cats and a Dog :)
So, we finally figured out what we think is going to be a usable solution. We ordered two Retract-A-Gates from Retract-A-Gate - Retractable Safety Gate, Retractable Baby Gate, or Retractable Pet Gate. An easy to use wide safety gate for indoors or outdoors and certified for use at the top of stairs. and we installed them in the RV. Two behind the front seats. With brackets directly across on the door entry side, and another set of brackets on the side of the sink area. We overlapped the two gates on top of each other, and we think this will work. I have no affiliate with Retract-A-Gate other than being a new customer, and I have not been paid or given any consideration for this statement. Here are some pictures below on how this turned out:343Views0likes0CommentsRe: Traveling in a Class A with 5 Cats and a Dog :)
Lennie, Thanks so much for the response. Our dog, and 3 out of the 5 cats, are microchipped. All 6 have collars, but they have something special as well.... they have the www.pettracker.com Tagg collars, which are Verizon based cellular tracking collars, that we can track on our cell phones if they wander away from the home base stations. I like that. I lost one of my cats once, for 24 hours, and I was distraught, so I got the GPS tracking collars. I'm in the process of getting the other two cats microchipped before we hit the road too :) We need to go through the RV, as well, and kitty proof little hiding spots, as you mentioned. That did cross my mind :) Shawn345Views0likes0CommentsRe: Apparently it's our turn! Assistance denied on the road!
I'm new to RV'ing. Since I bought from Camping World, they gave me the Good Sam's Roadside Assistance free for the first year, but I also paid to signup for CoachNet, and I added RV Coverage to my AAA. For less than $500/year, for all three, I would hope one of the three would be able to assist if I needed it. I'll post results as we go along.0Views0likes0CommentsRe: Traveling in a Class A with 5 Cats and a Dog :)
UPDATE: As part of the RV Sale, Camping World agreed to "come up with a divider solution between the cockpit and the coach." They have designed something using awning mesh and attachments to each wall. My coach is in Camping World Today, tomorrow and Monday for that, and a few other upgrades. I'll take pictures of how it looks once installed so you all can see what they came up with!352Views0likes0CommentsTraveling in a Class A with 5 Cats and a Dog :)
I need some tips on traveling in an RV with 5 kitties and a dog The dog is not so much a problem. He rides on the passenger's side floor board, in his bed, looking out the "doggie window", as we call it. The cats, are another story. They have not been in the RV yet, but I can anticipate a lot of trying to get up into the driver's area. I'm afraid of a cat getting under my feet while driving. I can't be the first RV owner who wants to separate the cockpit area, somehow, from the cabin area. Ideas, tips or thoughts on how to do this? A retractable gate somehow perhaps? I'd love to hear about how you all have handled this. Maybe pictures of your solutions? Thanks!3.2KViews0likes10Comments
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