Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We have
2 trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do cats
travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose
in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar?
A harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get lost or
run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose or alone in the
RV. I would love to keep her but not if travel will be torture for
her. Suggestions PLEASE!

Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We
have 2 trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do
cats travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the
road? Loose in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a
leash and collar? A harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll
dart out and get lost or run over, or she'll rip up the screens if
left loose or alone in the RV. I would love to keep her but not if
travel will be torture for her. Suggestions PLEASE!

Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We
have 2 trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do
cats travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the
road? Loose in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a
leash and collar? A harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart
out and get lost or run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left
loose or alone in the RV. I would love to keep her but not if travel
will be torture for her. Suggestions PLEASE!

Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We have
2 trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do cats
travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose
in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar?
A harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get lost or
run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose or alone in the
RV. I would love to keep her but not if travel will be torture for
her. Suggestions PLEASE!

Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We have 2
trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do cats travel
well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose in the
RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar? A
harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get lost or run
over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose or alone in the RV. I
would love to keep her but not if travel will be torture for her.
Suggestions PLEASE!

D. Arlington wrote:
Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We have 2
trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do cats
travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose
in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar? A
harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get lost or
run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose or alone in the RV.
I would love to keep her but not if travel will be torture for her.
Suggestions PLEASE!


We just drive off and leave our 14 cats out where they are all the time.
Put out a self feeder and a big pan of water if you're really spoiling
them. Otherwise, they'll fend for themselves.

D. Arlington wrote:
Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We
have 2 trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do
cats travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the
road? Loose in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a
leash and collar? A harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll
dart out and get lost or run over, or she'll rip up the screens if
left loose or alone in the RV. I would love to keep her but not if
travel will be torture for her. Suggestions PLEASE!

Depends how long the trip is. If it's just a few days, leave plenty of
dried food in a bowl, lots of water, and the cat won't even realise you're
gone. Mind you, this is presuming an outdoor cat; I've no experience with
indoor cats. An outdoorer can happily amuse herself; an indoor I guess
might go stir crazy or something. During good weather, mine sometimes goes
days at a time when she only comes indoors to eat.

For actual travelling, I put mine in a cat carrier for her own safety.


Ian

Depends on the disposition of the Cat. Our Scottish Fold gave us no
problem at all.
As a matter of fact he slept most of the time....

D. Arlington wrote:
Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We have 2
trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do cats
travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose
in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar? A
harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get lost or
run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose or alone in the RV.
I would love to keep her but not if travel will be torture for her.
Suggestions PLEASE!

D. Arlington wrote:
Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We have 2
trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do cats
travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose
in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar? A
harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get lost or
run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose or alone in the RV.
I would love to keep her but not if travel will be torture for her.
Suggestions PLEASE!

Depends on where you live and any laws. In NSW Australia a cat must be in
a carry case if you are traveling by car or public transport.

Basically I think it is your social responsibility to others when
transporting any animal in a vehicle to have them safely secured
especially a cat of unknown origin or experience to travel other than in a
carry case for your own safety and others on the road, they can panic and
typically get under the break pedal and the rest is history.

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Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our neighbors
abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we adopted her. We have 2
trips planned for next month and no one to leave her with. Do cats
travel well? Do you put them in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose
in the RV? In the Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar? A
harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get lost or
run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose or alone in the RV.
I would love to keep her but not if travel will be torture for her.
Suggestions PLEASE!

Hello Mr Arlington,

Yes, we have a now 4 year old nuetered male tabby that comes camping
with us all the time...we got him since a sprout at the SPCA. We call him
"the camp cat" lol...Freaking puss loves to camp!...inquisitive little
bastard!....Love him to death...His legal kennel name is "Sirshedsalot"...
"Puss" for short....
We pull a fifth wheel trailer. We put the puss in his travel pet
cage and leave him in it until we have everything loaded and are about a
mile down the highway, then we let him out (in the tow vehicle...not the
trailer).... He gives us a few very loud yeowls to let us know we have
this extra passenger for the first ten miles or so, then he settles down
to a seat cusion and falls asleep...only thing that wakes him is the
ocasional fly or such that happenes to wing past his nose... The best
thing you can do for your cat is take him/her with you... Ours is an
absolute blast at the campground...We NEVER let him outside the trailer
though and he seems to know his boundaries once camp is set up... My wife
and I do a lot of fishing at the lake we camp at. Our puss is quite happy
to sun himself stretched across the master bed and snooze while we are
gone...he generally dosen't even budge when we come back ... Just consider
taking your kitty as a minor lifestyle change and you'll both be
happier...I have built the little bugger his own cage now so he can go in
and out as he pleases...I have photos....(email me at morriswelding at
sasktel dot net ) I designed it so all he has to do is go to a window and
bail out through a sliding screen...he sits outside and watches the birds,
squirrels, and me pan frying fresh walleye... he also has his liter box
out there so we don't have to deal with that inside the trailer. It's good
if your going to stay at a campsite for a long time, but no good for
overnight stays as it takes too much time to set up (30 minutes) and tear
down... ( we have a seasonal campground where we stay a whole summer at
one spot)
If your really concerned... Load your kitty and go for a 20 miler down
the highway before embarking on your real trip just to see how he
reacts...the rest will come as common sense... Happy camping... Jim

My daughter is engaged in the vet-care side of a rescue kitty program and
we
often cart cats to different parts of the state (TX) and occasionally out
of
state.

She/we/they use light doses of Dramamine/Benadryl if the cats show any
sign
of stress.

More at http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060904172746AAkjmNB

Seems to work but we don't usually have to wait that long. YMMV so verify
eveything with your vet.

Can anyone tell me how they made out RVing with a cat? Our
neighbors abandoned their yr old cat when they moved and we
adopted her. We have 2 trips planned for next month and no
one to leave her with. Do cats travel well? Do you put them
in a "cat-carry" while on the road? Loose in the RV? In the
Tow-Vehicle (i.e. TV)? Do you use a leash and collar? A
harness? I fear we may open a door and she'll dart out and get
lost or run over, or she'll rip up the screens if left loose
or alone in the RV. I would love to keep her but not if
travel will be torture for her. Suggestions PLEASE!