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Hi again everyone. I'm the one considering full timing from PA. I have two cats. Anyone else out there with cats? If so, how did they adjust to life on the road? I think my female would adjust nicely, but my male if VERY needy and upsets easily. BTW, by cats names are Pebbles and Bam Bam. Both were adopted as strays. They used to be indoor/outdoor cats, but two years ago Bam Bam had a big adventure and got hit by a car - $1,500 later, he and Pebbles are indoor cats! Neither one of them likes to ride in the car.
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Not liking to ride in cars might be a problem, but nothing that can't be overcome.
Do they do ok in a crate? try crating them while you are actually moving. After a few days and several hundred miles, when they are calm, you could try leaving the crate door open.
I think if you let them get used to it at their own speed they will be fine.
You could also move them into the MH several days before you head out for the first time. By then it will be 'home' and it won't seem so strange to have it start moving under them.
Animals are pretty flexible given the chance.
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We have a cat and he has adjusted very well to traveling on the road. I think the first few days he wasn't too happy when the engine started up and the house started moving but after a while it didn't bother him at all. His cat box is in our bathroom so we cut a cat door through the bathroom door so he can go whenever he needs to go. He usually rides curled up on the couch but he has ridden on a rug on the floor.
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We have been on the road 6 yrs with 3 cats and they adjust real quick. Mine find their special places to sit as we are going down the road. Sasha Mio wants to sit in his bed in the recliner. Felix sits in his bed between the driver seat and passenger seat...when not in my lap. Biff Houdini lays under the dinnette or next to Felix. They have traveled in kennels but hate them. Ours were indoor /outdoor cats so they wear harnasses attached to a long line that is attached to our awning for exercise.
When we are in Yuma on our lot they have the run of the yard and love it. I find cats are easy travelers once they know they are on the road and this is what is happening. Luckily they all share the same X-lrg domed litterbox.
Funny how they like the motorhome but hate cars because they know they are going to the Kitty doctor then.
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This is the time I wish I'd taken a picture. One of the workampers here, a single woman, made a wonderful cage for the outside of her rig where her three cats can go inside and outside whenever they please and remain safe. It's just a four-sided box of thick wire mesh or something that she attached to the outside. She has a rug or carpet on the bottom, and leaves her kitchen window open over the sink. The cats love it. One of the men here copied her idea for his two cats as well. Both people have trained their cats to walk on a harness and leash.
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Thanks for the feedback and the outside "fence" is a great idea. I'm currently thinking about buying a pick up with an extended cab and a travel trailer to tow behind - not wanting to deal with the two engine maintenance thing (MH and toad). Thought maybe two small dog crates that are more open then cat carriers in the back seat might be a comfy place for them to ride while traveling - they could see out. Keep the suggestions coming!
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Our Sybil - who has since gone to kitty heaven - hated riding in the truck but loved being in the fifth wheel when we traveled. She had her food and water, her litter box, and best of all her own little places where she liked to ride and felt safe.
Just when the caterpillar thought life was over, she became a butterfly.
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How did you handle her riding back there when it was really hot?
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I watched a show on HGTV about rving with pets. It showed what people had done to their MH to travel.
One couple had cut a trap door, which could be latched shut when moving, through to one of their basement storage compartments. It was carpeted and fixed up very 'kitty friendly'. Outside she could open the exterior door and they had installed wire with screen. Kittys could be 'out' with them but not actually 'out'.
getting my ducks in a row
getting my ducks in a row
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