Travelling with your cat?

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Well, the weathers getting better and sadly (lol) the missus has decidied shes ready to travel with me in the motorhome now its not so cold and hook up sites are available. No travel to Holland, Ingleton, Glencoe on my own in winter photographing things, lie ins, beer, satellite tv etc etc. Yes folks travelling on my own this winter was tough (lie it was great) except the missus wants to take Toffee and Squeak. I know theres been posts on travelling with dogs and legality of this but I was wondering what about cats? The missus wants to make them travel in a cat carrier. I think its to small and they will get scared. I want to take the bigger cage. Ok it may rattle a bit but they will have moreroom. So what do you guys use? Maybe a harness tied to the seat or the bed? Its the cats first trip with us.
 
Cats do not need seatbelts or cages, they are quite adequate at hanging on in a 4G crashstop, but the seat fabric might not survive.
I took my old cat on one trip and never again, She was CATATONIC, it was a CATASTROPHE, she didnt mind the travelling it was parking up and looking out at a ,WRONG PLACE, from the door, an airfield, a layby anothe layby and when she got home she blew it, the mind exploded as to why the view out of the door as always different.
Never again, she died 6 months later from exploded skull syndrome. Poor little sod, I miss her now three years later, she would be on my lap now as I type this, as she did every evening. You need a baby cat to get them used to travelling in a MH.
 
I've never travelled with a cat, but if you are going to crate them I would use the larger cage, give them as much space to lay down as you can. I don't think I would feel happy letting them wander freely outside though, i would worry myself daft.
 
GWAYGWAY said:
Cats do not need seatbelts or cages, they are quite adequate at hanging on in a 4G crashstop, but the seat fabric might not survive.
I took my old cat on one trip and never again, She was CATATONIC, it was a CATASTROPHE, she didnt mind the travelling it was parking up and looking out at a ,WRONG PLACE, from the door, an airfield, a layby anothe layby and when she got home she blew it, the mind exploded as to why the view out of the door as always different.
Never again, she died 6 months later from exploded skull syndrome. Poor little sod, I miss her now three years later, she would be on my lap now as I type this, as she did every evening. You need a baby cat to get them used to travelling in a MH.
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I suspect the last point is the key unless you actually have a dog hiding in a cats body.
My cat has loved all my campers but only while they are stationary on the driveway. Engine running she is off. Trip to the vet 5 miles away and she starts to mould half way there and does not enjoy the journey.

I wish I got her used to travelling when we first got her and took her out all the time but too late now.
I'd be too afraid of her running out soon as stopped and never seen again to risk it even if she did travel ok.
 
Have seen many cats on tour over the last 8 yrs all seem contented some owners keep them on leads and take them for walks a few just open the door and leave them to explore although I did hear that one that we saw on his own went missing although He'd been doing it for several years. We had a cat which loved to ride in the car would get in himself and prowl around the car while we where mobile looking out the windows over our knees etc but never liked being caged. Reading thru other posts I think you need to get them used to the van at home then with engine running and short trips
 
I agree about the larger cage and also a lead if you manage to take them with you in the van with a lead it’s better to be safe than sorry if they happen to get out
 
A friend's cat has a collar with a transponder on it. When they are ready to move on they can find the cat using the app on their phone. No idea where they got it or what its called. The cat loves the motorhome, but also goes walkabout when they stop.
 
witzend said:
Could you recommend a tracker perhaps put up a link a friend asked me about one the other day for her cat but all I could find seemed to big
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Sorry, no personal experience of trackers. All my cats belonged to customers & were kept in the cattery where they couldn't stray.
This one looks good, designed for cats. but there is a subscription element to it.
 
A friend had a rescued cat which they used to take in their campervan when they travelled. He slept in a very large wicker carrier when the van was on the move and went out on a lead. But he was a very unusual cat who adapted to all this when quite old, can't imagine many cats would do this easily. Think his life had been so tough before that he would not let them out of his sight. Do remember that the cat litter tray had a few mishaps on the move, don't think they ever really solved that!
 
REC said:
A friend had a rescued cat which they used to take in their campervan when they travelled. He slept in a very large wicker carrier when the van was on the move and went out on a lead. But he was a very unusual cat who adapted to all this when quite old, can't imagine many cats would do this easily. Think his life had been so tough before that he would not let them out of his sight. Do remember that the cat litter tray had a few mishaps on the move, don't think they ever really solved that!
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Litter tray with a hood would sort the scattering risk.
 
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