Two homes and cats
 

Me and my partner both work from home and are considering buying a
second home (actually a flat) which we intend to travel between on a
weekly basis - one week in one place another in the other. All we need
to work is an internet connection so it would be quite feasible.
However, we have two cats. So we want to know if they could get used to
travelling. I've searched using google and found many people saying
that they have had no problem travelling between homes with cats. No
one has said whether it is something cats can get used to, though. From
experience of taking our cats to the vets we know that they don't
travel well. After a few trips would they get accustomed to it? The
trip would be around two hours. When taking them to the vets they
usually whine throughout the five minute journey, would they do that
for two hours every time we travelled? If so are there alternatives?

cheers
Darren

Two homes and cats
 

Wow, I don't know about that one.

I think the cats in general would be happier with you, unless there is
someone they know and love that will be living at your first home while
you're gone. If it's empty and you'd just have someone come in to feed
-- I'd try to take them with you. I'm sure they will get used to it
eventually. I wouldn't feel comfortable with them alone for half of
their lives. It would be easy to miss any illnesses or slight changes
that indicate a health problem.

Good luck to all of you,

Rhonda

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Me and my partner both work from home and are considering buying a
second home (actually a flat) which we intend to travel between on a
weekly basis - one week in one place another in the other. All we need
to work is an internet connection so it would be quite feasible.
However, we have two cats. So we want to know if they could get used to
travelling. I've searched using google and found many people saying
that they have had no problem travelling between homes with cats. No
one has said whether it is something cats can get used to, though. From
experience of taking our cats to the vets we know that they don't
travel well. After a few trips would they get accustomed to it? The
trip would be around two hours. When taking them to the vets they
usually whine throughout the five minute journey, would they do that
for two hours every time we travelled? If so are there alternatives?

cheers
Darren

Two homes and cats
 

HI, we had a cat a few years ago that would travel with us to the beach
house every time we went, he was fine there, but he did wine on the
trip, but not the whole trip!
I think that it will depend a lot on your kitty, but it is worth a try.
Good luck!

Two homes and cats
 

Cats a resilient at adapting to situations but in their own time. Yes they
are going to take a while to get used to the idea of travel and the new
environment. YOU have to figure out what it takes to make the traveling
more habitable for them you know your cats best. IT is going to take some
time and spoiling them more than usual. All are cats are used to travel
they are a little fussy at first but than they want to be spoiled as usual.
We don't do much traveling with them any more they are getting up in age and
to many risk traveling anymore.

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Me and my partner both work from home and are considering buying a
second home (actually a flat) which we intend to travel between on a
weekly basis - one week in one place another in the other. All we need
to work is an internet connection so it would be quite feasible.
However, we have two cats. So we want to know if they could get used to
travelling. I've searched using google and found many people saying
that they have had no problem travelling between homes with cats. No
one has said whether it is something cats can get used to, though. From
experience of taking our cats to the vets we know that they don't
travel well. After a few trips would they get accustomed to it? The
trip would be around two hours. When taking them to the vets they
usually whine throughout the five minute journey, would they do that
for two hours every time we travelled? If so are there alternatives?

cheers
Darren

Two homes and cats
 

I have friends that take their 2 cats regularly to visit family members,
about a 4 hour drive. The 2 cats do great on the drive and at the other
house. My friends' only complaint is that it never fails, 10 minutes into
the trip, one of the cat has to use the litter box and usually drops a
stinkbomb!

Sue
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ups.com...
Me and my partner both work from home and are considering buying a
second home (actually a flat) which we intend to travel between on a
weekly basis - one week in one place another in the other. All we need
to work is an internet connection so it would be quite feasible.
However, we have two cats. So we want to know if they could get used to
travelling. I've searched using google and found many people saying
that they have had no problem travelling between homes with cats. No
one has said whether it is something cats can get used to, though. From
experience of taking our cats to the vets we know that they don't
travel well. After a few trips would they get accustomed to it? The
trip would be around two hours. When taking them to the vets they
usually whine throughout the five minute journey, would they do that
for two hours every time we travelled? If so are there alternatives?

cheers
Darren

Two homes and cats
 

I saw a tv program about a couple who went to their second home on week-ends
with a toddler and a black cat. They packed up their stuff, put the cat
into his travel case and off they went.

Cats aren't stupid. When they realize that every car trip doesn't end at
the vet they adjust very well to the second home and the travel.

--
Barb
Of course I don't look busy,
I did it right the first time.

Two homes and cats
 

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Thanks for all the comments. The consensus seems to be that the cats
will become accustomed to travelling to some extent. We have two. I
wonder if investing in a large carrier that fits both in would be
worthwhile.

I don't think leaving them at home to be fed and looked in on would be
satisfactory really. And the only other option seems to be to ditch the
whole idea.

I have wanted to say, since I first read your post, that it sounds like
a really unpleasant way to live, to me. I would not put myself through
it, let alone my cats! But, that said, we are all entitled to our tastes.
(I might feel differently if the two places are equally wonderful, or
there was some other great incentive for me to be in both, rather
than in one more than the other. But then, I am in my nesting phase.
I do like to travel, but every single week???)

Two homes and cats
 

Whether you think it's an unpleasant way to live is not the issue.
People travel two hours every day to and from work. In fact I used to!
So I don't see a problem travelling two hours once a week. We have
other reasons though. We are currently trying to sell our house in a
very slow market so we've decided to get a flat somewhere we like for
this summer and when we finally sell our house we intend to look for a
new one while living in the flat thereby avoiding the chain. We
previously lost a house because buyers pulled out. Until we do sell
this house we'll travel between them because we have reasons to be in
this area some of the time. But that wasn't what my original post was
about, or I wouldn't have posted it in this ng.

Darren

Two homes and cats
 

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Whether you think it's an unpleasant way to live is not the issue.
People travel two hours every day to and from work. In fact I used to!
So I don't see a problem travelling two hours once a week. We have
other reasons though. We are currently trying to sell our house in a
very slow market so we've decided to get a flat somewhere we like for
this summer and when we finally sell our house we intend to look for a
new one while living in the flat thereby avoiding the chain. We
previously lost a house because buyers pulled out. Until we do sell
this house we'll travel between them because we have reasons to be in
this area some of the time. But that wasn't what my original post was
about, or I wouldn't have posted it in this ng.


Touchy, touchy!

Two homes and cats
 

wonder if investing in a large carrier that fits both in would be
worthwhile.

I would put them in separate carriers if I were you; even though they get
along, sometimes if a cat is nervous and is in a cage with another cat, one
or both may get a bit aggressive and take it out on the other. I used to
work in a shelter and sometimes two cats that came in together would be put
together in one cage (large) and not get along anymore. You should find a
couple of crates large enough to put their litter box in with them. I don't
think there's anything wrong at all with travelling with them, they'll get
used to it once they've done it a few times. I know someone who used to take
his cats to his cottage about an hour and a half away each weekend in the
summer, they were fine once they realized they weren't going to the vet!

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