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Traveling with a cat
A question for those of you who take your cats on road trips: How many
consecutive hours in the car (in a carrier) seem to be easily tolerable for the cat? I have found that 6 or 7 hours is ok, but with pet-friendly hotels not being very prevalent, I'm wondering whether travel days could be lengthened without ill effects. |
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"Pangur Ban" wrote in message ... A question for those of you who take your cats on road trips: How many consecutive hours in the car (in a carrier) seem to be easily tolerable for the cat? I have found that 6 or 7 hours is ok, but with pet-friendly hotels not being very prevalent, I'm wondering whether travel days could be lengthened without ill effects. My friends sold their house and took a motor home all over the country. Their cat got quite used to it. Also, I have known people who sailed all over the world with their cats on board. They too, got used to the sailing life and were quite comfortable on board for hours on end. All cats really need is food, water, a nice place to sleep, and your love. |
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"Bill Graham" wrote: My friends sold their house and took a motor home all over the country. Their cat got quite used to it. Also, I have known people who sailed all over the world with their cats on board. They too, got used to the sailing life and were quite comfortable on board for hours on end. All cats really need is food, water, a nice place to sleep, and your love. Thanks so much for responding. I am interested in how many hours per day others' cats tolerate being in the car between stops for the night. A motor home or a sailboat would help, but my cat has to ride in a carrier without food, water, or potty breaks. |
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Pangur Ban wrote:
In article , "Bill Graham" wrote: My friends sold their house and took a motor home all over the country. Their cat got quite used to it. Also, I have known people who sailed all over the world with their cats on board. They too, got used to the sailing life and were quite comfortable on board for hours on end. All cats really need is food, water, a nice place to sleep, and your love. Thanks so much for responding. I am interested in how many hours per day others' cats tolerate being in the car between stops for the night. A motor home or a sailboat would help, but my cat has to ride in a carrier without food, water, or potty breaks. Cats, like dogsd, don;t like being trapped in a carrier. Can't you let it wander around in the back seat while you are on the road? My cat used to ride on the rear deck, and look out the rear window. And what's wrong with a bowl of cool water for company? Cats like to be part of the family, and do what everyone else does. |
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"Bill Graham" wrote: Pangur Ban wrote: In article , "Bill Graham" wrote: Cats, like dogsd, don;t like being trapped in a carrier. Can't you let it wander around in the back seat while you are on the road? My cat used to ride on the rear deck, and look out the rear window. And what's wrong with a bowl of cool water for company? Cats like to be part of the family, and do what everyone else does. From experience, my cat feels most secure in his carrier with a towel draped over it while riding in the car. Seems that every cat has its own preferences. If he would placidly ride outside the carrier, things would be different. But then, of course, he would have to be reinserted into the carrier when stopping for gas, etc., just to be on the safe side. The logistics of traveling with a cat are tricky if the cat is not confined. He's a good sport, though, and travels relatively well. My point in asking the question was just to find out how many hours at a time have worked well for other cats in similar circumstances. |
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"Pangur Ban" wrote in message ... A question for those of you who take your cats on road trips: How many consecutive hours in the car (in a carrier) seem to be easily tolerable for the cat? I have found that 6 or 7 hours is ok, but with pet-friendly hotels not being very prevalent, I'm wondering whether travel days could be lengthened without ill effects. We travel quite a bit with our 4 cats. We have our own RV. The cats are NEVER in their roomy cages w/litterpans and water for more than 6 hours. In a carrier, no more than four. But opinions vary. You can visit www.rv.net's pet section and http://www.city-data.com/forum/cats/ for more advice on traveling with cats. You will get many replies there also. |
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"Kelley Greene" wrote: We travel quite a bit with our 4 cats. We have our own RV. The cats are NEVER in their roomy cages w/litterpans and water for more than 6 hours. In a carrier, no more than four. But opinions vary. You can visit www.rv.net's pet section and http://www.city-data.com/forum/cats/ for more advice on traveling with cats. You will get many replies there also. Thanks, Kelley. |
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On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:51:40 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Pangur Ban wrote: In article , "Bill Graham" wrote: My friends sold their house and took a motor home all over the country. Their cat got quite used to it. Also, I have known people who sailed all over the world with their cats on board. They too, got used to the sailing life and were quite comfortable on board for hours on end. All cats really need is food, water, a nice place to sleep, and your love. Thanks so much for responding. I am interested in how many hours per day others' cats tolerate being in the car between stops for the night. A motor home or a sailboat would help, but my cat has to ride in a carrier without food, water, or potty breaks. Cats, like dogsd, don;t like being trapped in a carrier. Can't you let it wander around in the back seat while you are on the road? My cat used to ride on the rear deck, and look out the rear window. And what's wrong with a bowl of cool water for company? Cats like to be part of the family, and do what everyone else does. I let my cat out of the carrier in my car and he decided he wanted to crawl under the pedals. I suggest not letting a cat wander around the car. |
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On Sat, 31 Aug 2013 09:26:35 -0400, Pangur Ban
wrote: In article , "Kelley Greene" wrote: We travel quite a bit with our 4 cats. We have our own RV. The cats are NEVER in their roomy cages w/litterpans and water for more than 6 hours. In a carrier, no more than four. But opinions vary. You can visit www.rv.net's pet section and http://www.city-data.com/forum/cats/ for more advice on traveling with cats. You will get many replies there also. Thanks, Kelley. I'm eventually going to move from NY to Florida and was wondering how I'm going to get three (at least) cats there. I think it's going to have to be flying though for the very reason that I don't know how they will handle that drive. |
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On 9/3/2013 11:03 AM, dgk wrote:
I'm eventually going to move from NY to Florida and was wondering how I'm going to get three (at least) cats there. I think it's going to have to be flying though for the very reason that I don't know how they will handle that drive. ..............Years ago I moved from IN to FL with 6 cats! The wild one was in an enormous dog crate - she didn't get out at all, room enough in there for litter box, food and water when we stopped. The others were all in separate carriers. I drove 10 hours and didn't stop. I figured they'd be too freaked out to do anything in a litter box or drink water or eat and my van was so packed up there was nowhere for them to do. They seemed OK when I let them out in the motel room. Spent all night roaming around or crawling under the covers. I arrived in FL the next day early afternoon, drug them all inside immediately and turned them loose. They thought an empty house complete with palmetto bugs was a gas! ...................Anyway, it's quite common for people who need urine samples to take their cats to the vet overnight and guess what....they do nothing in the litter box. Cats can hold it forever. ........One word of warning. I had made a reservation over the phone at a motel as I wanted to make sure they would take my cats. When I got there she asked how many cats I had. I said 6. Too many she said. Wouldn't let me check in. May she roast in Hell. Next place I went I said 2 cats and they let me stay. What the heck difference does it make? It's not like having 6 dogs in the room. ..............I recommend lying your ass off. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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