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Old July 31st 08, 02:53 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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On Jul 30, 4:10 pm, (Claude V. Lucas) wrote:
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Rene S. wrote:
Just time and patience. He'll get used to it. My Tucker will now purr
when I get his out--because that means and outside "walk!"


Outside will be the *real* ordeal.

Bubba hates outside more than he hates anything besides other cats.

I'm serious.

The last time I took him outside he started howling
like I was sticking pins in him or something.

That was *carrying* him without even putting him down on the ground.


If Bubba hates outside more than he hates anything besides other cats
under the best of circumstances, why would you think he would like to
stroll around a truck stop? A friend of mine traveled by car cross
country with her daughter's cat which she was bringing to her in
Seattle. She kept the cat loose in the car. He slept most of the
time naturally. He did his business at night in his kitty litter box
in the motel where she fed him. I really wasnt a problem. If Bubba
weighs 25 pounds perhaps he is lethargic anyway. Why keep him in a
carrier? How long is the trip? Bubba will be happiest without the
halter loose in the car.
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Old July 31st 08, 05:03 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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In article ,
honeybunch wrote:
On Jul 30, 4:10 pm, (Claude V. Lucas) wrote:
In article ,

Rene S. wrote:
Just time and patience. He'll get used to it. My Tucker will now purr
when I get his out--because that means and outside "walk!"


Outside will be the *real* ordeal.

Bubba hates outside more than he hates anything besides other cats.

I'm serious.

The last time I took him outside he started howling
like I was sticking pins in him or something.

That was *carrying* him without even putting him down on the ground.


If Bubba hates outside more than he hates anything besides other cats
under the best of circumstances, why would you think he would like to
stroll around a truck stop? A friend of mine traveled by car cross
country with her daughter's cat which she was bringing to her in
Seattle. She kept the cat loose in the car. He slept most of the
time naturally. He did his business at night in his kitty litter box
in the motel where she fed him. I really wasnt a problem. If Bubba
weighs 25 pounds perhaps he is lethargic anyway. Why keep him in a
carrier? How long is the trip? Bubba will be happiest without the
halter loose in the car.


Well,

I'm thinking "rest stop" rather than "truck stop" which is
more like a park and less like a pit stop at a raceway.

He likes the carrier about as much as he'd like being
sent naked though a carwash so I plan on giving him a break
when I can. I'm not about to let him run loose without
some sort of restraint, because I don't think I could
catch him if he panics and bolts. Even though he's big
he's not fat. I can feel his backbone & ribs when I pet
him. He's not exactly "lethargic" either until the temp
gets up over 100F or so, then *I'm* lethargic too. I plan
on motelling at night, but I want to give him food & water
during the day as well as let him out to stretch as best
he can on a leash. We're gonna be in the car 4 or 5 days
going cross-country...

He seems to be accepting the harness fairly well. Instead
of dagger eyes he's now merely giving the "Why Me?" look.
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Old July 31st 08, 05:46 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Claude V. Lucas" wrote :


I'm thinking "rest stop" rather than "truck stop" which is
more like a park and less like a pit stop at a raceway.

He likes the carrier about as much as he'd like being
sent naked though a carwash so I plan on giving him a break
when I can.


Claude, he's probably too big for it. I wonder if a dog carrier might not be
better?

I'm not about to let him run loose without
some sort of restraint, because I don't think I could
catch him if he panics and bolts. Even though he's big
he's not fat. I can feel his backbone & ribs when I pet
him. He's not exactly "lethargic" either until the temp
gets up over 100F or so, then *I'm* lethargic too. I plan
on motelling at night, but I want to give him food & water
during the day as well as let him out to stretch as best
he can on a leash. We're gonna be in the car 4 or 5 days
going cross-country...


I traveled with my first cat years ago, from Houston to Raleigh. It was the
car she was afraid of more than anything else. We stopped every night at a
hotel, and the funny thing is, though she howled nearly the whole way in the
car (in the carrier) as soon as we hit the hotel, she was perfectly fine.
One thing you should definitely do is find out which hotels on your route
allow pets. I did not do this and so there was the added stress of sneaking
her in to hotels.

The harness is a good idea even if he stayed in the carrier, in case he
tries to bolt. But do be very careful if you take him outside, even on the
leash. People have lost animals that way.



He seems to be accepting the harness fairly well. Instead
of dagger eyes he's now merely giving the "Why Me?" look.



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Old July 31st 08, 06:00 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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cybercat wrote:

"Claude V. Lucas" wrote :


I'm thinking "rest stop" rather than "truck stop" which is
more like a park and less like a pit stop at a raceway.

He likes the carrier about as much as he'd like being
sent naked though a carwash so I plan on giving him a break
when I can.


Claude, he's probably too big for it. I wonder if a dog carrier might not be
better?


It's big enough for him to turn around in and stretch out in.

He's just a drama queen that doesn't like anything that's
not food-related. :^) If he was orange, he'd be Garfield.


I'm not about to let him run loose without
some sort of restraint, because I don't think I could
catch him if he panics and bolts. Even though he's big
he's not fat. I can feel his backbone & ribs when I pet
him. He's not exactly "lethargic" either until the temp
gets up over 100F or so, then *I'm* lethargic too. I plan
on motelling at night, but I want to give him food & water
during the day as well as let him out to stretch as best
he can on a leash. We're gonna be in the car 4 or 5 days
going cross-country...


I traveled with my first cat years ago, from Houston to Raleigh. It was the
car she was afraid of more than anything else. We stopped every night at a
hotel, and the funny thing is, though she howled nearly the whole way in the
car (in the carrier) as soon as we hit the hotel, she was perfectly fine.
One thing you should definitely do is find out which hotels on your route
allow pets. I did not do this and so there was the added stress of sneaking
her in to hotels.


I plan on doing that. I'm also going to change his catbox over
to one with a cover so I can take it along for him to have
a familiar place to go...

There's a bunch of websites that list pet-friendly motels...


The harness is a good idea even if he stayed in the carrier, in case he
tries to bolt. But do be very careful if you take him outside, even on the
leash. People have lost animals that way.


Yeah.

He's usually pretty placid and likes to hang out close to me.

He's laying across my feet as I type this.

I don't plan on giving him a chance to run off.

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Old August 2nd 08, 01:38 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Claude V. Lucas" wrote in message news:4891e250$0$17180

If Bubba hates outside more than he hates anything besides other cats
under the best of circumstances, why would you think he would like to
stroll around a truck stop? A friend of mine traveled by car cross
country with her daughter's cat which she was bringing to her in
Seattle. She kept the cat loose in the car. He slept most of the
time naturally. He did his business at night in his kitty litter box
in the motel where she fed him. I really wasnt a problem. If Bubba
weighs 25 pounds perhaps he is lethargic anyway. Why keep him in a
carrier? How long is the trip? Bubba will be happiest without the
halter loose in the car.


Well,

I'm thinking "rest stop" rather than "truck stop" which is
more like a park and less like a pit stop at a raceway.

He likes the carrier about as much as he'd like being
sent naked though a carwash so I plan on giving him a break
when I can. I'm not about to let him run loose without
some sort of restraint, because I don't think I could
catch him if he panics and bolts. Even though he's big
he's not fat. I can feel his backbone & ribs when I pet
him. He's not exactly "lethargic" either until the temp
gets up over 100F or so, then *I'm* lethargic too. I plan
on motelling at night, but I want to give him food & water
during the day as well as let him out to stretch as best
he can on a leash. We're gonna be in the car 4 or 5 days
going cross-country...

He seems to be accepting the harness fairly well. Instead
of dagger eyes he's now merely giving the "Why Me?" look.


Smart move. I would never let an animal loose in a car. I've actually seen
one jump out of the window of a car in heavy traffic and it was killed. It
was horrible to see.

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Old August 2nd 08, 02:02 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Claude V. Lucas
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In article ,
Cheryl wrote:
"Claude V. Lucas" wrote in message news:4891e250$0$17180

If Bubba hates outside more than he hates anything besides other cats
under the best of circumstances, why would you think he would like to
stroll around a truck stop? A friend of mine traveled by car cross
country with her daughter's cat which she was bringing to her in
Seattle. She kept the cat loose in the car. He slept most of the
time naturally. He did his business at night in his kitty litter box
in the motel where she fed him. I really wasnt a problem. If Bubba
weighs 25 pounds perhaps he is lethargic anyway. Why keep him in a
carrier? How long is the trip? Bubba will be happiest without the
halter loose in the car.


Well,

I'm thinking "rest stop" rather than "truck stop" which is
more like a park and less like a pit stop at a raceway.

He likes the carrier about as much as he'd like being
sent naked though a carwash so I plan on giving him a break
when I can. I'm not about to let him run loose without
some sort of restraint, because I don't think I could
catch him if he panics and bolts. Even though he's big
he's not fat. I can feel his backbone & ribs when I pet
him. He's not exactly "lethargic" either until the temp
gets up over 100F or so, then *I'm* lethargic too. I plan
on motelling at night, but I want to give him food & water
during the day as well as let him out to stretch as best
he can on a leash. We're gonna be in the car 4 or 5 days
going cross-country...

He seems to be accepting the harness fairly well. Instead
of dagger eyes he's now merely giving the "Why Me?" look.


Smart move. I would never let an animal loose in a car. I've actually seen
one jump out of the window of a car in heavy traffic and it was killed. It
was horrible to see.


Yeah. I'm not gonna let anything like that happen.
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Old August 2nd 08, 04:50 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Cheryl" wrote in
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Smart move. I would never let an animal loose in a car. I've
actually seen one jump out of the window of a car in heavy traffic and
it was killed. It was horrible to see.



I got into a major war on r.p.c pre-split because I dared to bake someone
who let their cat escape their car at a rest-stop and it got killed. Many
of the other offered sympathy and thought I was too harsh. WTF?!

I also thought it could have even been bogus since it (the post) was very
"well written" Those were the days.


 




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