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Bubba vs The Harness
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. |
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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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"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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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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Bubba vs The Harness
"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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Bubba vs The Harness
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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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Bubba vs The Harness
"Cheryl" wrote in
: 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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