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Old September 3rd 13, 08:34 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Mack A. Damia
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On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:01:14 -0400, dgk wrote:

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.


Yes, I picked up a stray Himalayan one cold and rainy night in the
1990s, and she went directly for the gas pedal. Maybe it's warmer
down there.

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Old September 3rd 13, 10:35 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
chaniarts[_2_]
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On 9/3/2013 10:51 AM, buglady wrote:
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


i recommend this as a good read

http://www.amazon.com/Dogtripping-Rescues-Volunteers-Cross-Country-Adventure/dp/1250014697


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Old September 4th 13, 05:00 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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dgk wrote:
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.


!. Teach him to stay in the back seat.
2. Should he go under your feet, just drag him out and throw him in the back
seat. I am 77 and I have no trouble keeping my cat away from under my
knees....

 




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