Travelling with 2 cats

Hi David

While our three cats and our dog stay home, we have met a number of travellers with cats. They are trained to be walked on a leash (essential in a caravan park). Deals Direct website has a number of options for travelling cats as 'playpens'. I saw one advertised a day or two ago which was like a mesh tent. Depending on how big it is, something like this may also be the answer to keeping them confined when travelling as it a softer than a cat cage if you stop suddenly. Something like this that folds up small would be better than weldmesh which may be awkward to transport.

You will have the same limitations as those travelling with a dog as you won't be able to visit National Parks with your pets, and if using caravan parks, will need to find those that are pet friendly.

Motherhen

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Hi David

We've just bought our first caravan 2 months ago to start our "gypsy nomad" stage of our life, which includes our 5 yr old burmese cat as well. She has been walking on a lead for a year now & we trained her to drive with us locally from a kitten so she's use to the travel. Before we take off on our first adventure we're getting 4 security frames (not the screens) put on the van windows just to ensure she has enough air whilst we're out & about on walks & tours, etc. She's part of our family, so whereever we go, she will go :-)

I was at the bin at a parking bay in the middle of nowhere getting rid of the few bits of food wrapper etc I had, I don't usually pull up at them because of all the toilet paper flags in the breeze at them, anyway I digress, and an elderly couple towing their van pulled up nearby, opened the door to the van and out shot the cat running flat out into the bush never to return.
They were screaming and carrying on about their ball of fluff running off.
They got the visual message from my face what I thought of their pet running off to live the rest of its life killing the local wildlife being such an efficient hunter.
There are thousands of cats living in the bush many days drive from civilization.
If you can return from your trip with your moggies, great, if one of them runs away I hope you have a thought for the wildlife because your cat will live quite fine on its own.

Dogs they like to travel
Faces to the breeze
Cats sit trembling on your lap
and vomit on your knees

Hello David, Our 5 year old Birman, Buster, regularly travels the Birdsville to Brisbane - or Birdsville to wherever we are going. He goes in the back of the ute in a dog cage with two large chocolate Labradors (sadly, now only one).
That's hilarious when you pull up in a town - people come to look at the dogs and then see Buster. He goes in the camper trailer as well. Buster has been places that he shouldn't and goes anywhere as long as he is with the dogs. We have "trained" him to go walkies with us/the dogs. He does not/will not go on a lead - too hard to drag him along the ground!

When we had the caravan park I found there are many cats going camping with their servants - lots of them live in the caravan and never venture out. I've seen lots of Siamese walking on leads.

As for feral cats - have been in the wilds of the Diamantina fishing and have seen the biggest cat ever watching me from the other side of the river.
The other night in this small viillage where our 'town' house is a feral cat came through the screen in my dressing room and beat the living daylights out of Buster - right there. Unbelieveable. Luckily he still had his winter coat on - there are bits of it still clinging to the clothes in my open wardrobe! So the feral cat trap is back in action - unfortunately this black feral is notorious - even the Policeman is hunting him - and very cunning.

Most cat owners I have seen camping are very responsible - more so than some parents of children, need I say!

Enjoy your companion cats and dogs and travelling! Happy days.

Yeh ya hear about all sorts of people doing all sorts of things.......but traveling with cats......realy not a good idea.

Cats are simply unpredictable and unreliable.....if they get upset or frightened no matter how well that are " trained".....they will simply run and keep running and you have no hope of finding them or getting them back.

And no matter how fat and lazy you think your cat is..you will be surprised how athletic it can be if it is hungry and or frightened

And in the bush, lots of people simply shoot cats on sight...serioulsy feral cats is a huge problem.

serioulsy do everybody a favour..leave you cats at home.

cheers

Hi David, What were the mods you made to a harness to stop them backing out? We vhave acquired a rag doll kitten that the cook wants to train as the other 2 are too old to travel & won't wear a harness. Bill