Hi - We hope to travel with our small dog, and have visited friends staying in dog-friendly caravan parks, which seem to be really well run, but looking for any advice or tips that might help us to be better organised. Also, is there anyone else out there who travels with a cat? Just wondering if it's at all possible and if there are any accessories that may make things easier, ie harnesses, somewhere to 'stretch their legs' maybe in a pen of some sort? Maybe there's some sort of collapsible cat run enclosure on the market? Not sure if it's doable but looking forward to some feedback. Cheers-Peter
Dougwe said
05:21 PM May 28, 2020
Welcome to the gang REBA, enjoy here and out in the playground.
I have seen a couple of fellow travellers with cats and both had a portable cat run rigged up to an open window. Cats seemed real happy. I have seen others actually walking cats with a collar and lead. The cats also seemed happy little campers.
Keep Safe out there.
2_Paws_Up said
02:35 PM May 29, 2020
I have dogs and a cat. A portable cat run and a cat harness with lead are essentials. Just make sure you watch the cat 100% of the time, some harnesses are easy for them to escape.
Lucian (cat) is lead trained. he isn't a fan but he endures it..
REBA said
03:23 PM Jun 5, 2020
Thanks Doug-appreciate your feedback
2trout said
07:08 PM Jun 5, 2020
We travel with 2 Labs and have very little problems with most parks. We stay away from Big 4 as they are a pain with dogs.
The Travelling Dillberries said
07:32 PM Jun 5, 2020
2trout wrote:
We travel with 2 Labs and have very little problems with most parks. We stay away from Big 4 as they are a pain with dogs.
I find them also a pain on the purse, and the other ...se
Tony Bev said
09:33 PM Jun 5, 2020
A warm welcome from me also, REBA
We travelled with a cat, in the RV which is in my Avatar
It had a harness on at all times
We tied two normal leads together, with one end on the leg of the table
This allowed the cat to come up to between the front seats, but not under the pedals, while I was driving
We placed the food bowl and water, at one end of the motorhome, and the litter tray, at the other end, with her bed under the table
The cat adapted to her surroundings, and completely ignored the bed, and slept on one of the front seats, when we were not driving
dishlicker said
03:30 PM Jul 4, 2020
Hi Reba
We started out travelling with our best friend (a staffy) Then one day late in the afternoon a car pulled into our camp area but did not set anything up I watched and didn't have a second thought once it left. But later that night whilst sitting around the fire I was suddenly aware of lots of little eyes glowing in the dark. ( dumped kittens) Next morning we were leaving and our dog had a new playmate. I wasn't happy and made sure it was not on board when we left. When we got home and unloading out came Clyde well we couldn't just abandon him now after hanging on top of the water tank for the last 4 hrs (bloody good effort). He is now part of the family and he travels really well.
Tony LEE said
05:29 PM Jul 4, 2020
We were adopted by a very young kitten who thought life with us might be a bit of a step up from fighting with 10 other strays for what pickings were thrown into the dumpsters in a very poor Greek village.
She settled right in and was happy to explore our free camps and we had her desexed and we finished exiring Greece and headed for Italy on the ferry and again, she took it in her stride.
Then from Germany to the USA as carry on luggage - all up nearly 24 hours without a toilet break.
Then 3 months around southern USA and then some friends took her and she enjoys their motorhome travels too.
Rarely need a harness as we trained her to come when called. She has been treed by dogs a couple of times but is pretty good at scouting things out before she gets too far from the vehicle.
Back in Australia we have a rescue cat and she really enjoys our bush camping life and we even have a cat door installed in the motorhome.
(40 years ago we used to tour around tent camping with two cats, but that involved a lot of fun and games when they would go bush if there was even a hint that we might be packing up. Occasionally had to put the tent back up and wait for them to come out of hiding.)
All good fun
Hi - We hope to travel with our small dog, and have visited friends staying in dog-friendly caravan parks, which seem to be really well run, but looking for any advice or tips that might help us to be better organised. Also, is there anyone else out there who travels with a cat? Just wondering if it's at all possible and if there are any accessories that may make things easier, ie harnesses, somewhere to 'stretch their legs' maybe in a pen of some sort? Maybe there's some sort of collapsible cat run enclosure on the market? Not sure if it's doable but looking forward to some feedback. Cheers-Peter
I have seen a couple of fellow travellers with cats and both had a portable cat run rigged up to an open window. Cats seemed real happy. I have seen others actually walking cats with a collar and lead. The cats also seemed happy little campers.
Keep Safe out there.
Lucian (cat) is lead trained. he isn't a fan but he endures it..
Thanks Doug-appreciate your feedback
I find them also a pain on the purse, and the other ...se
We travelled with a cat, in the RV which is in my Avatar
It had a harness on at all times
We tied two normal leads together, with one end on the leg of the table
This allowed the cat to come up to between the front seats, but not under the pedals, while I was driving
We placed the food bowl and water, at one end of the motorhome, and the litter tray, at the other end, with her bed under the table
The cat adapted to her surroundings, and completely ignored the bed, and slept on one of the front seats, when we were not driving
Hi Reba
We started out travelling with our best friend (a staffy) Then one day late in the afternoon a car pulled into our camp area but did not set anything up I watched and didn't have a second thought once it left. But later that night whilst sitting around the fire I was suddenly aware of lots of little eyes glowing in the dark. ( dumped kittens) Next morning we were leaving and our dog had a new playmate. I wasn't happy and made sure it was not on board when we left. When we got home and unloading out came Clyde well we couldn't just abandon him now after hanging on top of the water tank for the last 4 hrs (bloody good effort). He is now part of the family and he travels really well.