Cat on Trips

Daqtar · Member

Cat on Trips

Tony LEE · Guru

A kitten adopted us in Greece and came all around Greece with us, then on the ferry back up to Italy, then as carry on luggage to USA and then all over the south for three months. Ran free most of the time but generally inside at night. Left her with friends in Colorado. Back here got a shelter cat and she is perfectly at home wherever we pull up for the night. Installed a cat door so she comes and goes, but normally keep her inside at night Works for us. Harness? First cat was OK although sometimes needed to be dragged a bit but rarely used anyway. Current cat? Not willing to risk my life or limb

-- Edited by Tony LEE on Wednesday 23rd of September 2020 04:50:34 PM

outlaw40 · Guru

Cats should never be allowed to roam free ...NEVER ... evil creatures .

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Hi Dagtar,

You'll need a big strong lead for a Bengal Tiger and I tell you that for free.

Well someone was going to say it so why not me.

I have seen many cats out in the playground travelling with mum and dad. They also were on leads successfully.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

Mobi Condo · Guru

I was given a wild cat kitten at around 2.30am mid 1970 coz my flat mate was on a bender recovering sleep it off at a remote intersection. He had a Golden Lab with 6 pups and felt sorry for me and so when was woken by the kitten cries, he picked it up and gave it to me. That cat got on marvelously with the pups and eventually grew to over 1.2metres nose to tail tip and was faithful to us for some 14 years and enjoyed walks along Arno Bay Beach and chased fingerling Mullet in the shallows and travelled with us where ever we went. The only problem was he (he had been de-sexed) had to be denied food the night before driving AND kept inside - other wise he would hunt mice etc. and then become travel sick and leave a mess in our vehicle.
We had NO probs with him travelling.

Old and Grey · Senior Member

Evening Daqtar,

Keep the cat at home. Be responsible for your feline pet. They breed like flies and makes life impossible for our native animals. How can you assure your fellow Aussies that you can keep that cat contained. YOU Can't.

Grow UP. The number of cats that are now ferral and breeding out of control accross Australia can now, not

be counted.

Is this Moggie desexed?? Or you could not care either way.

I do my bit to help save our native birds and reptiles. In 2019 I lost count.

Stay safe all.

PS all: I smell another Troll.

Grey

-- Edited by Old and Grey on Wednesday 23rd of September 2020 08:09:06 PM

Mike Harding · Guru

outlaw40 wrote:
Cats should never be allowed to roam free ...NEVER ... evil creatures .

Stupid comment.

I shoot feral cats often. Cats are not "evil" they are just cats, the main issue is that they have no place in Australia and cause much damage.

Daqtar: Your cat seems well controlled, that's fine, take it with you but remember you may not take it into national parks and (some) state parks. Although, personally, I think dogs, and I suppose cats on lead, should be allowed into formal national park camping areas... after all... humans are....

outlaw40 · Guru

No its called an OPINION , and although this may come as a surprise to you Mike your not the only one allowed to have one .

Granty · Senior Member

Dagtar, Check out a blog called VanCatMeow. Its about a young Australian guy that has been on the road full time for a couple of years now with his cat.

Snippy · Senior Member

Old and Grey wrote:
Evening Daqtar,
Keep the cat at home. Be responsible for your feline pet. They breed like flies and makes life impossible for our native animals. How can you assure your fellow Aussies that you can keep that cat contained. YOU Can't.
Grow UP. The number of cats that are now ferral and breeding out of control accross Australia can now, not
be counted.
Is this Moggie desexed?? Or you could not care either way.
I do my bit to help save our native birds and reptiles. In 2019 I lost count.
Stay safe all.
PS all: I smell another Troll.
Grey
Grey

-- Edited by Old and Grey on Wednesday 23rd of September 2020 08:09:06 PM

I smell a troll, YOU

the rocket · Guru

Hello dagtar, in my 6 years of full time travel i haveseen very, very few cats but one comes to mind. Couple told everyone there cat is an inside cat and they would take it for walk on lead. They did not count on cat getting out the door in early morning, the day they were leaving. They looked for a few hours, could not find it, then just drove off.

Tony LEE · Guru

Hard to believe that any half-way intelligent, self aware human would ever complain about how fast cats breed (none of mine ever have) or how much damage they do to the environment.

Do they never look in the mirror

-- Edited by Tony LEE on Thursday 24th of September 2020 12:56:57 PM

Tony Bev · Guru

I purchased the motorhome in my Avatar, as the wife wanted an RV, where the cat could walk up to us while I was driving

I found that a harness and two leads joined together, and secured to the table leg, allowed the cat enough freedom to visit the cab, and rear of the motorhome

The food and water bowls, were at the rear, and the dirt box, was at the front

The cat never left the motorhome, unless it was carried, as it refused to walk while in the harness

yobarr · Guru

Other than providing company for old and/or lonely people,cats have few uses.One of my friends is a vet who tells of being visited by an elderly lady,and her feline."Mr Vet,Mr Vet" she said. "My dog keeps chasing my cat up the tree....what should I do?" He replied "Get a faster dog!" Cheers

Mike Harding · Guru

Tony LEE wrote:
Hard to believe that any half-way intelligent, self aware human would ever complain about how fast cats breed (none of mine ever have) or how much damage they do to the environment.
Do they never look in the mirror

Because humans cause problems on this planet does not mean we should ignore all other species which also damage it.

Cats do not belong in Australia and cause *MASSIVE* damage to native fauna - check out the figures Tony, they are readily available.

Grandad5 · Senior Member

I saw the topic heading "Cat On Trips" and the first post, and as someone currently contemplating exactly the same thing as the opening poster I thought to myself, "Hey. This may give me some ideas on how to make my geriatric feline comfortable and happy in the van"

Should have known better, shouldn't I?

Thank you TonyBev for one of the few exceptions.

Jim

-- Edited by Grandad5 on Friday 25th of September 2020 09:19:05 AM

iana · Guru

At a free camp in northern WA, we spied a wild dog trotting by, as well as all the signs warning of wild dog baiting. Perhaps those who criticize the ownership of cats should be aware there are also wild dogs out there.
I for one have known several cats making excellent traveling companions to other travelers.

Tony LEE · Guru

"Cats do not belong in Australia and cause *MASSIVE* damage to native fauna - check out the figures Tony, they are readily available." Bit selective aren't you. Humans don't belong in Australia and they are the main destroyers of habitat, fauna and flora, and neither do sheep cattle goats camels, buffalo, horses, deer rabbits foxes cane toads mice rats and hundreds of noxious weeds and nasty insects and diseases . And don't forget dogs. But main problem is humans.

jontee · Veteran Member

H1 iana ,
X2 to your comment , wild dogs do a lot of damage to wildlife and to livestock . They can also be a threat to humans . Both feral cats and dogs are a problem that needs more control .
Cheers,
jontee

Bobdown · Guru

yobarr · Guru

Bobdown wrote:

Reminds me of a chap I knew on the Algarve.He had a flash restaurant which was frequented by well-to-do English tourists who would often order "Oh,we'll have the rabbit,thank you". Funny how the cat population in the rear alley changed weekly! Cheers

elliemike · Guru

https://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive-species/feral-animals-australia/feral-cats

-- Edited by elliemike on Friday 25th of September 2020 12:29:16 PM

Mike Harding · Guru

Tony LEE wrote:
Bit selective aren't you. Humans don't belong in Australia and they are the main destroyers of habitat, fauna and flora, and neither do sheep cattle goats camels, buffalo, horses, deer rabbits foxes cane toads mice rats and hundreds of noxious weeds and nasty insects and diseases . And don't forget dogs. But main problem is humans.

Tony, you really should face reality on this one.

Your argument is nonsensical; "Cats do damage, accepted. Other creatures also do damage: therefore we shouldn't do anything about cats until we have solved all the other issues" - it's plain silly.

Look at the link elliemike posted.

Yes, we know about wild dogs and rabbits etc - I shoot them too, but one problem is that greenies are very fond of making everywhere National Park so I cannot take a firearm in there and, oddly enough, it doesn't take ferals long to figure this out; national parks have become havens for feral animals, ask the farmers whose properties adjoin the Alpine National Park.

A few years ago I went into a remote campsite I have deep in the bush in east Gippsland, due to circumstances it was 11pm before I began the final 45 minutes of 4WD track to the camp, after counting 30 feral cats I picked up in the headlights I gave up counting and they are not eating Kitty Kat out there!

Feral cats are a *MAJOR* threat to Australian wildlife whether you wish to acknowledge it or not.

Daqtar · Member

you dag! lol

Daqtar · Member

Ok, my kitty is de-sexed

She is an indoor cat only

When in camp, if it's a short time, she'll be kept inside.

If camping for a while, she will be on a harness and tethered.

I'm asking what other people do that take cats along.

Daqtar · Member

Hmm, sounds like my kitty, when I put her in the harness she just goes to ground and wont get up!

Snippy · Senior Member

Daqtar wrote:
Ok, my kitty is de-sexed
She is an indoor cat only
When in camp, if it's a short time, she'll be kept inside.
If camping for a while, she will be on a harness and tethered.
I'm asking what other people do that take cats along.

We do the same with 2 cats. They have no chance of harming wildlife.

They both go outside in camp, on a lead. No problem to anyone.

hufnpuf · Senior Member

You can buy little portable "cat playgrounds"or "pet tents". A frame with cat mesh over the top/sides. Or you could put up an enclosure made from panels and clips (they are called c and c panels, people use them to make rabbit enclosures inside so their rabbits can run about but not eat cables and good things). The commercial "cat stuff" tends to be expensive, DIY could work out cheaper. You could also create something with wire mesh and aviary clips that you could fold down.

I don't take cats camping, but if I did, I'd take some kind of portable enclosure that they could sit and muck about in when we were sitting outdoors to give them a bit more room than on a leash/harness.

Tony LEE · Guru

"Feral cats are a *MAJOR* threat to Australian wildlife whether you wish to acknowledge it or not" Missing my point that humans are the major (and arguably the only) threat to wildlife and nature in general. Can you give one example where humans and their activities are beneficial to the natural world. Pssst, just consider road kill, let alone major habitual destruction, and direct species destruction by humans themselves. Just in Australia, what species have been rendered extinct by human activities

Mike Harding · Guru

I don't disagree with you Tony, as I have said previously.

What I do take issue with is your suggestion that we should not do anything about feral cats until all the other issues are solved.