2 cats and a dog in a 35ft class A (advice needed)

[Unicorn Driver]

Hi all,

We are not full timers and take trips normally of 3 to 7 days duration.

As of now we have a pet sitter who calls to our house for 45 minutes the day after we leave until the day before we come home to look after our cats.

We got a rescue Lab 3.5 weeks ago and she has come on one 3 day trip with us already and loves it. I am 100% happy with her in the rv.

Both cats were indoor/outdoor until a couple of months ago when the vet said the older one needed to stay inside due to a condition she has, so we decided to keep both of them in.

Our concern is that if one or both of them got out through the door we may never find them. The both will pull off collars in short order.

Would it be foolish to try to bring the cats along?

[vsheetz]

We travel with two cats. They have always been indoor only. They travel in crates for their safety. They are very good at staying away from the door - understanding "back, back, back". I will agree if you have a cat who actively wants to make a break for the door it would be very difficult.

In case our cars do get out they are chipped and have collars with phone number embroidered. Additionally we have Bluetooth locator tags on their collars.

[RV_Fan33]

Originally Posted by vsheetz

We travel with two cats. They have always been indoor only. They travel in crates for their safety. They are very good at staying away from the door - understanding "back, back, back". I will agree if you have a cat who actively wants to make a break for the door it would be very difficult.

In case our cars do get out they are chipped and have collars with phone number embroidered. Additionally we have Bluetooth locator tags on their collars.

I agree that getting the cats chipped would be a good idea if you do end up taking them on your trips.

[Unicorn Driver]

Thanks both,

Both cats are chipped, the issue is keeping a collar on them.

Maybe I should try them in the rv in our drive with the dog in the house.

[dsurette]

We travel with three cats and they were a little upset on their first trip but settled down after a few hours. Now they actually seem to enjoy traveling. Our MH is a bunk model so we have their litter box in the lower bunk where we removed the mattress. Their beds are on the top bunk where they spend most of their time.
We have a Temp Stick from Idealsciences which we use to monitor the temperature when we are out of the MH. It will alert us if the temperature goes above a set limit. Before getting it we always worried about a loss of power or an air conditioner problem during hot weather.
It will become second nature for you to be aware of their locations when opening the door. We are fortunate in that ours don't seem to want to get out. When the weather allows, we will leave the door open and let them look out the screen door.
I think you will enjoy taking your cats and dog along for the ride.

[Unicorn Driver]

Thats a great idea about monitoring temperature.

Ours cats only leave the house to
go to the vets and then do not travel in cages so they can gwy to a litter tray in the back of my
4runner.

[RV_Fan33]

Originally Posted by 1stMH

Thats a great idea about monitoring temperature.

Ours cats only leave the house to
go to the vets and then do not travel in cages so they can gwy to a litter tray in the back of my
4runner.

I agree about monitoring temp.

[Textronics]

We travel with 3 cats. One gets behind the sofa. One dives under the recliner, and the other heads to the bedroom. We double and triple check for where they are before we put out the slides. Be super careful as it can be disastrous. Other than that, they do just fine. The 2 times we traveled with them caged, they were overheated (poor air circulation in the crates) and had peed and pooped themselves. It was not fun washing 4 cats the instant we hit camp. I know about them being missiles and I can see that if they were marching around. But, they hide under and behind things and travel much happier if we just let them stay out.

[Unicorn Driver]

Originally Posted by Textronics

We travel with 3 cats. One gets behind the sofa. One dives under the recliner, and the other heads to the bedroom. We double and triple check for where they are before we put out the slides. Be super careful as it can be disastrous. Other than that, they do just fine. The 2 times we traveled with them caged, they were overheated (poor air circulation in the crates) and had peed and pooped themselves. It was not fun washing 4 cats the instant we hit camp. I know about them being missiles and I can see that if they were marching around. But, they hide under and behind things and travel much happier if we just let them stay out.

We had the same issue when we drove them to the vet or kennels in a crate.

Now we have a pet sitter who comes and check on them every day. When we go to the vet I drop the back seats in my SUV and put a litter tray in and let them loose.

My wife had decided it's best to leave the cats at home, the dog loves coming with us.

[Rvlegaleagle]

Originally Posted by 1stMH

My wife had decided it's best to leave the cats at home, the dog loves coming with us.

x2 with the cats. A chip is only good IF you actually find the cat. Maybe they have something that TRACKS the cat like they can do with us and our cell phone

[Unicorn Driver]

Originally Posted by Rvlegaleagle

x2 with the cats. A chip is only good IF you actually find the cat. Maybe they have something that TRACKS the cat like they can do with us and our cell phone

Both of them will take a collar off on minutes flat. A harness for said device is the only option.

[Rvlegaleagle]

Originally Posted by 1stMH

Both of them will take a collar off on minutes flat. A harness for said device is the only option.

This is a popular youtube video channel and they have two cats as well that travel with them. They started with a RV for several years and now they are on a sailboat. Perhaps they have an answer to your question in one of their videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MBU...aTGiIr2G8T_bVE

[Unicorn Driver]

Thanks for that,