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Road Tripping #CrossCanada With Cats

May 19, 2012 By Emme Rogers 10 Comments

Now it is true that I may have a great love for cats, but I am not the crazy cat lady, despite what some people might think.  We only had two cats in the car on our recent road trip #CrossCanada, because their were two of us in the car, we each have one cat, and as we were in Ontario, the cats had to get home to BC too.  You see, nothing crazy here, all perfectly normal. You can put away that lovely white jacket now.

So we did learn several things from our first cat car caravan …

First of all, there is no fighting for shotgun, the cat gets that …

 

Ahimsa Media CEO, Cato Cat, takes shotgun.

 

… and whatever other spot she wants in the car.  You will after all have bigger battles to fight with her, like 4 am is not the time we wake up to start driving.  Don’t blame her. Blame changing time zones and whoever it was that fed her breakfast at 6 am the week before you left.

 

I am cat, hear me roar!

 

Cats and ducks will travel surprisingly well together.

 

Cato Cat & Lucy Duck

 

A few tips:

  • Put aside a space just for the cat with her own blanket or cushion.
  • The floor of the front seat makes the ideal spot for the litter box, as the cat can easily get to it and it won’t slide.
  • Use shallow containers with lids for food and water dishes (like empty sour cream containers).
  • Be sure to have plenty of drinking water in the car.
  • Carry wet knaps to clean out dishes with ease.
  • Figure out some way of providing the cat with shade when they need it.  They do get sunstroke and car sick, just like we do. (and yes, we found this out the hard way)
  • Make sure your air conditioning is working.
  • When parking, find a shady spot (even if it means you have to walk further) and leave the windows open a crack.

 

Cato takes a Breather After Getting a Queasy Belly

 

Oh, and take out stock in lint rollers.

 

A few cat road trip essentials.

 

Happily the extreme shedding subsides after the first 24 hours.

And despite how the above might sound, it was actually quite easy and enjoyable road tripping with cats.  But then we have pretty gosh darn special cats.

Filed Under: All Aboard!, Around the World, Canada, Emme Rogers, Our Travelers, Planes, Trains ..., Road Trips, Safe Travels Tagged With: cats, Lucy Duck, road tripping, traveling with cats

Comments

  1. robin says

    May 20, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Cute. Quite a challenge actually, a road trip with cats!

    Reply
    • Emme Rogers says

      June 17, 2012 at 11:03 pm

      Yeah, I need to figure out shade for her next time.

      Reply
  2. The Time-Crunched Traveler (Ellen) says

    May 20, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    This is adoreable! Unfortunately, I would not be able to travel with a cat due to severe allergies, but I bet they make a great travel companion.

    Reply
    • Emme Rogers says

      June 17, 2012 at 11:04 pm

      That she was Ellen. Loads of cuddles along the way.

      Reply
  3. Christopher says

    May 21, 2012 at 10:28 am

    Loved this! I once took a roadtrip across the US with a psycho kitty.

    Reply
    • Emme Rogers says

      June 17, 2012 at 11:05 pm

      Sounds like there is a story there Christopher.

      Reply
  4. nomadbiba says

    May 23, 2012 at 11:48 am

    Great post! You’re so lucky to have cats that travel well! When I had to move mine from Barcelona to Berlin it was a nightmare for all of us, and we took a plane so it was just a matter of hours! Kudos to you & Roo!

    Reply
    • Emme Rogers says

      June 17, 2012 at 11:06 pm

      Yeah, I know I am incredibly fortunate to have an easy going cat.

      Reply
  5. March says

    September 2, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    It’s quite exciting. Having cats that travel well is wonderful for all.

    Reply
  6. Melissa says

    October 24, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    Lint rollers are a must! Thanks for sharing your cat adventures. We also live in BC, and we have 2 cats.
    Melissa

    Reply

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