Anybody with a cat on the truck?

[severina]

How do you manage it? Do you use a litterbox? If so, what do you do about the smell? How do you brace food and water dishes so they don't spill? I know they have rolling bags that look like luggage that are actually pet carriers - my cat knows how to use a toilet, believe it or not, but would a truck stop object if I brought him into our shower room?

FYI, he's 10 years old, pretty calm, doesn't shed or chew. He has a little toy he likes to scratch and won't scratch anything else if he has that. He is healthy, allows me to clip his nails without struggling. He doesn't mind riding in a car as long as he's not in a carrier, but he does like to stand on my thigh and peer out the window, and he growls if strange people approach the car.

The litterbox and food/water dishes are the main issues I'm debating. That and he snores.

 

[Duck]

Cats gotta be taught not to brush up your legs while you're driving and to stay off the dashboard. If you're in a situation where you need to hit the brakes immediately, and the cat is in the way of the pedal, you'll have to step on the cat.

 

[HoneyBadger]

We are planning to take our older cat with us, too. I was thinking I would use the disposable litter-tray liners, they are just plastic and can be lifted out and thrown away. Cats don't really need a whole bunch of litter, at the shelter I work at, we only put about 1/2 cup on a paper plate...I plan to put the paper plate in the box with probably a little more litter, and then pick up the plate, plastic and just dispose of it. I have taken my cat with me on car road trips, and I put down a large sturdy dog bowl, with a smaller dish in it for water, that way if it splashes, it doesn't make too much of a mess. Can't help you with the snoring...one of my cats can shake the roof when she gets going.

 

[Racer X 69]

The truck I am in now had a cat in it. They put a litterbox in a cabinet, on the floor, and took the door off and hung a curtain in its place. When the couple that was in the truck moved out the company had it professionally cleaned, and there was still lots of spilled kitty litter everywhere.

I have no idea how they handled the water and food.

And I am still cleaning cat hair out of the nooks and crannies.

You say the cat you have doesn't shed. I bet.

Wait until the cab air filter gets clogged with cat hair and then tell me it doesn't shed.

 

[Tim]

I have four hundred seventy five tom cats under the hood. All of them are mean too.:hiding:

 

[Racer X 69]

- my cat knows how to use a toilet, believe it or not, but would a truck stop object if I brought him into our shower room?

Put a harness on him, carry a white cane with a red tip and call him a service animal.

He doesn't mind riding in a car as long as he's not in a carrier, but he does like to stand on my thigh and peer out the window, and he growls if strange people approach the car.

An attack cat.

Nice.

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[terrylamar]

I have a CAT. in my Pete!

 

[kairidragon]

We have a cat on our truck. For food and water we bought this dish at walmart. It has 2 bowls that sit in a metal stand. It raises it a bit up off the floor, but it doesn't slide around and the dishes are deep enough that the water doesn't slosh out. As far as the kitty litter box, we use a regular one and put one of those mats down to trap the kitty litter from their paws. Using quality food and litter eliminates any odors especially if scooped daily. Scoop it out just like anyone else with a cat at home only putting it into sandwich bags, sealing it up, and throwing it away.

 

[patriciajnsn]

I would'nt think having a kitty cat on board is much different then a dog as long as they're good riders.I knew a lady that had 2 cats in her trk and the trk did'nt smell.But I also knew a guy that had a cat in the trk and everytime I talked to him I had to stand back a few feet.His trk had a real bad odor,made my eyes water,literally.

 

[DubbleD]

Big 'un under da hood...

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[patriciajnsn]

Big 'un under da hood...

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I imagine some ppl actually do have snakes on board.
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[DubbleD]

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and she's gotta CAT.
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