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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2916.0. "Trailering with your cat" by SALEM::PARKS () Thu Oct 05 1989 12:01

      My wife and I are owned by a 22 lb. Maine Coon. Tyger now is 
    celebrating his 9th. birthday. As we are back into trailering 
    again I was rather concerned about his traveling with us. Tyger
    is leash broken. Has been on a leash anytime he goes out side.
    As a matter of fact he waits now for one of us to hook him up
    before he will leave the front steps. This has enabled us to take
    tyger with us now. He still hasn't really gotten used to the 
    Suburban or travelling in it, but once we hit the campground he
    is up and ready to explore, which he does with much vigor. Other
    concerns when he is riding in the truck with us are his trying to
    get out at gas stops or toll stops. So far he has been content to
    ignore these and just sleep on a rear seat. We enjoy taking him
    us and now are looking forward to Tygers chasing the chameleons
    down in the Florida panhandle. With Tyger on a leash I'm not worried
    where he is. It makes it easy to find him when in strange places.
    He stays in the trailer,sleeping, his favorite pastime while we
    are out sight seeing. Granted, he could climb a tree and hang himself,
    but, if one takes the right precautions that will not happen. 
    So, hook 'em up and take 'em along with you.
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2916.1CRUISE::NDCNancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it allThu Oct 05 1989 13:1717
    Boy that sounds like fun, travelling around with your cat(s).
    We've been leashing our crew for a long time.  Now all I have
    to do is put their harnesses on and open the door.  The all
    tumble out and start milling around while I run around and
    hook them up to their leashes.
      Mao is the only one who will walk on the leash and we take
    her for walks through the conservation land behind the house.
    We took her out last Sunday and she was so excited she started
    running down the path.  Jack jogged along behind her, leash in
    hand and all went fine until she stopped with no warning and
    jack almost ran over her.  Fortunately he jumped in time.
    Then she decided that she was enjoying this so much that she'd
    just bring some home for the rest of the group.  She started
    rolling and rolling and rolling in the dirt, purring and "Maoing"
    the whole time.
      Its so much fun....and our neighbors must think we're nutz!!
    Nice t know we're not the only ones.
2916.2WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JOset home/cat_max=infinityThu Oct 05 1989 15:2124
    We have a wilderness park near our home that we used to take Winston
    to all the time.  We would put on his harness and leash, pack the
    carrier, food and water, and a stake that you put into the ground.
    He had a ten foot chain to hook to his leash.  We would camp out
    for the day, picnic, go for walks on the trails through the woods,
    and stuff like that.  We would set up his carrier as a type of shelter
    or bed for him.
    
    Once, we had just come back from a walk, and Winston climbed into
    the carrier for a nap.  A squirrel decided that his cat food looked
    too good to resist, so he slowly crept closer and closer.  Suddenly,
    Winston woke up and went tearing after the squirrel.  Luckily, Ken
    grabbed Winston before he got to the end of his chain, and before
    he caught the squirrel.  It would probably have hurt Winston to
    be jerked back by the harness at the speed he was going.
    
    Be sure to not leave your cats unattended if they are tied to a
    leash.  Also, don't tie them near any trees, as was previously
    mentioned, they could hang themselves with the leash.
    
    Jo