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hello everyone,
i'm new here. i'd just like to ask u all, if any of u, like me have a travelling cat?
pickles is my first cat. i've always wanted one and about this time last year my partner and i finally found ourselves in a settled enough lifestyle to get a cat. we went to the local cat sanctuary and came home with a tiny, gorgeous little ginger kitten who had been abandoned.
i've always been told that cats do not travel well but i spend a lot of time travelling between my and my parents home (200 miles away).
we decided to try taking pickles in the car with us on short runs around town to get her used to being in the car and found that she loved it. so we thought we'd take her home with us next time. she had a great time. and loved my parents garden.
she is now a year old and a seasoned traveller. she spends time with me in the car and a week in tjhe country and then time in town at my house. we even take her to my parent's holiday house by the sea in the summer.
i would never have forced travelling upon her if she didnt like it. but we often find that she will jump into the car expecting to go on holiday if we're just going to the shops and we have to shoo her out.
has anyone else ever experienced such behaviour? is she unusual?
personally, i think it has a lot to do with conditioning. most cats will hate going in the car because the only time they ever do is for a visit to the vets.
look forward to hearing from u all...
jenny
(Preston, England)
i'm new here. i'd just like to ask u all, if any of u, like me have a travelling cat?
pickles is my first cat. i've always wanted one and about this time last year my partner and i finally found ourselves in a settled enough lifestyle to get a cat. we went to the local cat sanctuary and came home with a tiny, gorgeous little ginger kitten who had been abandoned.
i've always been told that cats do not travel well but i spend a lot of time travelling between my and my parents home (200 miles away).
we decided to try taking pickles in the car with us on short runs around town to get her used to being in the car and found that she loved it. so we thought we'd take her home with us next time. she had a great time. and loved my parents garden.
she is now a year old and a seasoned traveller. she spends time with me in the car and a week in tjhe country and then time in town at my house. we even take her to my parent's holiday house by the sea in the summer.
i would never have forced travelling upon her if she didnt like it. but we often find that she will jump into the car expecting to go on holiday if we're just going to the shops and we have to shoo her out.
has anyone else ever experienced such behaviour? is she unusual?
personally, i think it has a lot to do with conditioning. most cats will hate going in the car because the only time they ever do is for a visit to the vets.
look forward to hearing from u all...
jenny
(Preston, England)