Just purchaed a Bighorn and getting ready to travel with 4 kitties. A little nervous about traveling with them since they haven't traveled, but so glad they can go with me! Anyone have any suggestions for type of carriers to put them in while traveling?
I have a 13 lb Maine Coon cat. She used to ride in the truck with me but she was very vocal most of the time. 1 day I took her back to the 5er while on a lunch break. When I was ready to move on, she hid somewhere in the trailer and refused to come out. So I left her there for the rest of the day and she's ridden back there ever since. She has a favorite safe place to hide when the slides start moving. Other than that, she doesn't appear any the worse for wear after our travels.hello dave(?) just looking for more clarity on your reply to "klrful" - i too am planning to buy my first 5ver to live in fulltime; my intention was to allow my cat to travel 'loose' in the trailer when on long hauls, so is that what you do? my cat is 25lb manx mix and an indoor/outdoor (12yrs) = friggin HATES carriers = i'm lucky to have an equine vet that makes 'house-calls'...so her need to ride in them was kept minimal.
i used to professionally ship horses and so am prepared to make regular/frequent stops, and i am in 'no-rush' to get any where, as i am choosing to enjoy the journey as well; the dog i will keep with me in truck as per usual.
thanks for any additional insight.
Nice! That would fit in the truck and we'd need one for our 3 cats. Where did you pick it up?We have one of these. 3 or 4 cats fit plus an average size litter-pan. We also bought the extra shelf covers and put a cheap scatter rug on the bottom. Secure it when on the road. We use large strong bungee cords. It's not safe to have cats running loose when moving on down the road. Also, be careful they don't flee the RV when you open the door. Many CGs have escaped cats that were left behind when the owners had to leave. We got ours on Amazon. And never but NEVER move a slideout until the cats are secured. Cats have been severely injured or even killed in slideouts.
That crawl space cost us a can of tuna one time.We are new full timers and have two cats. We researched RVs for about 4-5 years before purchasing. Each time we were interested in a 5th wheel, I asked the salesperson if it would be safe for the cats to ride in it, especially in regard to the slides being sealed in. Each one assured me that all the slides were completely sealed.
When we decided on the Heartland I of course asked the same question and was assured the slides are all sealed with no gaps where a cat could get under. After our third move I couldn't find one of our cats. I then discovered that there is indeed a large opening in the bedroom slide under the back of the bed.
I wish that the dealers would all be made aware of this! Blessedly she came out ok for us before we put the slides out. After that I have been stuffing foam into the opening after it's put back in so that it can't happen again.
As far as I can determine this is the only area where there is an opening like that.
Our kitty went under that front area of the bed but we just figured she would come out on her own. Once she came out we blocked her access so no future episodes. I don't feel the manufacturers should have to worry about pet situations. In all fairness, why should they.Actually I can update on what I had posted earlier. We were stuffing the foam in the open slide area and thought we were ok with it, but one of our girls dissapeared and wouldn't come out. We ended up taking the bed all apart and found her inside. I truly don't understand why the manufacturers couldn't have put a piece of luan or something to cover that opening. This summer we will be tearing the entire platform out to do just that.
Luckily once in that "alley" behind the slide it is open under the bed so our girl lived for us to find her. Apparently this is not the case on all RVs as we have heard many stories of cats that were squished in that space behind the bedroom slide. Makes me so angry!!! So unnecessary.