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02-02-2017, 11:14 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
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Another trip right around the corner
Tuesday morning it's off to https://maricopacountyparks.org/lake-pleasant a short trip but a nice visit to our favorite campsite=24!
Our Norwegian Forest Cat Spooky will be traveling with us for her first multi-day trip and first campout. She hates traveling, so far, but loves our company so hopefully it will go well.
She is an in/out cat and she must be harnessed when outside in a campground. So far she's ok with her "Kitty Holster".
I'm going to rig a zip line for more mobility when leashed and of course lots of her things. I also have a folding cage that hangs on a window to allow her to be outside while inside and safe.
Any suggestions for other cat folks is welcome.
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Don, Mary and Spooky the cat.
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02-02-2017, 11:28 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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Spooky is an example of cats having 9 lives. She was locked in a shed for 17 days w/o food or water.
As she exited the shed, I ran to get water and some food for her but she was more interested in cuddling with us at the moment.
My eyes leaked.....
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Don, Mary and Spooky the cat.
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02-02-2017, 01:37 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 502
Year: 92
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 5.9L
Rated Cap: 77
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great looking cat! doing a proud lion stance, lickin her chops after eating.
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02-02-2017, 03:18 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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made me think of this
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02-02-2017, 03:36 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BurlKing
great looking cat! doing a proud lion stance, lickin her chops after eating.
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Thanks! I'm really not a cat person but she adopted us on Oct 23 '16 and she's very special.
Spooky Slideshow by dondq | Photobucket
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02-02-2017, 04:08 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Kansas
Posts: 492
Year: 2000
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: T444E
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2kool4skool
Spooky is an example of cats having 9 lives. She was locked in a shed for 17 days w/o food or water.
As she exited the shed, I ran to get water and some food for her but she was more interested in cuddling with us at the moment.
My eyes leaked.....
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I know what you mean. We had a cat once that stayed up in the rafters of our garage for the better part of a month... She didn't even look very skinny when she finally decided to come out...
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02-02-2017, 07:13 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 502
Year: 92
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 5.9L
Rated Cap: 77
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Originally Posted by 2kool4skool
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you guys are very lucky, she is beautiful! hope you post many more pictures of your journeys together.
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02-02-2017, 08:06 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Richmond Virginia
Posts: 932
Year: 1984
Engine: 366 Big block Chevy! :) w/ Stick shift
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Pajamas kitty and i are sitting together whilst i read this.
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02-02-2017, 08:31 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Montana/Texas
Posts: 682
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Crown by Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: 230 HP DT 466e/MT 643!
Rated Cap: 16
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Our kitty, Puerco (a little fatty) , is slowly getting used to bus life. She's always really bad on the first day of travel, but then it doesn't seem to bother her. She's normally very skittish around loud noises/people/other cats. However, when we're in a quiet spot she will tolerate the harness and leash and explore outside. However, at the first sign of "danger" she can squeeze right out of the harness and haul ass in the bus...
Here she is enjoying the driver's seat!
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02-02-2017, 08:39 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
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Year: 2003
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I have a couple of questions:
1. where did you get the cat harness? My cat (who looks a lot like Spooky!) hates the "dog" harness I got him
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2. How does that folding cage attach to the window/side of bus? My boy so wants to be outside, I think this might make him very happy!
Sandi
www.thismidwifetravels.com
What Dax is doing right now
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02-09-2017, 11:33 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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We are on our camping trip and I found a signal. Spooky is doing very well as our bus cat, very well with the whole experience. Her harness is called a Kity Holster and it's the LG size. She has not been able to back out of it, very secure. I will post pics of the cat house and how unattached to the bus soon. It's a very simple set up. Home Friday..... see ya!
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02-10-2017, 06:55 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
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Thank you!!! Looking forward to pictures.
Sandi
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02-10-2017, 03:20 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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We are home safe. Spooky did a remarkable job of adapting to her first bus experience. She went from hiding and crying to a real bus pro in short order.
Click on the pic to see the album I am building.
There's pics of the cage (cat house) attachment using common peg board hooks...Worked perfectly.
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02-11-2017, 10:13 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 65 pax
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Thanks for the pics!!! I have a better idea now. Going to give it a try when I'm back from my trip out west.
Sandi
www.thismidwifetravels.com
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02-12-2017, 08:22 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
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Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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it would be nice to have a travelling companion.. but no matter how I slice it my Kitty is a land-lubber.. you even show try to pick him up to carry him to the car or bus and he is spread eagle.. its nothing but claws teeth and screams... lol..
-Christopher
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