Today was a short day (almost three hours) in terms of driving, but I had planned it that way to get kitty Maggie used to this travel. I have placed a large, soft dog crate underneath my rear dinette, to give her more room than a typical travel carrier, but she does NOT like to be confined, so there was a ton of meowing going on! She was really frantic when I stopped and plugged in my electric. Luckily, i have plenty of water for a couple of days, so did not have to do that.
This is what her travel crate looks like under the little dinette I have. I had to fit the dinette leg through the top opening because that was the only way it would fit.
It ought to be comfortable because she has a lot of space in it. However, I can tell from her behavior this evening, that even though she has camped with me, she is still wandering around looking for a better sleeping place for the night. I have my front and rear furnaces both going, but it is still chilly down on the floor and she does not want to go back into her crate, for now, at least. I am going to take my shower soon, and she can join me in my bed, which should be warmer for her.
Tomorrow will be a longer driving day, about 5-6 hours, so I am going to give her a half-dose of the sedative the vet gave me for her. I will have to take the capsule apart and put the little granules into some tuna, which is her favorite food. THAT ought to be interesting!!! I am hoping that she will eventually get used to this moving house on wheels and feel more comfortable.
Once I let her out today, she found her favorite viewing spot. She is getting to be a big kitten, weighs about 8 pounds now, and almost full-sized. She will be 8 months old soon:
The last two days have been exhausting because after picking up my rig and putting it in the driveway near my house, I had to do some cleaning, naming vacuuming and scrubbing the carpeting next to the driver's and passenger's seats. Then I had to put away all the stuff I had been dumping in the motorhome and add to it a lot more stuff I needed to take. I can attest that full-timing was a lot easier than taking separate trips as I am doing now because i just left stuff inside my RV and never had to take things in and out. This morning, I had to empty my refrigerator and freezer into the motorhome refrigerator and freezer, which took a lot of time as well. Basically, I am worn out, but it finally does feel like the home I had for the 13 years I full-timed.
I am still in Ohio and it is cold and rainy here, so I am looking for actually getting to Florida in about 3-4 days.
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