Meow Meow

It's a new month, and time for a new project on our pre-fulltiming list. October is the month of the cats. They don't know it yet, (or so we think) but our two felines are in for some big changes this month as we do our best to get them ready for life on the road.

Our goal: to have them accompany us on our 10-day Thanksgiving trip.

We've done some preliminary training: taken them on short Jeep rides and attempted to go for walks wearing a harness and leash. They're not crazy about either, but both are mildly tolerable. It's time to turn up the intensity on those efforts. Sometime this month we'll hit the road in the moose for a night or two close to home. We'll bring them along and see how it goes. We're sure to learn lots.

Another project for "cat month" is introducing a litter system that's designed to be much more RV friendly. The Tidy Cat Breeze System proclaims to eliminate a lot of the muss and fuss of this aspect of cat life. (The video explaining it all is funny: "This is where the pee is conquered.") It's very different than what our cats are used to. And, cats don't exactly have a reputation as agents of change. So, we're following the "transition" instructions closely, and we'll see how it goes.

It should be an interesting month. We'll keep you posted.