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Cats and vehicles

By Joyce Coomer
Commentary written on behalf of cats everywhere

I'm sure both Hope McTaco and the cat posted at LWC have ridden to town in someone's vehicle. Could you please post the following list of things to remember . . .

I am a cat lover, and it breaks my heart to see tiny, once-purring bodies strewn along the roadsides on my way to work. This heart-wrenching sight is more common on cool and/or damp or rainy mornings. If you are a cat owner and have outdoor cats, please keep the following things in mind:
  1. Remember that you have cats and that cats like to keep their feet dry and warm, and seek high spots to sit in.
  2. If you park your vehicle close to your house, please look around and under the vehicle to make sure there are no cats on it or near it before you get in your vehicle, and blow the horn BEFORE starting the motor so if cats are sitting on the frame or tires, they will get down. Cats don't like sudden loud noises, and I have found that if I use the remote alarm function on my key before I get to the vehicle, the cats will scatter even more quickly -- I assume they think the vehicle itself is after them since they can see both me and the vehicle.
  3. If you feed your cats in the morning, please feed them a good distance away from the vehicle, and feed them just before you are ready to leave, not as soon as you get up. If you feed your cats before you have breakfast and get dressed for work the cats will have time to eat their food and then look for a place to sit and wash their face and take a nap -- often choosing your vehicle because it is close to where they were fed.
  4. A heavy dew or fog will cause cats to get on the tires and frame of a vehicle the same as a shower of rain.
  5. If there are dogs at your house, or in the neighborhood, remember that, and check your vehicle for cats before getting and and starting the motor. Some cats don't like dogs, no matter how well the dog(s) like cats, and will get under and/or on a vehicle to get away from a dog.
  6. If you have a relatively secluded spot in your yard, you can make some sort of shelter for outdoor cats there -- a dog house with a door sized for cats is good. This gives the cats shelter from the weather and a sense of security somewhere besides a vehicle. You can also feed the cats near this shelter so they will associate it with food and stay around it. If you use a doghouse and it has a slanting rather than peaked roof, and is low enough for even a young cat to jump onto, they will be more apt to sit there and clean their face after eating than get in a vehicle.
  7. If you have kittens, these things are even more important to remember as kittens tend to hide more than grown cats will.
- Joyce M. Coomer



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