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Do we let them outside alone? Do they try to run away?? The easy answer is No and No. We don't let the cats out alone. Not because we are worried they'll run away, although Geordie is so curious she doesn't always pay attention to her surroundings, so could perhaps get disoriented. We change our surroundings quite dramatically every couple of weeks, so we just feel better if Geordie is on a lead. She gets out for at least two long walks a day. She chases lizards, climbs trees and stalks unsuspecting chipmunks. And she hangs out with us when we're doing stuff, or just sitting reading, outside. She certainly isn't deprived of any cat activity. We always keep an eye out for other animals, especially birds of prey, but mostly dogs. We both love dogs but not every one is a responsible owner or has a well behaved mutt. However in two years, we've only had a couple of close encounters so it's definitely not a major issue. Chaussettes refuses to put her dai...

The second most asked question is the litter box. It's amazing to us how many people are interested in where we keep the girl's litter box! There is no set standard for this issue. All RV cat people have their own place of preference. It's really what works best for your cat, or multiple cats, and the size of your RV. Our cats have always shared one box, so we don't have that issue. We very rarely use full hookups. Mostly we prefer electric and water connections or we're boondocking (with no electric & water attachment.) Also, we usually spend at least 2 weeks in one place. This means we don't use our inside shower... it would fill up our grey water tank in no time at all. There's no way we're going to close down, go dump and then set up again every few days. We use our outside shower or the blackbag shower, if possible, or the park's shower facility. So it makes sense to us to keep the litter box in the shower cubicle! It's easy to kee...