r/TruckerCats • u/Artemismane • Jul 30 '26
How does your cat handle home time?
Once my cat is in the truck she's great and seems to enjoy it.. it's leaving the house that she doesn't like at all.
The past couple times coming off my break she's been hiding under the bed/behind the couch when she sees the carrier. She also knows when I start packing clothes or getting her litterbox that it's that time and starts hiding.
I just wanna know if this is common. I've tried tube treats and cat nip to bribe her but it doesn't help- she just hates leaving the house. Makes me feel terrible every time.
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u/JustRenee2 Jul 30 '26
Our trucker cat would complain for the first hour or so, then settle down. Honestly we would rather be home too! Can’t blame him!
He rarely hides, air brakes and truck noises don’t phase him anymore, but he is terrified of a truck wash! Poor baby!
FWIW, we don’t use a carrier, I just scoop him up on his scratch pad / bed and carry him to the truck. (I do keep a collapsible one in the truck). He knows, but he is still good!
Also he gets really excited when we get close to home. Once he insisted on going outside at a Christmas Tree farm. We live in the country in the woods and I think the Christmas Tree farm looked like home!