Who said cats don't like car rides

I'd be worried they would jump out and go full ham if they saw a critter.

On our way to the market, we would go to the driveway, open the car doors, and ask "Does anybody want to go for a ride?" to the cats in the yard. We would usually get at least one, and sometimes 3 who would trot over and hop in. No inducements involved. One liked to stand on the front seat and look out the windows, one would curl up on the floor and one liked to lie down in the back window, behind the back seats.

If you habituate your cat at a young age to car rides and walking on a leash/harness they really enjoy it. Wish I’d known this when my cats were younger....

Seems like a cat I’d wanna grab a beer with

This is a definite 1st for me!! Never seen a cat do this before

Terrifying. My idiot cat would jump out without hesitation

This......this makes me nervous

I'd never be able to do this. At least 3 seat-belts for precious kitty.

That's no cat. That's a flurgen.

Well this one sure does!

Super cute but so dangerous. Beautiful kitty’s eyes or face could be badly hurt by the foliage whizzing past.

Hah! That’s so cool!

Nobody. Nobody says that

Goggles, please! Cats and dogs who ride like this risk their eyes due to flying dirt/grit.

Glad s/he enjoyed the ride! My cats always hunkered down and howled.

Dangerous.

This is the coolest. I’ve never seen a car cat do the window thing! Awesome!

Dangerous

Wow! Cool cat!

That's a brilliant way for your pet to lose an eye.

It’s like a scene from Puss in Boots

I can’t watch. Has no one seen Hereditary?

That cat is experiencing something most cats never come close to.

That’s kind of cool

My mom owns a pet food and supply store and she used to have this big shop cat named Gargamel. Biggest cat I've ever seen in my life, and not fat (in those days), just tall and sturdy. A few times a week I would drive down the road to pick up my brother from work. I'd walk to my car and Gargamel would be sitting on the hood - he always hopped right in as soon as I opened the passenger door.

He would sit in the front passenger seat with his front paws on the dash and look out the windshield at the cars going by. He loved car rides. I'd park at my brother's work and wait for my brother's shift to end; as soon as I see him walking up I say "hop in the back, Gar" and Gargamel would climb into the back seat for the ride home.

I've met a few very friendly cats in my life and Gargamel was one of my favorites.

I did!

My old cat LOVED car rides. Although I could only could go 20mph or less otherwise he would get back into the vehicle. Don’t worry I always held on to him well.

THUNK

That’s a dog. You are a dog person.

We took ours camping one year (dont ask) and on the way home with severe storm warnings and blacker than hell, the cat pushes the window lever down and jumped out the window. Asshole. We caught him. Hes not been in a vehicle since.

That's one mailbox away from being decatitated.

This is cute but I’m way too paranoid about my kitty falling out

Never do this. Your cat could get spooked and overpower you easily and leap right out of your car. You have to keep them strapped in, I actually buckle my dogs in. Also they can get a lot debris and bugs in their eyes doing this. Humans have windshields/goggles for a reason.

I was driving with my dad when a dog leaped out of the car passing in the other direction. It happened too quickly and we hit the dog. It was heartbreaking. Don’t let this happen to you.

USE A CAT CARRIER

I DONT CARE HOW WELL YOU DRIVE

I DONT CARE HOW USED TO THE CAR YOUR CAT Is

SOMEONE CAN T BONE YOU AND SEND BABY FLYING

use a cat carrier please

PSA: STOP FUCKING LETTING YOUR CAT HANG HALFWAY OUT THE DAMN WINDOW!!

Car interiors are slippery, and one hard brake or abrupt turn, and kitty burrito is ejected from the vehicle.

If you actually like your cat friend, you’ll put him in a harness, clipped into a seatbelt, and you’ll let him look out the window but not hang out the window.

ETA: my cats love the car. But I’m safe as fuck with them because I don’t want to risk their lives.

My actual cat

You would, if you were anywhere near my cat when he took a horrific, life-altering shit 5 minutes after you started driving.

I feel like his name is George, or Johnny-Two-Shoes.

Can't you see he is just trying to find a way to get the hell out of that car

My cat...

That cat just got slap by a bush

My dad’s cat when I was growing up would chill on either the dashboard of his truck, or around his neck and shoulders while he drove around. He loved car rides and would purr the whole time.

r/imaginarygatekeeping

r/imaginarygatekeeping

My cat made it pretty clear when he unlocked his carrier and then ran onto my lap, proceeding to diarrhea all over me while on the way to his annual checkup.

Oh birdie I'm coming for you, when I find you, I'm going to get u.

That's not a cat it's a dog.

All the cats I've ever owned said so 😁

How y'all keep your animals inside with windows rolled all the way down I don't get it. Must be luck of the draw. Any animal cat or dog that I've had, I barely allow to have the window down more than half way. For fear they see something that they want

The first time my cat walked out the back door of my house and discovered wind, she tried to eat it. She was an inside cat before then.

Letterbox incoming

Legend has it when Carol Fucking Baskin summons all the cool cats and kittens, this dude rides.

Did you train him or did he just always like car rides. My cats are terrified of the car and I keep them crated because they’ll pee everywhere and then I’ll have to set my car on fire to get rid of the smell.

Cat: I see a particularly thick bird up on that branch

I don't know. Who?

My cat did

The society

My cats. They hate car rides. They whine the entire ride.

It’s like the cat is getting pets from the wind.

Wow, that’s very rare to see👍

My cat who furiously meows every car ride anywhere

Awww, cute

This somehow made my day. Thank you.

Catdog is back

Can confirm, my cat HAAAAATES the car.

Your cat’s probably imagining it’s a Cheetah.

one fast meow meow boi

Literally no one

Still looks annoyed.

That’s a cool cat...

Cats don’t like car rides

😻😻

My black panther LOVED car rides! I walked to work in the morning and my then SO would pick me up in the evenings (the joy of 1 car). She would sit our apt steps for the 10 min before he would leave to get me and jumped right in the back window, waiting there until I walked out the door of work; then she would sit on my lap and watch the world pass till we were went home (all of 10 min). Most wonderful kitty ever.

My cats said that. Over and over.

My cats did

❤️

Cats say so

Adorable! My cat gets excited when I drive on the interstate, and she sees a big truck. She will come up to the window and watch it. But I can't roll the windows down, because one time at a parking garage she jumped out of the car. She has lost open window privileges.

jumps out of the car never to be seen again

no one

my friends cat vomited in my car 3 times out of 4 trips

Dog software on cat hardware

He’s just waiting for a chance to jump out

NYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

My cat likes to ride on the center console. She’s pretty chill, but I’d never trust her to hang out the window.

I had a tiger cat that would jump in my dad's van. He used to have to check it before leaving to go anywhere because one day he found her in the van 3hrs into a 5hr trip. Everything worked out because the cat liked doing it's business outside than in a litter box.

Last year I helped my two brothers move to a new appartment. I told them to get cages for the cats because they WOULD NOT like the 12 mile car ride. They insisted they could just hold them in their laps while I drove and everything would be fine. Several scratches, bites, upchucks and cat poopies later, we arrived at their new apartment. I've never seen a cat that liked a car ride. This was nice to see.