Cruising Without Pets

[Shunpiker]

Originally Posted by sarafina

Fraught with what difficulties? Lots of sailors manage to bring along feline companions very successfully. Perhaps with some advice you can resolve the difficulties and bring along the Admiral and the cats!

What do you see as the challenges?

All three are indoor/outdoor cats. They are accustomed to roaming our two-acre acreage at will. All three are neutered males, but they retain some bad habits such as clawing and scenting in inappropriate places, i.e., inside. I don't want the damage to our house and furnishings replicated on the boat. In addition I wonder about simply keeping all three of them on board. The oldest, now 13, is extremely inquisitive and bold.

I've never tried having any of them on board so perhaps my imagination is exaggerating the challenges.