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Travel Cat Pawrents Tell All: Backpack and Harness Tips from Real Experience

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Cats in Public: Cafes, Pet Stores, and More

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Older & Wiser: Backpack & Harness Training Older Cats (2+ Years & Up)

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@yourcatbackpack

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😻Trailblazer: Tails from Trails & Outdoor Adventures

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Building Trust with Clicker Training, Talking Buttons, and More!

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Lend a Paw: How to Help Community Cats through Rescue, Fostering, & TNR

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Matt McGlasson | @dr.mattmcglasson
Dr. Matt is a veterinarian with 4 cats - 3 of which have special needs. His cats love getting outside in their backpacks and exploring the world. Dr. Matt has 450,000+ Instagram followers and is known for his adorable videos where he rates kittens.

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Matt McGlasson | @dr.mattmcglasson
Dr. Matt is a veterinarian with 4 cats - 3 of which have special needs. His cats love getting outside in their backpacks and exploring the world. Dr. Matt has 450,000+ Instagram followers and is known for his adorable videos where he rates kittens.

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Emerson Phillips | @copious_cats
Emersen is an expert adventure cat parent based in Seattle, WA. Her cats have had many experiences, such as long car rides, ferries, plane rides, and international travel, as well as hiking and city adventures. Emersen is excited to be back as a host for the Travel Cat Summit.

Selena Juarez | @daliandramsey
We love traveling to the beach with our Travel Cat items! Ramsey loves the Fat Cat Backpack and we always have our water bowl, clicker, and treat pouch as well. All necessary and make for a purrfect adventure.

Elizabeth Grammaticas | @apolloisbusy
Hephaestus loves exploring our backyard in his travel cat gear. We are so glad to have him outside while also keeping him safe! His older brother Apollo is still getting used to his harness & is more timid, but he's slowly starting to explore.

Hugo Nunes | @alfredoragdoll
Alfredo is a rescued Ragdoll and we adopted him when he was 1 year old. Since then we travel a lot and it is in his backpack that he finds his safe place.

Shannon Woo | @lildemonlilith
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Obi | @outdoorobi
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Erika DeTorres | @kimchitheadventurecat
Erika and Kimchi are 2/3 of an adventuring family in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal). As an adventure cat, Kimchi has gone on long road trips (from Montreal to Halifax, Nova Scotia) and plane rides (from Montreal to Vancouver, BC)! Kimchi enjoys long walks, playing with wand toys and tube treats. As one of the humans, Erika enjoys filming Kimchi and thinking of funny captions to go with each video and photo. To support Kimchi’s adventures, Erika works as a Director at a national non-profit in Canada to activate young people to participate in democracy.

Jonny | @rocco.themainecoon
Rocco is a 1-year-old Maine Coon who lives in Brooklyn with his dads, Jonny and LaMont. He’s a social butterfly and loves making friends at parks, restaurants, beaches, and other fun spots throughout NYC and beyond. He’s always up for a new adventure in his Jackson Galaxy convertible backpack!

Bev Vucson | @wilhageorge
Wilha is an easy going one year old Maine Coon cat. In her young life she has gone hiking in the mountains, biking, camping, canoeing and cross-country skiing with her humans. Her motto is why should dogs have all the fun? Cats can be adventurers, too.

Haley Jones | @ourwanderlustcat
We have been taking our cats on adventures for almost a year now. We still learn new things often! We are no experts but we are getting better with time!

Melissa Brock | @double_theginger
We are 2 young Ginger cats who are learning how to become confident travel cats one adventure at a time!

Brooklyne & Andrew | @twolittleschitts
Guide
We have two lovely cats Alexis and David who are siblings. Both love to go outside and see beyond our apartment walls. David is much more adventurous and wants to have paws on the ground where Alexis prefers to be up high in her backpack and only comes down when something seems worth her while. We're still learning lots and trying to see what new adventures we can go on.

Kaitlyn Hinds | @adventurecatwiz
Wiz used to be a scared and unsocial feral kitten. Through travel, he’s learned to enjoy socializing with everyone he meets and loves to experience the world around him. In his 2.5 years of life, Wiz has flown over 10 times, visited 5 states, and is a regular hiker - his longest hike being 5 miles!

Holly Garcia | @travelcatmom
My cat mostly loves going on walks and hikes, but we’ve also done many road trips, and we are planning a huge trip this summer!

Jessica Day | @sirmoosethecat
I’m Jess and this is my former stray/colony cat, Moose! We live in a log cabin in rural New Hampshire and love to explore the great outdoors together. Moose’s favorite thing is climbing trees.

Mark & Cambria | @labeercats
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Katie Leatherberry | @mr.mcfloofypants
Guide
Katie and her kitty trio started harness-training during the pandemic like many folks and have explored all kinds of fun enrichment activities and positive reinforcement training together the last couple of years. She and her main adventure boy, Ember, love going hiking and visiting pet-friendly stores several times a week. Katie knows it’s time to throw on some shoes and grab her cat backpack anytime Ember uses his talking buttons to ask for an “adventure”!

Emily Miethner | @yourcatbackpack
Emily is the Co-Founder of Travel Cat. She lives with Andie Furry (who inspired the company) and Wilfired Leo in NYC and believes in doing more with your cats.

Dr. Marci L. Koski | @felinebehaviorsolutions
I'm the founding cat behavior consultant of Feline Behavior Solutions, and I work with individual cat guardians and cat rescue organizations to help people better meet the needs of their feline family members. I specialize in resolving behavior issues and feline training, and strive to help cat guardians better understand their cats with the goal of giving their cats happy, fulfilled lives. My mission is to keep cats in homes and out of shelters by sharing research and education pertaining to one of the world's most popular (yet often misunderstood) animals.

Brooke Patterson | @colossuskitty
Guide
Colossus is almost a year old and he loves to go out on adventures. He likes to visit pet stores, restaurants, and even the vet! He also loves going for walks in the neighborhood.

Jenny Hart | @vacation.cat
Jenny is an American travel writer and advisor, and one of the industry’s leading experts on cat-friendly travel. She lives in Mexico City with her jetsetting orange tabby, Rajah (aka "Vacation Cat").

Rianne Lane | @twintorties
My 6 cats and I are so grateful to have been a part of this Travel Cat Community for the past few years. My tortie twins (Brulee and Toffee) have been on over 20 flights with me and all 6 of my cats and I moved across the country from Los Angeles to New Hampshire in an RV!

Holly | @nekonototoro
Holly is from Southern California and used to solo travel pre-pandemic. After adopting Totoro, she began training him to be her adventure buddy. She recently sold all her belongings to travel with Totoro full time, starting in Mexico City.

Dan Nguyen | @spongecake_thescottishfold
We have been taking our cats on adventures for almost a year now. We still learn new things often! We are no experts but we are getting better with time!

Kaitlyn Hinds | @adventurecatwiz
Wiz used to be a scared and unsocial feral kitten. Through travel, he’s learned to enjoy socializing with everyone he meets and loves to experience the world around him. In his 2.5 years of life, Wiz has flown over 10 times, visited 5 states, and is a regular hiker - his longest hike being 5 miles!

Kira Ikeda | @kiradolly
Guide
We have been taking our cats on adventures for almost a year now. We still learn new things often! We are no experts but we are getting better with time!

Emily Miethner | @yourcatbackpack
Emily is the Co-Founder of Travel Cat. She lives with Andie Furry (who inspired the company) and Wilfired Leo in NYC and believes in doing more with your cats.

Amber Muareen Lu | @eatdrinkcat
Amber Maureen Lu is a fashion lover and cat mom living in sunny Southern California. Along with her husband, AKA Mr. Eatdrinkcat, she travels everywhere with her two fabulous fluffy felines Harley & Lola and pet bunny George Michael.

Alex Yi | @ollie_boops_rosie
Ollie and Rosie enjoy adventures ranging from weekend hikes and road trips to flying for new city exploration. Their next big adventure is their Hawaii trip this coming May.

Zafrina Burton | @kittymojito
Kitty Mojito and Lynx are senior adventurers, who love to explore the Canadian outdoors. They are experienced car, boat, canoe and ferry travelers with many wonderful stories to share! They would love to show the world that senior kitties are just as curious and adventurous as younger kitties!

Sondra & Steven | @travel.with.ss
Guide
In 2021 Steven and I started car camping in Michigan and fell in love with spending time on public land. We moved to Tennessee in 2022 and continue to car camp, but now we have our cat Sheba along for the ride! Sheba isn’t your average adventure cat, he was a house cat for his first 11 years and in a few short months he will be living on the road full time with us.

Ryanne Cando | @newttheadventurecat
My name is Ryanne and I proudly co-pawrent a troublesome duo, Newt & Emu! My partner and I have been training our fur babies to be experience our love for the great outdoors since their gotcha day years ago. And have been since then. If dogs can have the liberty to adventure outdoors, why not cats?

Halle Demchuk | @beththecat
Beth enjoys swimming, paddleboarding, hiking, and camping during the summer months! When she is not adventuring, she enjoys sunbathing in her backyard catio with little sister Cleo.

Ann Catrin Rasmussen | @odin_theburmese
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Sam Avila | @mr.bowencat
Guide
Bowen was an adventure cat at heart since he was found abandoned in a box in Burbank, CA as a 3 week old kitten. Since then he's been my roadtrip companion, hiking buddy, office mate, brewery cat hopper, and sometimes surf spotter. We've travelled to a few states across the country, and hope to keep exploring the world together!

Emerson Phillips | @copious_cats
Emersen is an expert adventure cat parent based in Seattle, WA. Her cats have had many experiences, such as long car rides, ferries, plane rides, and international travel, as well as hiking and city adventures. Emersen is excited to be back as a host for the Travel Cat Summit.

Katie Leatherberry | @mr.mcfloofypants
Guide
Katie and her kitty trio started harness-training during the pandemic like many folks and have explored all kinds of fun enrichment activities and positive reinforcement training together the last couple of years. She and her main adventure boy, Ember, love going hiking and visiting pet-friendly stores several times a week. Katie knows it’s time to throw on some shoes and grab her cat backpack anytime Ember uses his talking buttons to ask for an “adventure”!

Jenny Hart | @vacation.cat
Jenny is an American travel writer and advisor, and one of the industry’s leading experts on cat-friendly travel. She lives in Mexico City with her jetsetting orange tabby, Rajah (aka "Vacation Cat").

Jo Palma | @adventurecatleo
Leo was a 3 week old kitten found by first time cat-owner Jo. Jo wasn't comfortable leaving a weeks old kitten at home alone, so he took him to work, the gym, travels and they became a duo package. He's 4 years old now, still loves his adventures which includes: hikes, biking, & sitting in clovers. Now on the covers of Cat magazines, calendars, and commercials.

Holly | @nekonototoro
Holly is from Southern California and used to solo travel pre-pandemic. After adopting Totoro, she began training him to be her adventure buddy. She recently sold all her belongings to travel with Totoro full time, starting in Mexico City.

Kat Curtis | @one_eared_uno
Uno may only have one ear, but has all the love to give! He's an internet-famous cat that LOVES going on walks, taking car rides, and traveling ANYWHERE with his human with the assistance of his Travel Cat backpack!

Salem | @sweetbabyboysalem
Guide
Salem is a black British short hair and his favourite activity is walking outdoors. He is a big boy with the sweetest personality.

Emily Miethner | @yourcatbackpack
Emily is the Co-Founder of Travel Cat. She lives with Andie Furry (who inspired the company) and Wilfired Leo in NYC and believes in doing more with your cats.

Danny LaVarco, Vet Tech | @dannylavarco
I am an experienced veterinary technician that has been training my cat, T’Challa, to start experiencing outdoor fun!

Dr. Mansum | @drmansum
Dr. Mansum Yau graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Canada in 2010. When she’s not helping cats, dogs, and small mammals, she’s reading, writing, drawing, raising awareness for endangered animals, hiking and paddle boarding with her adventure cat Boo and one-eyed dog Penny. They currently live near the Pacific Ocean.

Dr. Robyn Beattie | @catsonlyvc
Dr. Robyn Beattie is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas and graduated from Mississippi State University. She has always loved cats, and her desire to practice feline only medicine was solidified when she did an externship at Cats Only Veterinary Clinic during her fourth year of veterinary school. She has special interests in ophthalmology and surgery.

Kira Ikeda | @kiradolly
Guide
We have been taking our cats on adventures for almost a year now. We still learn new things often! We are no experts but we are getting better with time!

Emily Miethner | @yourcatbackpack
Emily is the Co-Founder of Travel Cat. She lives with Andie Furry (who inspired the company) and Wilfired Leo in NYC and believes in doing more with your cats.

Danny LaVarco, Vet Tech | @dannylavarco
I am an experienced veterinary technician that has been training my cat, T’Challa, to start experiencing outdoor fun!

Dr. Mansum | @drmansum
Dr. Mansum Yau graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Canada in 2010. When she’s not helping cats, dogs, and small mammals, she’s reading, writing, drawing, raising awareness for endangered animals, hiking and paddle boarding with her adventure cat Boo and one-eyed dog Penny. They currently live near the Pacific Ocean.

Dr. Robyn Beattie | @catsonlyvc
Dr. Robyn Beattie is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas and graduated from Mississippi State University. She has always loved cats, and her desire to practice feline only medicine was solidified when she did an externship at Cats Only Veterinary Clinic during her fourth year of veterinary school. She has special interests in ophthalmology and surgery.

Kira Ikeda | @kiradolly
Guide
We have been taking our cats on adventures for almost a year now. We still learn new things often! We are no experts but we are getting better with time!

Erika DeTorres | @kimchitheadventurecat
Erika and Kimchi are 2/3 of an adventuring family in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal). As an adventure cat, Kimchi has gone on long road trips (from Montreal to Halifax, Nova Scotia) and plane rides (from Montreal to Vancouver, BC)! Kimchi enjoys long walks, playing with wand toys and tube treats. As one of the humans, Erika enjoys filming Kimchi and thinking of funny captions to go with each video and photo. To support Kimchi’s adventures, Erika works as a Director at a national non-profit in Canada to activate young people to participate in democracy.

Brooke Patterson | @colossuskitty
Guide
Colossus is almost a year old and he loves to go out on adventures. He likes to visit pet stores, restaurants, and even the vet! He also loves going for walks in the neighborhood.

Erika DeTorres | @kimchitheadventurecat
Erika and Kimchi are 2/3 of an adventuring family in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal). As an adventure cat, Kimchi has gone on long road trips (from Montreal to Halifax, Nova Scotia) and plane rides (from Montreal to Vancouver, BC)! Kimchi enjoys long walks, playing with wand toys and tube treats. As one of the humans, Erika enjoys filming Kimchi and thinking of funny captions to go with each video and photo. To support Kimchi’s adventures, Erika works as a Director at a national non-profit in Canada to activate young people to participate in democracy.

Brooke Patterson | @colossuskitty
Guide Colossus is almost a year old and he loves to go out on adventures. He likes to visit pet stores, restaurants, and even the vet! He also loves going for walks in the neighborhood.

Emily Miethner | @yourcatbackpack
Emily is the Co-Founder of Travel Cat. She lives with Andie Furry (who inspired the company) and Wilfired Leo in NYC and believes in doing more with your cats.

Kate Benjamin | @hauspanther
Founder of the cat style brand Hauspanther, Kate has been writing about cats and design since 2007. Her website hauspanther.com is the top online resource for design-conscious cat lovers. Kate co-authored two New York Times bestselling books, Catification and Catify to Satisfy, with cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy and made numerous guest appearances on Jackson’s show “My Cat From Hell.” Kate is now bringing her Catification expertise to the shelter world, working with animal welfare organizations across the country to create beautiful, enriched environments for shelter cats.

Dr. Lynn Bahr | @deziandroo
Dr. Lynn Bahr is a 1991 graduate from the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine.   She credits a special grey and white ball of kitten fluff to lead her down the path of a career in feline medicine and behavior. Helping to strengthen the human-animal bond is her life’s mission and guiding force and her areas of interest and special care for felines include health and wellness, environmental enrichment, hospice, and ending the practice of declawing. Dr. Bahr is currently the CEO of Dezi & Roo, a company that designs, manufactures and sells enrichment products that enhance the lives of cats their owners. Dr. Bahr was the recipient of the 2018 Pet Age Woman of Influence Award and serves on the Board of Director of Pandemonium Aviaries, Society of Veterinary Medical Ethics, Fear Free Advisory Board, Alley Cat Allies Task Force, and is on the Cat Committee of the Pet Professional Guild. Dr. Bahr is the co-author of Indoor Cats: How to Enrich Their Lives and Expand Their World, a book dedicated to helping pet parents keep their cats happy and healthy while living indoors.

Sam Avila | @mr.bowencat
Guide
Bowen was an adventure cat at heart since he was found abandoned in a box in Burbank, CA as a 3 week old kitten. Since then he's been my roadtrip companion, hiking buddy, office mate, brewery cat hopper, and sometimes surf spotter. We've travelled to a few states across the country, and hope to keep exploring the world together!

Emily Miethner | @yourcatbackpack
Emily is the Co-Founder of Travel Cat. She lives with Andie Furry (who inspired the company) and Wilfired Leo in NYC and believes in doing more with your cats.

Kate Benjamin | @hauspanther
Founder of the cat style brand Hauspanther, Kate has been writing about cats and design since 2007. Her website hauspanther.com is the top online resource for design-conscious cat lovers. Kate co-authored two New York Times bestselling books, Catification and Catify to Satisfy, with cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy and made numerous guest appearances on Jackson’s show “My Cat From Hell.” Kate is now bringing her Catification expertise to the shelter world, working with animal welfare organizations across the country to create beautiful, enriched environments for shelter cats.

Dr. Lynn Bahr | @deziandroo
Dr. Lynn Bahr is a 1991 graduate from the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine.   She credits a special grey and white ball of kitten fluff to lead her down the path of a career in feline medicine and behavior. Helping to strengthen the human-animal bond is her life’s mission and guiding force and her areas of interest and special care for felines include health and wellness, environmental enrichment, hospice, and ending the practice of declawing. Dr. Bahr is currently the CEO of Dezi & Roo, a company that designs, manufactures and sells enrichment products that enhance the lives of cats their owners. Dr. Bahr was the recipient of the 2018 Pet Age Woman of Influence Award and serves on the Board of Director of Pandemonium Aviaries, Society of Veterinary Medical Ethics, Fear Free Advisory Board, Alley Cat Allies Task Force, and is on the Cat Committee of the Pet Professional Guild. Dr. Bahr is the co-author of Indoor Cats: How to Enrich Their Lives and Expand Their World, a book dedicated to helping pet parents keep their cats happy and healthy while living indoors.

Sam Avila | @mr.bowencat
Guide
Bowen was an adventure cat at heart since he was found abandoned in a box in Burbank, CA as a 3 week old kitten. Since then he's been my roadtrip companion, hiking buddy, office mate, brewery cat hopper, and sometimes surf spotter. We've travelled to a few states across the country, and hope to keep exploring the world together!

Rianne Lane | @twintorties
My 6 cats and I are so grateful to have been a part of this Travel Cat Community for the past few years. My tortie twins (Brulee and Toffee) have been on over 20 flights with me and all 6 of my cats and I moved across the country from Los Angeles to New Hampshire in an RV!

Nikki Martinez | @myfosterkittens
Nikki is the foster mom behind @myfosterkittens on Instagram. Nikki has fostered hundreds of cats and kittens and specializes in caring for critical care and neonatal kittens. Nikki serves on the Board of Directors for C5 in Las Vegas and is an active TNR (trap-neuter-return) trapper who is leading an effort to reduce the feral cat population. She is committed to teaching and guiding others to do the same in their community.

Stacy LeBaron | @communitycatspodcast
Stacy LeBaron, Head Cat at the Community Cats Podcast started using a harness and leash with one of her cats in 2013 after moving to a new state. Through this process she learned how important is to start your adventure cats at a young age. Stacy is the proud god parent to her niece's cat Lily LeBaron who embraces being an adventure cat with her own page on instagram.

Sondra & Steven | @travel.with.ss
Guide
In 2021 Steven and I started car camping in Michigan and fell in love with spending time on public land. We moved to Tennessee in 2022 and continue to car camp, but now we have our cat Sheba along for the ride! Sheba isn’t your average adventure cat, he was a house cat for his first 11 years and in a few short months he will be living on the road full time with us.

Rianne Lane | @twintorties
My 6 cats and I are so grateful to have been a part of this Travel Cat Community for the past few years. My tortie twins (Brulee and Toffee) have been on over 20 flights with me and all 6 of my cats and I moved across the country from Los Angeles to New Hampshire in an RV!

Nikki Martinez | @myfosterkittens
Nikki is the foster mom behind @myfosterkittens on Instagram. Nikki has fostered hundreds of cats and kittens and specializes in caring for critical care and neonatal kittens. Nikki serves on the Board of Directors for C5 in Las Vegas and is an active TNR (trap-neuter-return) trapper who is leading an effort to reduce the feral cat population. She is committed to teaching and guiding others to do the same in their community.

Stacy LeBaron | @communitycatspodcast
Stacy LeBaron, Head Cat at the Community Cats Podcast started using a harness and leash with one of her cats in 2013 after moving to a new state. Through this process she learned how important is to start your adventure cats at a young age. Stacy is the proud god parent to her niece's cat Lily LeBaron who embraces being an adventure cat with her own page on instagram.

Sondra & Steven | @travel.with.ss
Guide
In 2021 Steven and I started car camping in Michigan and fell in love with spending time on public land. We moved to Tennessee in 2022 and continue to car camp, but now we have our cat Sheba along for the ride! Sheba isn’t your average adventure cat, he was a house cat for his first 11 years and in a few short months he will be living on the road full time with us.

Emerson Phillips | @copious_cats
Emersen is an expert adventure cat parent based in Seattle, WA. Her cats have had many experiences, such as long car rides, ferries, plane rides, and international travel, as well as hiking and city adventures. Emersen is excited to be back as a host for the Travel Cat Summit.

Obi | @outdoorobi
Guide
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Dennis Setteducati | @craftylumberjacks
The Crafty Lumberjacks (aka Andrew Boza and Dennis Setteducati) are flannel-loving experts in all-things DIY-especially holiday decor! They’ve appeared on GMA, LIVE with Kelly & Ryan, The Chew, The Rachael Ray Show, The Drew Barrymore Show and can be see often getting crafty with their cat/craft assistant, Teddy Krueger.

Dennis Setteducati | @craftylumberjacks
The Crafty Lumberjacks (aka Andrew Boza and Dennis Setteducati) are flannel-loving experts in all-things DIY-especially holiday decor! They’ve appeared on GMA, LIVE with Kelly & Ryan, The Chew, The Rachael Ray Show, The Drew Barrymore Show and can be see often getting crafty with their cat/craft assistant, Teddy Krueger.