Picture of a cat stroller with cat by a river

This is a photo of a cat stroller (with cat!) and my girlfriend by the River Thames at Teddington Lock. It was a hot and bright day. The photo is a cellphone snapshot, nothing very sophisticaed but it does hint at the delightful moment that it was for all three of us.

When going for a walk with a friend or partner it is particularly nice to take your cat companion with you and the only genuinely practical way to achieve this is to use a cat stroller. We met a lot of people on the 40 minute walk along the river and only one person noticed that my girlfriend was pushing a cat stroller with a cat inside rather than a pram with a baby inside. She was on a bike coming in the opposite direction and she shouted out “Are you taking your cat for a walk?”

Cat Stroller and Girlfriend

My cat, Gabriel, was calm and very interested in the new sights and smells. The purpose for him was to provide him with some new things to see and smell. I want to give him the maximum amount of environmental stimulation to give him as full a life as possible.

He did not try and get out and neither did he make any distressing noises which I was pleased with as it was his first time out in a stroller. Of course he is completely exhausted now. He’s in a deep dream at my feet as I type this. I would expect there to be very few if any cat strollers within a fifty mile radius of where I live. They are rare. This is because most Brits let their cats wander outside as I am sure you are aware. I don’t believe in it.

Next time out we’ll take a picnic provided it is not too hot. It’ll be great for my cat and us to have him with us under a tree gazing out over the beautiful Thames on a summer’s day.

In this snapshot you can see him inside the stroller:

Gabriel in Cat Stroller

P.S. For anyone interested I bought the cat stroller on Amazon for £79. It’s made by Pet Gear which I believe is an American company. It is pretty well made bearing in mind that for me it was quite cheap. I’d recommend it.

12 thoughts on “Picture of a cat stroller with cat by a river”

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  2. Hello Michael,
    You can buy well-designed cat leashes that are like a body jacket, with 2 sets of straps closing in opposite directions to eliminate both releasing at the same time. I’ve taken the cold turkey approach to putting on the leash for a stroll, and this has acclimated my various cats much faster than the weeks’ long methods proposed by some people. I extended the leash to 50+ feet — for a cat to feel the ground beneath its feet, to explore the natural world, and a chance to run a limited distance is, surely, much more natural and stimulating than confinement in a stroller. Regards,

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  3. Hi Michael,

    I love this idea. I’ve seen them before, but never thought about it. I adopted a FIV+ female Tortoiseshell last week, Lily. She will now be an indoor kitty and an only kitty. I’m in Washington State in the US. There are quite a few pet supply stores in the city that I live. I’ll check on this.

    Dallas L

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  4. Cats are a great a learning tool for guys. All a guy needs to know about women he can learn from a cat. Women and cats are “rule-based” us guys are not genetically predisposed to being rule-sensitive. I discovered owning a cat is like having the “other team’s playbook.” LOL

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