Cat travel

"Annie Wxill" wrote in message
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"Froog" wrote in message
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Hi
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We are going to take them by car but it's a long trip of about 10
hours. One of our cats doesn't do travelling very well, he mews and
pants quite a lot in his carrier box. The plan is to get a much larger
"cage" to put up in the boot(trunk) of the car so they have space and
they can see what's going on.
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Claire

Ten hours is a long time to drive, unless you have two people and can
split
the driving time.
I'm not sure what you mean by boot or trunk. In the U.S., the trunk is
the
enclosed area in the back of the car and the cats would not be able to see
what is going on. Maybe you have what we know as a station wagon where
there
is an open area behind the back seat?
The cats should be fine with the length of the trip, but should not be put
in the trunk, if that is an enclosed space. Put your luggage in the trunk
and your cats in travel carriers on the back seat. If you put your cats
in
the trunk, they may be exposed to dangerous exhaust fumes and will not
have
temperature control. They would be better off in the dreaded cargo hold
of
the airplane than in the trunk of a car.
When we drove with three cats from Washington State (U.S.A.) to Texas, the
trip took several long days with stops at motels along the way. We had a
Suburban, which is a large version of a station wagon layout. We did get
larger size carriers, one for each cat. Because the back area is open to
the rest of the car, we could keep an eye on them. The cats complained at
first, but quickly settled down to the routine.
Good luck with your move.
Annie


in UK a boot is a enclosed area at the back of the car, but we also refer to
with our hatch back cars as having boots too, because when/if you use the
parcel shelf they then become enclosed :-)
estate cars however have no parcel shelf! but we still call that back area
where there are no seats boots! LOL

Don't you just love the English Language! LOL........ not!


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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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"Froog" wrote in message
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Hi

Sorry if this question has been posted before...

We are moving from the UK to France with our 2 cats. It is not
straight forward to fly the cats as there are no direct flights and I
don't like the idea of them going as cargo.
We are going to take them by car but it's a long trip of about 10
hours. One of our cats doesn't do travelling very well, he mews and
pants quite a lot in his carrier box. The plan is to get a much larger
"cage" to put up in the boot(trunk) of the car so they have space and
they can see what's going on.

Any advice is most welcome to make their journey as comfortable as
possible - and also to get them used to the new place.
Thank you on their behalf.

Claire

I would be very concerned about placing a cat in the trunk of a car. If
the
trunk is closed, there is the possibility of suffocation or carbon
monoxide
poisoning. Even if the trunk were open and the carrier secured within the
trunk, you would not be able to see it to monitor the situation.


Let me jump in here! when we say "boot" of car, we also mean hatchback, and
Froog did say " larger carrier so they can see out!" so it is obviously not
a close in boot! but a Hatched back style car :-)


Seeing out might be what makes the cat upset. We just moved from Texas
to California, and we realized the second day that our cat was more
upset if she saw scenery going past. So we put a cloth over the carrier
and it had the same effect as covering a bird cage, she went to sleep
and hardly made a fuss.

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"~*SooZy*~" wrote:

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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"Froog" wrote in message
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Hi

Sorry if this question has been posted before...

We are moving from the UK to France with our 2 cats. It is not
straight forward to fly the cats as there are no direct flights and I
don't like the idea of them going as cargo.
We are going to take them by car but it's a long trip of about 10
hours. One of our cats doesn't do travelling very well, he mews and
pants quite a lot in his carrier box. The plan is to get a much larger
"cage" to put up in the boot(trunk) of the car so they have space and
they can see what's going on.

Any advice is most welcome to make their journey as comfortable as
possible - and also to get them used to the new place.
Thank you on their behalf.

Claire

I would be very concerned about placing a cat in the trunk of a car. If
the
trunk is closed, there is the possibility of suffocation or carbon
monoxide
poisoning. Even if the trunk were open and the carrier secured within the
trunk, you would not be able to see it to monitor the situation.


Let me jump in here! when we say "boot" of car, we also mean hatchback, and
Froog did say " larger carrier so they can see out!" so it is obviously not
a close in boot! but a Hatched back style car :-)


Seeing out might be what makes the cat upset. We just moved from Texas
to California, and we realized the second day that our cat was more
upset if she saw scenery going past. So we put a cloth over the carrier
and it had the same effect as covering a bird cage, she went to sleep
and hardly made a fuss.

"Hope Munro Smith" wrote in message
Seeing out might be what makes the cat upset. We just moved from Texas
to California, and we realized the second day that our cat was more
upset if she saw scenery going past. So we put a cloth over the carrier
and it had the same effect as covering a bird cage, she went to sleep
and hardly made a fuss.

My cats are fine in the car, but then they sleep in their carriers as they
wish all of the time.
My friend always does this with her cat, and she too finds he stays calm.


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"Hope Munro Smith" wrote in message
Seeing out might be what makes the cat upset. We just moved from Texas
to California, and we realized the second day that our cat was more
upset if she saw scenery going past. So we put a cloth over the carrier
and it had the same effect as covering a bird cage, she went to sleep
and hardly made a fuss.

My cats are fine in the car, but then they sleep in their carriers as they
wish all of the time.
My friend always does this with her cat, and she too finds he stays calm.


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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message

I would be very concerned about placing a cat in the trunk of a car. If
the
trunk is closed, there is the possibility of suffocation or carbon
monoxide
poisoning. Even if the trunk were open and the carrier secured within
the
trunk, you would not be able to see it to monitor the situation.


Let me jump in here! when we say "boot" of car, we also mean hatchback,
and
Froog did say " larger carrier so they can see out!" so it is obviously
not
a close in boot! but a Hatched back style car :-)




Oh, good. I was wondering about that ... it didn't really sound like what I
would call a "trunk," but I wanted to be sure of it. Thanks for the
clarification.

MaryL

"~*SooZy*~" wrote in message
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message

I would be very concerned about placing a cat in the trunk of a car. If
the
trunk is closed, there is the possibility of suffocation or carbon
monoxide
poisoning. Even if the trunk were open and the carrier secured within
the
trunk, you would not be able to see it to monitor the situation.


Let me jump in here! when we say "boot" of car, we also mean hatchback,
and
Froog did say " larger carrier so they can see out!" so it is obviously
not
a close in boot! but a Hatched back style car :-)




Oh, good. I was wondering about that ... it didn't really sound like what I
would call a "trunk," but I wanted to be sure of it. Thanks for the
clarification.

MaryL

writesi

We are moving from the UK to France with our 2 cats. It is not
straight forward to fly the cats as there are no direct flights and I
don't like the idea of them going as cargo. We are going to take them by car
but it's a long trip of about 10
hours. One of our cats doesn't do travelling very well,

I don't know the travel restrictions of airlines in the UK. Is there any
airline that allows bringing your cat on with you (not as cargo)? Even if there
is no direct flights, it would be less travel time that the car. Good luck.

writesi

We are moving from the UK to France with our 2 cats. It is not
straight forward to fly the cats as there are no direct flights and I
don't like the idea of them going as cargo. We are going to take them by car
but it's a long trip of about 10
hours. One of our cats doesn't do travelling very well,

I don't know the travel restrictions of airlines in the UK. Is there any
airline that allows bringing your cat on with you (not as cargo)? Even if there
is no direct flights, it would be less travel time that the car. Good luck.

Hi all

Just to avoid confusion about the cats being in the boot/trunk - it is
an estate car so I meant the "rear" behind the back seat which is open
to the rest of the car. I wouldn't put the cats in an enclosed trunk
!!

Anyway - thanks for all replies.

Claire