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Itsy bitsy kitty litter box in carrier?
I'm trying to acclimate my two cats to carriers in preparation for a
trip that will take 7-8 hours, sometime this autumn. The girls have separate carriers. The smaller kitty will be in the intermediate size Kennel Cab and the bigger one will be in a large carrier of the same brand. Since I will be traveling alone in a compact car with the kitties, I don't think it would be a good idea to let them out of the carriers at rest stops to use a litter box on the car floor. So I am trying to come up with ways to handle the elimination problem. One way could be to use small shoe-box size plastic containers as litter pans inside the carriers. These boxes are about 10" long and 6" wide, small enough that the cats would still have room to lie down in the carriers. But I'm wondering if they would actually use them. The cats might have to be contortionists to get themselves in position! If anyone has put a litter box in a carrier, please share your experiences. Another way would be to use disposable litter boxes inside the carriers. But the ones I've seen would take up about a third of the floor space in the carriers, not leaving a lot of room for the kitties to stretch out and be comfortable. Or I could line each carrier with incontinence pads or disposable diapers. I'd like to hear your thoughts on that, too. BTW the younger & smaller one, 9 year old Freckles, is acclimating quite well. I had her out in the car for a half hour this evening, and she just sat in her carrier without a peep. I wouldn't go so far as to say she enjoyed the ride, but she accepted it. Her adopted sister, 11 year old Muffin, will be a different story. I just got her last year and she is terrified of being put into the carrier, and of cars. Her carrier has been sitting out for a few months so she is used to seeing it and being near it, but she won't go in, even with a nice soft blankie in there. Thanks to this NG I have just found out about Feliway, so maybe that will help. Thanks for any and all thoughts on this subject! |
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