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Tips on Traveling with Cats
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Tygra and Possum are traveling in the car with us. Plane plans fell thru. I'm thinking that at night, sarah and I will sleep in a tent and let the cats have the run of the car (its automatic, they can't kick it out of gear) with the windows open for air and their litterbox and food available for the night. If its raining, i'll pitch the tent and put cats, box and food in tent and me and sarah will sleep in the car. I'm gonna go see the vet and see what she recommends as far as potential sedation goes. Kristy -- -- (( /\ /\ )) /@ @\ (( \ _* _/\\\\\\ / * \ / \ /\ / \ // / \ // | | | | | |/ # # # # *Bomber* |
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Boy, this is where a kitty stroller might come in handy! Do you have leashes
and harnesses? Separate carriers? Karen "OU812" wrote in message ... got any? Tygra and Possum are traveling in the car with us. Plane plans fell thru. I'm thinking that at night, sarah and I will sleep in a tent and let the cats have the run of the car (its automatic, they can't kick it out of gear) with the windows open for air and their litterbox and food available for the night. If its raining, i'll pitch the tent and put cats, box and food in tent and me and sarah will sleep in the car. I'm gonna go see the vet and see what she recommends as far as potential sedation goes. Kristy -- -- (( /\ /\ )) /@ @\ (( \ _* _/\\\\\\ / * \ / \ /\ / \ // / \ // | | | | | |/ # # # # *Bomber* |
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Boy, this is where a kitty stroller might come in handy! Do you have leashes
and harnesses? Separate carriers? Karen "OU812" wrote in message ... got any? Tygra and Possum are traveling in the car with us. Plane plans fell thru. I'm thinking that at night, sarah and I will sleep in a tent and let the cats have the run of the car (its automatic, they can't kick it out of gear) with the windows open for air and their litterbox and food available for the night. If its raining, i'll pitch the tent and put cats, box and food in tent and me and sarah will sleep in the car. I'm gonna go see the vet and see what she recommends as far as potential sedation goes. Kristy -- -- (( /\ /\ )) /@ @\ (( \ _* _/\\\\\\ / * \ / \ /\ / \ // / \ // | | | | | |/ # # # # *Bomber* |
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Boy, this is where a kitty stroller might come in handy! Do you have leashes
and harnesses? Separate carriers? Karen "OU812" wrote in message ... got any? Tygra and Possum are traveling in the car with us. Plane plans fell thru. I'm thinking that at night, sarah and I will sleep in a tent and let the cats have the run of the car (its automatic, they can't kick it out of gear) with the windows open for air and their litterbox and food available for the night. If its raining, i'll pitch the tent and put cats, box and food in tent and me and sarah will sleep in the car. I'm gonna go see the vet and see what she recommends as far as potential sedation goes. Kristy -- -- (( /\ /\ )) /@ @\ (( \ _* _/\\\\\\ / * \ / \ /\ / \ // / \ // | | | | | |/ # # # # *Bomber* |
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"OU812" wrote in message ... got any? Tygra and Possum are traveling in the car with us. Plane plans fell thru. I'm thinking that at night, sarah and I will sleep in a tent and let the cats have the run of the car (its automatic, they can't kick it out of gear) with the windows open for air and their litterbox and food available for the night. If its raining, i'll pitch the tent and put cats, box and food in tent and me and sarah will sleep in the car. I'm gonna go see the vet and see what she recommends as far as potential sedation goes. Kristy I would not leave the cats loose in the car with the windows open because they can squeeze through the smallest places. Same for the tent. They can easily get out the hole at the bottom of the zipper. If you can't get travel crates big enough for them to have room for a litter box, food and water, I strongly suggest that you find some way to pay for a motel room. While underway, keep them confined in some kind of carrier and make sure they are secure in them before you open any doors or windows. When you stop for gas, or any other reason, you can open the windows as long as the cats are secure in the carriers. Do not leave them in the car in the heat, even for a short time. You can buy food at drive-through windows or one of you can stay with the car & cats while the other one buys food to eat while under way. We moved from Washington State to Texas with three cats. They traveled in dog-size hard-side travel crates. We had an old Suburban at that time, so had room for the travel crates. We stopped at one park and brought them out with harness and leashes, but they did the belly to the ground crawl and let us know they were not happy being out of the crates. We found that Mom & Pop motels let us have a room for us and the cats. Then we could let them out for a little exercise in the room. You could also check to see what lower priced motel chains would allow pets in the room. Bring a baggie and a litter scoop and a whisk broom to clean up after your cats. We did not sedate the cats. The vet did not recommend it. After the first day, they settled into the routine and were fine. As a precaution, we put collars on them and wrote the phone number of a person at our destination on a strip of cloth and sewed it to the collar. If you have a cell phone, you could use that number. We found that the cats were really good sports during our move, which took about five days. Good luck with your move. Annie |
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"OU812" wrote in message ... got any? Tygra and Possum are traveling in the car with us. Plane plans fell thru. I'm thinking that at night, sarah and I will sleep in a tent and let the cats have the run of the car (its automatic, they can't kick it out of gear) with the windows open for air and their litterbox and food available for the night. If its raining, i'll pitch the tent and put cats, box and food in tent and me and sarah will sleep in the car. I'm gonna go see the vet and see what she recommends as far as potential sedation goes. Kristy I would not leave the cats loose in the car with the windows open because they can squeeze through the smallest places. Same for the tent. They can easily get out the hole at the bottom of the zipper. If you can't get travel crates big enough for them to have room for a litter box, food and water, I strongly suggest that you find some way to pay for a motel room. While underway, keep them confined in some kind of carrier and make sure they are secure in them before you open any doors or windows. When you stop for gas, or any other reason, you can open the windows as long as the cats are secure in the carriers. Do not leave them in the car in the heat, even for a short time. You can buy food at drive-through windows or one of you can stay with the car & cats while the other one buys food to eat while under way. We moved from Washington State to Texas with three cats. They traveled in dog-size hard-side travel crates. We had an old Suburban at that time, so had room for the travel crates. We stopped at one park and brought them out with harness and leashes, but they did the belly to the ground crawl and let us know they were not happy being out of the crates. We found that Mom & Pop motels let us have a room for us and the cats. Then we could let them out for a little exercise in the room. You could also check to see what lower priced motel chains would allow pets in the room. Bring a baggie and a litter scoop and a whisk broom to clean up after your cats. We did not sedate the cats. The vet did not recommend it. After the first day, they settled into the routine and were fine. As a precaution, we put collars on them and wrote the phone number of a person at our destination on a strip of cloth and sewed it to the collar. If you have a cell phone, you could use that number. We found that the cats were really good sports during our move, which took about five days. Good luck with your move. Annie |
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"OU812" wrote in message ... got any? Tygra and Possum are traveling in the car with us. Plane plans fell thru. I'm thinking that at night, sarah and I will sleep in a tent and let the cats have the run of the car (its automatic, they can't kick it out of gear) with the windows open for air and their litterbox and food available for the night. If its raining, i'll pitch the tent and put cats, box and food in tent and me and sarah will sleep in the car. I'm gonna go see the vet and see what she recommends as far as potential sedation goes. Kristy I would not leave the cats loose in the car with the windows open because they can squeeze through the smallest places. Same for the tent. They can easily get out the hole at the bottom of the zipper. If you can't get travel crates big enough for them to have room for a litter box, food and water, I strongly suggest that you find some way to pay for a motel room. While underway, keep them confined in some kind of carrier and make sure they are secure in them before you open any doors or windows. When you stop for gas, or any other reason, you can open the windows as long as the cats are secure in the carriers. Do not leave them in the car in the heat, even for a short time. You can buy food at drive-through windows or one of you can stay with the car & cats while the other one buys food to eat while under way. We moved from Washington State to Texas with three cats. They traveled in dog-size hard-side travel crates. We had an old Suburban at that time, so had room for the travel crates. We stopped at one park and brought them out with harness and leashes, but they did the belly to the ground crawl and let us know they were not happy being out of the crates. We found that Mom & Pop motels let us have a room for us and the cats. Then we could let them out for a little exercise in the room. You could also check to see what lower priced motel chains would allow pets in the room. Bring a baggie and a litter scoop and a whisk broom to clean up after your cats. We did not sedate the cats. The vet did not recommend it. After the first day, they settled into the routine and were fine. As a precaution, we put collars on them and wrote the phone number of a person at our destination on a strip of cloth and sewed it to the collar. If you have a cell phone, you could use that number. We found that the cats were really good sports during our move, which took about five days. Good luck with your move. Annie |
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:48:11 GMT, "OU812"
wrote: got any? Hard to say, since they all react so differently. Of my three, Rocky HATES it, LB hates it, and Sammy likes it (after a little getting used to it). Way back when I saw a PSA on Animal Planet about getting pets to not stress in the car, and that's pretty much what I did with Sammy. We started out just sitting in the truck for a few minutes in the parking lot each day, gradually increasing the time as she got used to it. Then came starting up the engine to get used to the sound and virbation for a couple days, followed by short trips. I've never tried taking her cross country, but don't imagine she'd have any problem, since after 20 minutes or so she naps anyway. A couple things that seemed to help. First, she likes to be able to stand and look out the window, but also wants a safe place to hide if she sees something scary - like a semi passing by. I have a carrier that has an extra door on the top, so I can use the seatbelt to secure the carrier and then tie her leash so that she can stand and watch the scenery, but not get out of the carrier. I also bring along some of her favorite food (Fancy Feast), which she no longer gets here at home since we switched to Iams. Another thing with Sammy, when she's nervous she likes to have personal contact, even if it's just being able to touch my leg through the bars of the carrier. One last thing, something you probably already know. Make sure they're secured before you open the door or window. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:48:11 GMT, "OU812"
wrote: got any? Hard to say, since they all react so differently. Of my three, Rocky HATES it, LB hates it, and Sammy likes it (after a little getting used to it). Way back when I saw a PSA on Animal Planet about getting pets to not stress in the car, and that's pretty much what I did with Sammy. We started out just sitting in the truck for a few minutes in the parking lot each day, gradually increasing the time as she got used to it. Then came starting up the engine to get used to the sound and virbation for a couple days, followed by short trips. I've never tried taking her cross country, but don't imagine she'd have any problem, since after 20 minutes or so she naps anyway. A couple things that seemed to help. First, she likes to be able to stand and look out the window, but also wants a safe place to hide if she sees something scary - like a semi passing by. I have a carrier that has an extra door on the top, so I can use the seatbelt to secure the carrier and then tie her leash so that she can stand and watch the scenery, but not get out of the carrier. I also bring along some of her favorite food (Fancy Feast), which she no longer gets here at home since we switched to Iams. Another thing with Sammy, when she's nervous she likes to have personal contact, even if it's just being able to touch my leg through the bars of the carrier. One last thing, something you probably already know. Make sure they're secured before you open the door or window. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:48:11 GMT, "OU812"
wrote: got any? Hard to say, since they all react so differently. Of my three, Rocky HATES it, LB hates it, and Sammy likes it (after a little getting used to it). Way back when I saw a PSA on Animal Planet about getting pets to not stress in the car, and that's pretty much what I did with Sammy. We started out just sitting in the truck for a few minutes in the parking lot each day, gradually increasing the time as she got used to it. Then came starting up the engine to get used to the sound and virbation for a couple days, followed by short trips. I've never tried taking her cross country, but don't imagine she'd have any problem, since after 20 minutes or so she naps anyway. A couple things that seemed to help. First, she likes to be able to stand and look out the window, but also wants a safe place to hide if she sees something scary - like a semi passing by. I have a carrier that has an extra door on the top, so I can use the seatbelt to secure the carrier and then tie her leash so that she can stand and watch the scenery, but not get out of the carrier. I also bring along some of her favorite food (Fancy Feast), which she no longer gets here at home since we switched to Iams. Another thing with Sammy, when she's nervous she likes to have personal contact, even if it's just being able to touch my leg through the bars of the carrier. One last thing, something you probably already know. Make sure they're secured before you open the door or window. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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