Purina Cat Chow: Cat Care Center: Emotional: Traveling With Your Cat

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Topic: Traveling With Your Cat

Should I Travel With My Cat?

Traveling by Air With Your Cat

Traveling by Car With Your Cat

I'm working in another town for summer and can't find a place that will allow me to bring my 10-year-old cat. If I have to leave her with friends, how hard might it be on her? Will she and I get back to normal after a 3-month separation? She is very much a creature of habit.

Our cat is a fixed male, 15 years, outdoor hunter-type, one home and one owner his whole life. We're going cruising on our sailboat next year, (for many years), and couldn’t stand to leave without him. On the other hand, would this radical change be too much for him to handle? Which would be worse-being on the boat with us, or being on land without us. Any insights?

I have to move my 3 cats from New Jersey to Oklahoma. I am going to be driving my car and bringing the 3 cats with me. One of my cats is afraid of me still so I know trying to stop for the evening and letting him out will be a disaster. However, I don't want to let the other 2 out and make Luther stay in the carrier. He is so afraid of humans and I have a lot of success in the last few months of starting to gain his trust. I never get to hold him and petting him is a quick brush while he is still waking up. If he thinks I'm coming near him, he runs. Have any suggestions how I can travel with the 3, and treat them all equally? The other two cats will come to me so I'm just concerned about Luther at this time.

We are on the road at times and we take our cat Charlie. He does very well traveling in the daylight, and he adjusts after a few minutes. When we have to drive at night it is a different case. He meows very LOUD and it will go on for hours. I hold him or comfort him and he is still loud and won't shut up. We have tried talking to him, turning up the radio etc. Night driving has become very unpleasant. It is impossible to leave him at home as we are gone for long periods.

We are moving from Massachusetts to Oregon in May or June. We have a healthy 4-5 year-old named Sam that will be making the trip with us. What would be the least traumatic way to move Sam? Should we fly with Sam as a carryon in the cabin (the flight will probably take about 10-12 hours door-to-door and include changing planes once), or should we all pile in the car for the drive (we think that would take at least a week). Either way Sam will be spending time in hotels because it will probably take around two weeks for our furniture to arrive. We want to do the best thing for Sam.

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