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Kitty Sunbeam is no stranger to her carrying case. Here we are on her first excursion to the park. We weren’t sure she could handle it at first, since she is a true scaredy cat, but she did come out a few times to explore the world!
She’s also pretty needy, following us around constantly and whining to be played with. She even sleeps on my chest at night and is not yet good with strangers. We’ve gone out of town once for five days since she became part of the family. Friends stopped by to check on her now and then and told us she spent most of her time in hiding. It broke my heart! How can you leave this little face behind and not feel guilty?
“Don’t leave me!”
For our wedding we will be out of town for 10 days, return to the city for 1.5 days and then be away for 6 more days in Hawaii. Besides hating to impose on our friends to babysit our cat for 16 days, we worry about leaving her in an empty apartment for such a long time. So we’re considering taking her home for the wedding. I’ve never flown with a cat before, so I’m not sure what to expect. I read somewhere that you have to take your pet out of the carrier to get it through security, and I can’t imagine trying to hold her among a hoard of strangers. I can see her face now…
Ahhk!
Then there’s the plane ride itself. Can she survive 4.5 hours on a plane, plus additional travel and wait time, all spent in a carrier? Can she handle all of this, in addition to the stress of being somewhere new?
I’d love to know: have any bees flown with a pet before? Anyone flown with a cat, in particular? I’ve seen people do it, but I’m really curious to hear about experiences first hand.
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Aww, your cat is so sweet. I’ve never traveled with my cats before. I think it would be too much stress on them. Maybe there is a place where you can board your kitty? It would still be stressful on her, but maybe not as bad? Or you could pay someone (a teenager maybe?) to come over and play with your cat every day while you’re gone.
It can be difficult…but have you heard of this new service? http://petairways.com/ so crazy!
Flying with a pet isn’t that bad! I flew with my 8 month old puppy (she is now a seasoned flier) and we did have to take her out of the crate at security while they checked it out. She was as good as can be and had a swarm of people trying to pet her.
If you can take her right on the plane with you that is easiest and the least traumatic for them but I had to put her in cargo and seeing her being wheeled away was torture for me!
I also went to the vet and got her some tranquilizers since I wasn’t sure how nervous she would be. We didn’t end up using them but she came out safely on the other side happy and looking relaxed so it couldn’t have been that bad for her.
Never taken our cat on a trip that long. We are in the same “boat” (cruise wedding and all) for November. We will be gone for about 12 days total. We found that the PetSmart down the street from our apartment has a “kitty kennel” of sorts where they will keep her in a little kitty condo for the time-and even take her out to play with her a little–we aren’t sure if she will take to the strangers but we don’t have much of a choice being on the boat….hope all works out for you guys.
Aw! I wish I was in there instead of Seattle! I’d totally take care of her!
My cat comes to work twice a week (I know, I’m that weird lady with the cat) and can stay fine in his carrier for up to 3 hours in the car while running errands on the way home and such. I’ve heard that you can feed them calming meds that a vet can get you. You may want to start there.
But I do agree that taking her with you would be awesome.
I have! It wasn’t that bad, although I (against the advice of one vet, on the advice of another) gave him a little sedative to get him through 
You do have to take them out of the carrier to go through the gate, and I was worried about it, but the poor thing was so freaked out he was clinging to me for dear life, and not trying to run away, like I had feared.
I will say, Mango would be more than happy to never go in another airplane again… the hardest part for him was the loud sounds!
You know what’s best, but I personally think pets are usually happier at home, without all the stress of travelling. Especially since you’ll be busy the week of the wedding and won’t be able to spend much time with her, and she’ll be overwhelmed and scared about being in a new place. The NYT recently ran a few articles about flying with pets: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/travel/02pracpets.html?ref=travel
Aww, I flew with my 20-year-old cat on a plane from Florida to New York and he was totally fine. No meowing at all. Of course, he’s pretty mellow and I gave him lots of catnip
I took my cat from Alaska to South Dakota for Christmas a few years back. You do have to take the cat out of the carrier when you go through securty. You also have to make a reservation for the cat. Most airlines only allow one cat in the cabin. It took our cat a few days to adjust, but she seemed fine. The flight home she wasn’t so happy, but she bit at my feet the whole time through her carrier and that seemed to make her happier.
I had to fly with my dog when I moved, and she absolutely hated it…she’s rather shy and wary of strangers, too, so I think she would prefer to never fly again. I agree with KathyQ, above. If possible, leave her at home. Pets, and cats especially, are usually much happier at home. You can hire a pet-sitting service to stop by once a day to clean the litter box, feed, etc. They don’t usually charge much for cats. Or ask a friend or neighbor - most are happy to do it - and give a small gift as a thank you.
I had my cat in her carrier when we were traveling for three hours by car. She hated it. I ended up having to take her hold and hold her the entire time. If I was your friends, I wouldn’t mind taking care of her.
There’s also the option of hiring someone to come in meet her, then take of her as well.
I was never on a plane with a cat, but i have taken one in the car for a long time. I didn’t even make her stay in her crate… she mostly laid in the back window. Every now and then she would curl up in my lap. Basically we just set up a litter box for her (yes in the car) and has a travel dish for food and water. She was a gread road trip buddy.
For the extra cost of bringing the cat on the flight, it may be worth it to hire someone to stop by 2-3 times a week to change the litter and add food to the bowl. If you do want to bring her, I would talk with her vet about options. Some will prescribe a sedative to help keep them calm.
I agree with KathyQ, I think she might be happiest at home with someone checking in on her. My FI and I started dating when he cat sat for me (hes had a key to my apartment ever since!). Although my cats were shy at first, he made it a point to make them feel comfortable. If you have a neighbor or someone who can stop by once a day it might be easier on all of you. What would you do if she was uncomfortable in her new surroundings and tried to run away!
For my kitties - the stress of traveling and going some place new would probably be worse than the stress of being home alone for awhile. Have you looked into pet sitting services? If you don’t want to put your friends out, it might be a good solution - our pet sitter came over, met the kitties, learned how to take care of them, and then came by twice a day to play with them and give them cat meals. If your kitty is a little shyer, she may just need once a day to check on her, make sure her food and water levels are there, and call or email you with updates.
Good luck - she’s ADORABLE!
I’ve never flown with my cat, but I was on a flight with two dogs. The one was a showdog who was in 1st class and the other one was a pug who was in economy with the rest of us. He was freaking out and whining non stop (we had to wait awhile to leave) so his mom took him out and put him on her lap. I would be afraid to do with my cat unless I had her on a leash. I am wondering what I am going to do with my kitty when we go on our honeymoon to London, but the new neighbors told me they’ll check in on her. I really don’t want to put her in a kennel. That would totally freak her out!
I’ve never flown with our kitties–they’re pretty high maintenance and I don’t think they’d be happy away from home. Do you have any friends/neighbors who know Kitty well enough to come and check in on her? Someone she knows well enough that she might feel comfortable enough to come out and say hi to?
I travelled once with a cat. Here’s how it went:
1) I couldn’t do a reservation for the cat, I needed to make sure to arrive at the airport extra early to see if there was still space available (this is if they fly in cabin). I was charged $75 and the carrier was counted as my carry-on.
2) My vet wouldn’t prescibe any medication due to a heart murmur.
3) The suggested travel method was to purchase a cheap baby blanket (or if you already have something like this use it). Keep the blanket draped over the carrier at all times possible so the cat can’t see all the strangeness around it.
4) The cat carrier (though soft sided and airline approved) did not fit well under the seat at all. Luckily there was an empty seat that I set it on during the flight, but the carrier needed to be on the floor for take off and landing.
My flight wasn’t as long as the one you are looking to take. But my vet also recommended taking water way about an hour before leaving the house for the airport. I did take kitty snacks along for the plane.
My cat stayed fairly quiet but the carrier was full of hair a clear indication he was stressed.
Also, yes, I had to take him out of the carrier for security. I held him like a baby through the xray and his carrier went on the belt like any other bag. He was so frightened that he didn’t think to jump. He pretty much clung to me.
I did this only out of necessity as I was moving and taking a one way flight. The flight seemed less painful than driving for two days with a cat in the car. I would recommend having someone check on the cat in your own home. My cat was typically okay being completely alone for about 3-4 days. So leave plenty of water (get one of the fountain style bowls from petsmart) and food. Even though your cat will probably sleep a lot because of being alone, it will likely be less stressed than travelling and staying in a strange place.
I want to take Curly (My lil poodle) with me to California so I’m actually looking at all the requirements, it’s so much easier to fly domestically tho - international travel with pets is CRAZY!
I’ve flown with a small dog before — I imagine a cat would do a little better since they like sleeping so much. Then again, every cat I’ve had has hated riding in the car, so I imagine a cat may not like flying.
What about just boarding your kitty? Any reputable boarder will keep the cats in separate kennels. I would be way too nervous leaving my cat alone in an apartment for that long, even with someone checking once a day.
What an adorable face and you sound like such a wonderful cat Mummy! Maybe you could have your vet give your kitty a mild sedative to take the edge off her nerves?
Hi, when we go out of town we have a pet sitter that comes by our house 2x per day for our cats. One of them is kind of crazy and looks for inedible objects to eat when he is stressed out. We found her through our vet. She charges $10 a day but $15 for 2x per day. It might be good to find a pet sitter early, and then have her/him start getting to know your kitty. Even if you had to pay a steep price for it, it might be equivalent to the airline travel, and if you can get her to form a bond with a pet sitter travelling will be easier in the future. I suggest looking for professionals–either services or through your vet instead of friends. I bet San Francisco has a ton of great services.
i have taken my tabby cat friend from PA to FL on a flight. We put him in a harness, we went thru security and he had to come out of his case so they could swab it and thoroughly check it. He didn’t love that, but it was ok because I was holding him. We brought paperwork for his kitty drugs, which turned out to be totally necessary. he didn’t want to take them, so some kind lady gave us a hunk of her cheese danish to bury the pill in, and that worked out. On the plane, he nearly tore through the carrier, though he is declawed. Exerting that much energy wiped him out though (in addition to the meds) so he passed out for the rest of the flight. All in all - it was alright. I woudn’t fly him for anything less than a month, though, if I could stagger friends watching him or him staying with someone I knew. Your kitty will be ok if you do decide to, but I think that it’d prefer to stay at home and get fed daily rather than make the journey.
Could you get a friend or sitter to actually stay at your house with the kitty? It would probably be expensive but could be worth it so she isn’t completely stressed out. I’ve never flown with my cats (I have three) but its seems VERY stressful and I dont think I would want to put them through that unless I absolutely had to (if I was moving and couldn’t drive). One of my cats is very finicky and gets rather anxious and upset when we leave… he has recently started to go #2 all over the apartment when we aren’t there more than 3 days. Not fun! For our last vaca we had a friend stay at our place and hang out with the cats and anxious-kitty did MUCH better. just a thought!
I think your cat would probably be more stressed out and upset flying on a plane than she would be at home by herself. If you don’t want to ask friends to do it, you should be able to hire a petsitter to stop in as often as you’d like. (that’s what we do with our cats)
I wouldn’t recommend boarding. We boarded our older cat, Liza, when she was younger, and she was completely miserable. She came back home and hid under the bed for days (so unlike her)
Long story short, cats are much happier in their home environment, even if you’re going to be gone.
Thanks bees! As for our neighbors.. they’d probably forget to feed her after day one! And we have friends but they are driving distance away, so I’d hate to ask them to watch her for 16 days, and yes i’d ask them to come for 16 days because I’d have pet-owners gilt if she didn’t have any human contact for a day. hehe. I’m sure she’d prefer to stay at home, but I kind of wanted to take her along. So we’ll see - thanks for all the opinions and experiences! Mr Sunbeam and I are taking it all into consideration.
i’ve never flown with my cat before, BUT i do know where you’re coming from. Rufus, my furbaby, is totally the same way. VERY attached to us, very needy and basically likes no one else. I always HATE leaving him. And as crazy as it sounds….I was really trying to plot some way to get him into some of the wedding photos. Alas, it didn’t happen b/c that day went by WAY too quickly and i had no way to get him down to the wedding location 
Good luck with your little furbaby though!
My cat likes his carrier, and I was surprised when he did not mind flying at all. He’s flown three or four times now and he was fine each time. He didn’t mind getting out of the carrier to go through security and on the plane, he just curled up and went to sleep. BTW, this is a cat that lets out horrific moans during long car trips.
Oh! And if you have a nice doctor, s/he could write you a note saying that your cat is your ‘emotional support pet.’ It’s free and then kitty wouldn’t need to stay in the carrier!
I haven’t flown with my kitties (although I’ve seriously considered it) But I driven in a car (for three hours) with one of my kitties. I was the passenger, so I let her out and she was very calm and slept most of the time. I would recommend if you do travel with your kitty to not feed her or let her drink for a few hours leading up to the trip!
I once cat-sat for a good friend while they were on their honeymoon - I went over almost every day and hung out/watched tv for awhile to keep her company. The bride & groom asked for that to be my wedding gift. I was thrilled - happy to trade my services as their wedding gift! I even sent them a couple emails to let them know she was fine.
I agree with the sentiment that it would be a lot more stressful for her to travel with you than for you to leave her at home, even for an extended amount of time. Most cats are very very stressed by travel or change. I would recommend a pet sitter who will come in and spend an hour or so talking to her or petting her if she can, and leave it at that. I have heard terrible horror stories of animals getting lost or hurt at the airport, never to be seen again. For me personally its not worth the risk.
Another vote for not - cats don’t travel well as a general rule, and fraidy cats are miserable when they can’t touch base with their territory in addition to their people.
Something else to consider- you’d have to make sure all your reserved rooms are pet friendly, which may incur fees. Many of those require the pet to be in its carrier when you aren’t in the room (for the cleaners, and so the pet doesn’t escape) which would mean major hours stuck in the carrier.
I love this post! I’m a huge cat-lady. Your cat looks so cute.
I know vets can give cats a shot so that they are more relaxed and even sleeping before you travel with them. Did you also know you need to get a health certificate from your vet for your cat to cross state lines? It’s not required for all states and not always enforced, but technically you need this certificate to travel with your pet out of state.
@Andie: Thanks Andie! I have looked into it and a vet appt is on our to do list.
Never flown with a cat, but yours is adorable. Such a sweet face!
Can I just point out how funny it is that your cat is on a leash? This is TOO adorable! I’m not a cat person, but I loved the ones I grew up with.
No tips to give, but it looks like the hive already took care of that anyways!
I’ve flown with my kitty many times. Thats what happens when you move cross country 5 times!
Yes, you have to take your adorable kitty out of the carrier and walk through the metal detector with them. The TSA people are usually great and give you lots of time and space. It takes about a minute and the kitty usually just clings to you for its life until you open the carrier and they dash back in. The airlines say you have to get a check up from the vet and proof that the vet has approved the pet to fly. I have NEVER been asked for thsi documentation ever, but I always do it just in case. The kitty carrier must go under the seat in front of you for take off and landing, usually after that I put his bag on my lap and out my hand in his bag and pet him the rest of the trip. I recommend an ailse seat, that way, if kitty has an oopsie in his carrier (like getting sick), you can take the kitty carrier to the lavatory and get him all cleaned up in an enclosed area. I do NOT give my kitty the tranquilzers, I find that they always make him sick. Always. He is a vocal cat but never meows on planes except once for take off and once for landing. Even fraidy cats are usually very good. Do not feed your kitty after midnight the day you are supposed to fly, otherwise you will most likely have a sick kitty during flight. Relax, because they totally take cues from you on whether to be upset or not. Be ready for people to ask questions (nice) or be rude (in which I just ignore them).
It will be great. Your kitty is adorable. PM me if you have any questions.
I don’t have any suggestions I just wanted to say that your kitty is super cute
That’s so sweet of you to take your kitty! I have 2 kitties and it’s hard to leave them when I’m vacationing but they are always in good hands. I hope he does well in the plane and is not too afraid.
my mom flies with her cat frequently, as he is an army brat cat. She goes into the the vet, and asks for flight tranquilizers and its never a problem! They will even recommend them now for long road trips even!
Bella flies with us all the time, and she loves it! Its mostly because she is so nosey and likes to people watch in her carrier at the airport. Nevermind the TSA people who pet her when going through security, and she can always go for a good rub.
My MOH’s dog is another story, hates to fly but she has no choice. she gets a pill of some sort to relax him before the flight so she just kind of hangs out the whole time. Security isnt so bad, they will let you keep them in until the last minute and then go right back in if needed. Unlike Bella who is mad to go back in because her meet and great time is over
My kitty has flown 2 times (Boston to New Orleans and back) and has been very good both times. You will need to get a certificate of health from your vet and make sure all of her shots are up to date. Also the airlines have started charging quite a bit of $$ for pets nowadays, so it might end up being more costly to bring her than to hire someone to look in at her. I did a quick google search and there are a lot of pet sitting companies in the San Fran area.
My kitty is used to being the only pet and HATES other animals, so when I visit my family now- I will leave her with food and water for up to 5 days rather than bringing her to my mom’s (who has 3 other cats). It seems less traumatic to her when I leave her behind than when she is stressed out by the other cats.
I flew with my dog (10 pounds) from DFW to ATL and back one Christmas. In Dallas I had to take her out of the carrier, but on the way back (I guess since it was busy with all the Christmas travelers) they didn’t bother taking her out.
It was nice to have her there, but the cost for her ticket (she rode in the cabin with me) and the stress it probably put her in makes me never want to do it again. I love her, and thankfully so do the people at PetSmart and that’s where’s she been for every family vacation since.
Awwww, your kitty is adorable. I have two– one is a super scaredy cat and the other is not scare of much, but she HATES being in the car, for some reason.
If your cat is on the scared/timid side, it might do more harm than good to fly with her. I was gone for 4 full days & nights (returned on the fifth morning) for my wedding. After being home for one night, we left on our honeymoon for 2 weeks. It was soooo hard being away from my kitties, but we lined up three pet sitters, my parents, a sibling, and a paid pet sitter. We had them overlap a few days, so that the kitties had two visitors, but we also did it so it wasn’t such a stress on anyone to have to visit our cats for 18 days! While it wasn’t ideal, they would have gone nuts traveling, and terrified in a new place.
You know your cats best, but I would probably leave them at home and get a sitter to check in on them. One of my cats is sooooo timid, and she because pretty good friends with my mom while I was gone! She started coming up to my mom as soon as she got to the house, and would stay out with her the entire time she was here. And this is COMPLETELY unheard of for my kitty, because she is basically scared of everyone but me and my hubby.
If you do decide to fly with her, know that both the plane ride, AND being in a strange place (with or without you) will be very stressful for her.
One of my cats (the timid one) gets herself sick EVERY TIME she stresses herself out.
If you do fly with her, make sure you cover the carrier as much as possible, starting with the moment you leave the house (but make sure she gets air!). This will keep her from seeing all of the chaos. Also, if you decide not to tranquilize, there are a few different things that can help… one is an all natural drop that just “takes the edge off…” I know a lot of people swear by it for the forth of july or new years for pets who are terrified of fireworks. IT doesn’t drug them up, but just eases things up. There is also a syrup you can get from your vet to help build up their immune systems, which would be good even if you decide to leave her at home for a while. Check with your vet to see what he/she suggests.
Also, definitely keep a harness on your kitty while traveling… and make sure you can get her a disposable litter box ASAP when you arrive in your new location… maybe even in the car if someone is picking you up. Although she shouldn’t eat/drink starting the night before the flight, cats aren’t as used to “holding it” as dogs are.
GOOD LUCK!
We hate to leave our kitties…but we hire a pet sitter from Fetch, national sitting service at http://www.fetchpetcare.com/
They come every day, one or two times depending on what you want, they feed the cat and then play with them for 30-45 minutes.
Our cats like it because they get to stay in the house, but still get some attention.
Eeek, that comment was insanely long, and slightly jumbly. Sorry!!!
Oh man. The only time I’ve taken a cat anywhere (to the vet) they YOWLED the entire time they were in the car! It was miserable! If I ever had to travel with a cat I would definitely be stocking up on the drugs!
but what will your cat do while you’re out exploring? she’ll still be in an unfamiliar hotel room =(
We used to bring our cats out to play on leashes in San Francisco too! They really hated the beach for some reason (go figure…?)
When they were little, we boarded them at a wonderful place in SF. It is pricey, but we felt totally comfortable that they were well taken care of and had no pet owner guilt. http://www.yelp.com/biz/feline-wishes-and-caviar-dreams-san-francisco I’d definitely recommend checking them out.
@ms boardwalk: we’re going to be at my families house so she’d have lots of folks to love her. My mom is super excited about bringing her home
@CarrieAnne: Thanks! I’ll check it out- love yelp! The gilt of leaving het alone is a huge factor so this could help.
@BeachBrideT: hehe thanks for the info! I’m going to ask about those drops, the tranquillizers make me nervous - font want kitty too relaxed withvthe added pressure changes!
Awww, your kitty’s adorable! Never traveled with a pet before, but I can totally sympathize with not wanting to leave your furball behind!
I traveled with a puppy when we went to pick up our Enzo from North Carolina. I must admit, we got a small amount of sedative to put in his puppy food, and it calmed him down wonders. I know I know, no one wants to drug their pet, but it made it much better for him in the end.
I’d either hire a cat sitting service for the 2 weeks (& as a bonus, a lot of places will also water your plants, check your mail, etc.) or ask the vet for kitty traquilizers for the plane ride! There are ones that just subdue them, not totally knock them out…it will make it less stressful for your adorable little kitty
Hi Miss Sunbeam,
My kitty even hates going into the car. She peed in the car once. I wouldn’t want to think about what she would be like on an airplane. Hubs and I were away for a month traveling recently and we had his in-laws come everyday to pet her and take care of her. I felt really bad because they had to drive to her but they ended up loving it and she got to know her grandparents better.
I know there are a lot of catsitters in the Bay Area that will come by for around $20 a day. Check out Craig’s List for some listings or ask some nearby cat parents. It’s about the same price as boarding her.
Miss Sunbeam,
I have traveled on a plane with two cats before. My mom was very ill with cancer and lived half the country away and she had two cats that she loved very dearly. She decided that my fiance and I should be the ones to take care of the cats for her and wanted us to take them back with us on the plane. Although I am very glad that we have the kitties, I would say that it was a hard trip on us all.
First of all, the airline we traveled, which I believe was American Airlines, charged $100/kitty in addition to our tickets. They also had a rule that since it was summer that the kitties had to travel with us as carry on luggage because the temperatures were so hot in our destination (not that I would have ever have subjected them to riding beneath the plane out of my sight in the first place!).
We had to remove them each from their carriers at the security checkpoint and place the carrier on the xray machine. This was very much a challenge because 1) the kitties were not fond of the carriers to begin with and 2) they are not used to big crowds, large open rooms and tons of people/noise. It was quite stressful to get through security for us because the kitties were freaking out and because the security line was packed and the security agents were not very pleased with having to deal with us. We then had to get the cats back in the carriers and also get ourselves reshoed/belted, etc. This was not a very fun process.
After that, we were able to calm the kitties somewhat but they were none to happy to be in the carriers and they were too skidish to let out (they tended to run and hide under the rows of seating at the gate). On the flight they were pretty much ok, except for take off and landing which they both cried pretty loudly. I think they were scared of the sensation. One of the cats tends to get pretty car sick and so after we got off the plane I decided to check them out one at a time in the bathroom while my fiance kept watch of the other outside (handling one at a time was all I could deal with). The car sick kitty did indeed get sick all over his carrier and also let go of his bowels and bladder too. Poor thing, I had to take him out of the carrier and wash him up in the sink (something he normally hates, but was too sick to care about at this time) and then wash out his carrier. The second kitty only peed all over her carrier but I still had to take her out and wash her in the sink as well as her carrier too.
After we had them cleaned up, I was worried that they were dehydrated from the getting sick and tried to give them some water, but they didn’t seem to want any, nor did they want to come out of their carriers. They seemed to calm a bit when we would pet them and put them on our laps in the carrier. However, the whole time I could tell that neither of them was happy.
Once we got home and let them out of the carrier they at first were very cautious and took a while to get used to the room, etc. The did end up eating and drinking quite a bit that evening and eventually were just fine.
After having this experience, I would not recommend traveling with your cat, unless your cat seems to deal much better with riding in the car, lots of people, etc. I wish that there would have been another way to travel with my mom’s cats other than how we had to because it was a very stressful and hard experience on us as well as the cats. However, if you do feel that you need to travel with your cat I offer a few suggestions:
- Don’t feed her anything the night before you leave.
- Have a towel or something to wrap her in when you go through security. I wish we would have done this because there was much scratching that happened when the cats were freaking out.
- DONT give her a sedative. We went to their vet before we left on the plane because our airline required that we have documentation that the cats were healthy and had all of their shots before they got on the plane. We asked the vet about the sedative or some carsickness medicine especially for the one cat and he told us that although he can write a prescription he very much recommended that we did not give it to the cats. He said that more cats have a very bad reaction to and sometimes die on the plane trip because of the medicine. He also said that the cats might not be very responsive if we gave them the medicine so we wouldn’t really be able to know if something was wrong. After such a stern warning we decided to go without the medicine.
- Put your cat in the carrier to comfort her when you are on the flight (we were not allowed to take them out of their carrier during the flight). This seemed to be the only thing that comforted them.
-Don’t travel with you kitty unless you absolutely have to. My heart broke that I had to put them through so much trauma. I think it would be less traumatic to put her into one of those pet hotels or maybe hire a sitter for her.
Hope this helps.
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Mrs. Sunbeam, San Francisco/Grove City, PA
Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student & Office Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Motion Designer
Engagement Date: May 10, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009
Venue: Harbison Chapel & The Maple Lane Farm
About Me: Mr. Sunbeam and I are high school sweethearts. We both come from a small town in PA but are growing to love the California lifestyle. He loves wine and I love cheese... the perfect combination! When I'm not drooling over wedding blogs, I'm attending grad school, out being a foodie, or attempting to "walk" our cat at the park. Two things guaranteed to excite me are wedding cakes and breaking out my suitcase to travel. Mr. Sunbeam and I are personalizing our hometown wedding to celebrate our high school sweetheart status and PA roots with a few CA touches. After ten years of dating we couldn't be more excited to call each other husband and wife!
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