Cat Facts: Traveling with a Cat

Traveling with a Cat

Sorry it has been so long. We have moved from Minnesota to New Mexico. A friend flew up from New Mexico and helped us drive back down to Albuquerque – a long 4-day drive through heat over 100 degrees each day.

Our New Home

I was very concerned for over a year, while planning this move, how my cat, Michie, would react. She has a yowling fit every time I put her in the car to go to the vet, which was only about 2 miles away, crying the whole time. What was she going to do on a 4-day car trip? And I was also worried about what her reaction would be when we came to a new house in a completely different climate rather than going back to the home she has lived in for half of her life.

The vet recommended that we sedate her, so I dropped her off at the vet in the morning when I went to the closing to sell my house, and picked her up after the moving van had packed up and left and we were hitting the road. The vet gave her a sleepy pill. The first half of an hour she cried, but when she realized we weren’t going back home, she settled down.

The second day I gave her half a pill in the morning, and she slept part of the morning, but otherwise just lay in her carrier in a trance most of the time, so the last 2 days I didn’t give her anything.

I was so glad that I had bought the 3-in-1 stroller for her a few years ago. With 2 people and their luggage in the car for days, we didn’t want her loose in the car. It was much safer for her and for us to have her in a seat-belted car seat. The first day, she tried to claw her way out through the front mesh window, but then she settled down. Keeping one of her fleece blankets inside (received from the Humane Society when you contribute money to them) helped her stay settled in the carrier for so long and has helped her adapt to her new home.

She misses the green grass she likes to chew, but just this morning she saw a road runner dash down the street and was intrigued, so hopefully she will be able to make the adjustment well. The first few days she just slept in a closet — poor baby — but now she is out and feeling much more comfortable. When her cat tree finally arrives along with my furniture, maybe next week, it will be like home again (Thank you so much, Allied Moving, for making us camp out in our new home for 2 weeks!!).

Cat Product Reviews: 3-in-1 Stroller

3-in-1 Cat Stroller-Carrier-Car Seat

3-in-1 Carrier-Stroller

The featured product at Cats Cats Everywhere this month is the 3-in-1 Stroller.

It is on sale for the month of June.

I bought this for my cat several years ago, when the little 4-pound kitten I adopted from the Humane Society turned into a 15-pound Maine Coon. She is beautiful and I love her, but trying to fit her into a regular cat carrier was just too uncomfortable for her — if I could squish her into it at all.

Also, with a squirming cat that weighs as much as a bowling ball, just trying to carry the carrier was difficult.

Then I found this lovely product. It is large enough for a large cat or a small dog — made for pets up to 25 pounds. The whole thing altogether only weighs 13 pounds, and it comes apart easily. The main carrier that you see comes out of the stroller frame, which can then be folded down flat in seconds for easy storage. Then the carrier can be carried by straps or even put into your car and, using the straps, becomes a safe, belted-in car seat for your furry baby.

It is large enough that my cat can turn around inside of it and get comfortable. The top flap opens for easy access. Before, when I tried to take her to the vet in the car, she would be running around the car, being a danger to herself, to me, and everyone else on the road. Now, she is safely belted in and I don’t have to worry about her.

Another great thing about the 3-in-1 Cat Stroller-Cat Seat-Cat Carrier is that it comes with FREE SHIPPING!