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My outside cat has an electric blanket
On 6/25/2015 6:07 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:03:53 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/25/2015 2:07 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote: Do you keep them in separate carriers? What about feeding and litter during, say, a two or three day driving trip? .............I'd say yes to separate carriers. Take them out of carriers in motel room at night, set up litter box in bathroom and feed as usual. Bring a little whisk broom and pan to clean up before you leave. You can offer water and litter box during the day, but I bet they won't be interested and it increases the chances of them getting loose and lost if you open the carriers before they're safe in a room. If there's a way you can put water in the carrier w/o it being spilled all over during the ride, I'd do that. Cats can hold it forever. Ever take a cat into the vet to stay overnight to get a urine sample? Good luck with that! Alternatively you can get a big crate and put both of them in with a litter box and water during the ride, but, take it from me, that's hard to haul in and out of the car. Thanks! Good advice. ..............one other thing. I was moving from IN to FL so I called motels ahead of time around the area I thought I'd be stopping to see if they'd allow cats in the room. The answer was yes. I did not make a reservation as this was one of those motels right off the highway. When I pulled in I reminded them that I had called about cats being in the room. Receptionist asked how many cats, answer was 6 then she said NO, too many cats! I was exhausted, it was dusk and the next place I stopped I told them I had 2 cats and they let me stay. Mostly the cats got out of the carrier and hid under the covers for a while before eating and doing their business. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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My outside cat has an electric blanket
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:51:08 -0400, buglady
wrote: On 6/25/2015 6:07 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote: On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:03:53 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/25/2015 2:07 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote: Do you keep them in separate carriers? What about feeding and litter during, say, a two or three day driving trip? .............I'd say yes to separate carriers. Take them out of carriers in motel room at night, set up litter box in bathroom and feed as usual. Bring a little whisk broom and pan to clean up before you leave. You can offer water and litter box during the day, but I bet they won't be interested and it increases the chances of them getting loose and lost if you open the carriers before they're safe in a room. If there's a way you can put water in the carrier w/o it being spilled all over during the ride, I'd do that. Cats can hold it forever. Ever take a cat into the vet to stay overnight to get a urine sample? Good luck with that! Alternatively you can get a big crate and put both of them in with a litter box and water during the ride, but, take it from me, that's hard to haul in and out of the car. Thanks! Good advice. .............one other thing. I was moving from IN to FL so I called motels ahead of time around the area I thought I'd be stopping to see if they'd allow cats in the room. The answer was yes. I did not make a reservation as this was one of those motels right off the highway. When I pulled in I reminded them that I had called about cats being in the room. Receptionist asked how many cats, answer was 6 then she said NO, too many cats! I was exhausted, it was dusk and the next place I stopped I told them I had 2 cats and they let me stay. Mostly the cats got out of the carrier and hid under the covers for a while before eating and doing their business. I know my two would go under the bed if they are frightened (in a strange place). I could have a problem getting them out. I have had the problem here at home especially if I have strangers (workmen, etc) in the house. -- |
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My outside cat has an electric blanket
buglady writes:
On 6/25/2015 2:07 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote: Do you keep them in separate carriers? What about feeding and litter during, say, a two or three day driving trip? .............I'd say yes to separate carriers. (snip) Agreed; it may be worth my mentioning that we once we had a pair of carriers with a wide grate at the front that the cats could get their paw through, and they seemed to quite like being placed so that they could face each other and even "hold hands"! Our current cat is actually very sedate so, if there is someone in the back of the car, we just put a harness on him and have that person look after him and he just sits there and gives no trouble. When we stop at places like rest areas we try to park a little way from any craziness or busy traffic so he can look around a bit without it being too scary. Some of the carriers intended for things like shipping pets internationally can be useful. They are big and heavy, but they have plenty of room for the cat to be able to sit up fully, vents for them to peer out of, and have a water dispenser. -- Mark |
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My outside cat has an electric blanket
On 6/25/2015 6:55 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote:
I know my two would go under the bed if they are frightened (in a strange place). I could have a problem getting them out. I have had the problem here at home especially if I have strangers (workmen, etc) in the house. ...........I'd say there aren't any motels that have an "under the bed"! They're all on wooden platforms. I have no idea why. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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My outside cat has an electric blanket
On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:40:30 -0400, buglady
wrote: On 6/25/2015 6:55 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote: I know my two would go under the bed if they are frightened (in a strange place). I could have a problem getting them out. I have had the problem here at home especially if I have strangers (workmen, etc) in the house. ..........I'd say there aren't any motels that have an "under the bed"! They're all on wooden platforms. I have no idea why. buglady take out the dog before replying From what I've read, use separate carriers. I have one big plastic carrier - Nipsy will go in that one because he is big. I ordered three smaller soft-sided carriers for the other three. They are a bit smaller than I thought - hopefully high enough so they can stand up. There won't be a whole lot of room in the MiniVan since I'm taking a bunch of stuff that I don't want to sit in a hot moving van for up to a week. I'm hoping that the soft sides will allow for a bit of wiggle room. My vet said NO to giving them any kind of sedative, but did say not to feed them in the morning, and probably feed them less than normal. No litterbox in the van, but I'll put down a tarp to protect the stuff from any accidents. I have no idea how I'm going to keep Nipsy and Baby from yowling the whole way, but hopefully they'll calm down. |
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My outside cat has an electric blanket
On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:49:26 +0100, Mark Carroll
wrote: buglady writes: On 6/25/2015 2:07 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote: Do you keep them in separate carriers? What about feeding and litter during, say, a two or three day driving trip? .............I'd say yes to separate carriers. (snip) Agreed; it may be worth my mentioning that we once we had a pair of carriers with a wide grate at the front that the cats could get their paw through, and they seemed to quite like being placed so that they could face each other and even "hold hands"! I do have two carriers, but they take up a lot of space in a small car. When I have taken them both to the vet, I have put the carriers in the back seat with the fronts facing each other, and I have never heard any complaints from them as long as they can see each other. -- |
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