Home Staging Los Angeles
August 24th, 2008
Question: Car travel with cats?
We have 2 cats. One isn't quite a year old yet and the other is 13 and partially blind from cataracts. The older one has traveled quite a bit--he used to be my mom's cat and rode 25 miles to the vet and rode down from Oregon to Los Angeles. He has lived with us since--2003. the young one hasn't been left longer than a few hours and is still in his 'into everything - destructive' stage. We will be car traveling and our destination is 3 hrs away, staying in a hotel room and they won't be alone in the room more than a couple of hours (closed in the bathroom). The alternative is they stay home with someone to feed and give them fresh water every day. But, she isn't a cat person--one of my friends who is a cat person will visit at least once to check on them but, she lives 30 miles away. I am worried about boarding them because the blind one gets disoriented--he feels safer when he is with us but, he is very familiar with home surroundings. All answers/suggestions welcome!!!
Answer: If you are going to be gone for more than 2 days, I would take them with me, if I were you. If you have found a hotel that lets you bring the cats, it should be fine. As far as the travel goes, the younger one will take his stress cues from the older cat and it should be fine. You can probably help things a bit if you can take them out together a few times for some local driving around (no purpose). It doesn't have to be for long. I'm reluctant to leave cats with people who have no cat experience.
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