Hey!
First of – I hope this is appropriate to post. If not, I apologize. Longer post – if want to skip to the point – go below the dotted line
My parents took in my brother’s Himalayan cat (Walter) after his divorce (or else he’d be going to a shelter – I hate people who give up their pets after divorce!!!) – and they are in LOVE with him! Even my dad who hates animals and cats – loves him! Yes, I love him too – we’ve had cats for the past 2 decades (all types of breeds and genders) – but NOTHING and NO cat ever compares to him. We are not even talking about his amazing looks – but his personality!
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Sadly, I moved away pre-covid to the US and haven’t seen him or my parents for 1.5 years. The borders will re-open to vaccinated individuals in November. They plan to visit me for at least 2 weeks – they will be bringing Walter with them. The drive is over 20 hours, so they are considering traveling by plane. The plan is for Walter to be their “carry-on” item – so he’ll be in the cabin with them (not in the cargo).
BUT I read it’s recommended to NOT travel by plane due to thinning of air when it comes to brachycephalic breeds… but when I think of brachycephalic breeds I think of the “snub” nosed Persians. Walter has a tiny nose, but it is pointing outwards. Is my understand wrong? What do you guys think of the situation? Obviously, we will be asking a Vet – but I find most vets are more in tune with dogs than cats. Walter is roughly 7 years old.
We don’t want anything bad to happen to Walter – I’ve attached some close-up picks of his face. Obviously since we “adopted him”, we don’t know if he’s pure breed, mixed or what… but we love him so we don’t care!
Thanks!!
First of – I hope this is appropriate to post. If not, I apologize. Longer post – if want to skip to the point – go below the dotted line
My parents took in my brother’s Himalayan cat (Walter) after his divorce (or else he’d be going to a shelter – I hate people who give up their pets after divorce!!!) – and they are in LOVE with him! Even my dad who hates animals and cats – loves him! Yes, I love him too – we’ve had cats for the past 2 decades (all types of breeds and genders) – but NOTHING and NO cat ever compares to him. We are not even talking about his amazing looks – but his personality!
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Sadly, I moved away pre-covid to the US and haven’t seen him or my parents for 1.5 years. The borders will re-open to vaccinated individuals in November. They plan to visit me for at least 2 weeks – they will be bringing Walter with them. The drive is over 20 hours, so they are considering traveling by plane. The plan is for Walter to be their “carry-on” item – so he’ll be in the cabin with them (not in the cargo).
BUT I read it’s recommended to NOT travel by plane due to thinning of air when it comes to brachycephalic breeds… but when I think of brachycephalic breeds I think of the “snub” nosed Persians. Walter has a tiny nose, but it is pointing outwards. Is my understand wrong? What do you guys think of the situation? Obviously, we will be asking a Vet – but I find most vets are more in tune with dogs than cats. Walter is roughly 7 years old.
We don’t want anything bad to happen to Walter – I’ve attached some close-up picks of his face. Obviously since we “adopted him”, we don’t know if he’s pure breed, mixed or what… but we love him so we don’t care!
Thanks!!
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