Hello all,
We have a 5-year-old Persian cat. He is pretty easy-going and stayed at 3 different houses before, lived a long time in 2. He has been in my car many times, it used to disturb him, but looks like it doesn't anymore. The last time I took him to the vet, he meowed only once, then slept in his crate. The crate is kind of small though, there is no free area to place food or water for him in it.
Recently, I figured out leashing him did not disturb him, to I tried to take him to a walk, he freaked and ran back into our flat.
We've got someone to look after him for 2-3 days in my town, bu this time I'm planning to take him to my parents' 5-6 hours drive away. We'll stay there for 8 or 9 days. And it's going to be hot and sunny where I'll take him, and on the road. My car does have AC, though I don't prefer using it much, as the car uses gasoline more that way.
The last time I took him to the vet, they said there is a pill which can make the cat kind of "drunk" for a few hours. Though there are two other Persian cats in my parents', and I don't know if he can wake up completely once after the trip.
Do you think it would be OK for my cat on the road, without the pills? I'm afraid he could sleep all the way and not be able to wake up when I reach the destination, to meet other cats, and deal with them.
Or is that overall a bad idea to stress the cat on the road and make him stay a while with two other cats?
Thanks
We have a 5-year-old Persian cat. He is pretty easy-going and stayed at 3 different houses before, lived a long time in 2. He has been in my car many times, it used to disturb him, but looks like it doesn't anymore. The last time I took him to the vet, he meowed only once, then slept in his crate. The crate is kind of small though, there is no free area to place food or water for him in it.
Recently, I figured out leashing him did not disturb him, to I tried to take him to a walk, he freaked and ran back into our flat.
We've got someone to look after him for 2-3 days in my town, bu this time I'm planning to take him to my parents' 5-6 hours drive away. We'll stay there for 8 or 9 days. And it's going to be hot and sunny where I'll take him, and on the road. My car does have AC, though I don't prefer using it much, as the car uses gasoline more that way.
The last time I took him to the vet, they said there is a pill which can make the cat kind of "drunk" for a few hours. Though there are two other Persian cats in my parents', and I don't know if he can wake up completely once after the trip.
Do you think it would be OK for my cat on the road, without the pills? I'm afraid he could sleep all the way and not be able to wake up when I reach the destination, to meet other cats, and deal with them.
Or is that overall a bad idea to stress the cat on the road and make him stay a while with two other cats?
Thanks