Does your cat fine sitting at the back of the car? What do you do to prevent anxiety?
Wow, I am shocked that you leave the cats alone, loose in the car. Anything could happen, including a cat escaping when you open the door. The car being hit by another car. The car being broken into. That's just taking unnecessary chances, in my opinion.Yikes.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
I show cats and they are always in a carrier in the back seat when riding. Never loose. The only time that is allowed is when we stop for dinner/lunch on the road and we will let them out to roam in the car while we are eating.
Here's a true story to make you stop and think about letting the cat ride loose in the car:
Friend of mine (A) took Friend B to the vet's office with the cat. Friend B insisted her cat didn't need a carrier as he always rode in the car on her lap. Against better judgement Friend A said ok as the vet's office was not far.
They were at a stop light and a fire truck came down the street, horns blaring, lights flashing. The cat panicked and leaped forward right into the windshield. They rushed to the vet's office 2 blocks away, but the cat had brain damage and they had to put him down. Had the cat been in a carrier in the back seat, he would have survived! Take it for what its worth to you and your cat.