Hello. I have two cats. When we had one cat and we went away overnight or for two nights, we used feeder-timers to feed at the right times. We don't just free-feed.
Now, the second (newer) cat needs a particular food plus we are concerned about one eating all the food before the other gets to it, so we can't leave them home alone overnight.
I would like to visit my parents over Thanksgiving for a couple days. My plan is to leave the original cat home with her feeder-timers, and bring the newer cat with us. I don't want to use the vet to board him cause there's noisy dogs there and they have very inconvenient drop off/pick up times.
My question is, is it overly mean to be driving with kitty for an hour trip? He does ok on trips to the vet - he's mostly quiet and just pouts. If this works well we'd like to do it again in other instances where we go away overnight or visit my parents again. In your opinion, is that cruel?
Secon question - anyone know of a soft-sided carrier that is ready to be strapped in to the seat belt? I want to keep him safe during the trip! Thanks.
Now, the second (newer) cat needs a particular food plus we are concerned about one eating all the food before the other gets to it, so we can't leave them home alone overnight.
I would like to visit my parents over Thanksgiving for a couple days. My plan is to leave the original cat home with her feeder-timers, and bring the newer cat with us. I don't want to use the vet to board him cause there's noisy dogs there and they have very inconvenient drop off/pick up times.
My question is, is it overly mean to be driving with kitty for an hour trip? He does ok on trips to the vet - he's mostly quiet and just pouts. If this works well we'd like to do it again in other instances where we go away overnight or visit my parents again. In your opinion, is that cruel?
Secon question - anyone know of a soft-sided carrier that is ready to be strapped in to the seat belt? I want to keep him safe during the trip! Thanks.