I have two ragdoll kittens who will be 10 months at Christmas time. I live alone with them in Switzerland, a country I moved to a couple of years ago and where I don't have many personal ties. This makes it difficult to go away, particularly at Christmas since I imagine many people will not be interested in cat sitting but actually spending time with their own family and friends.
As I too would like to go back to Chicago to spend time with my family and friends, I thought about bringing them with me as checked cargo on Swiss airlines.
I do realise that it would be better to leave them behind as I read a number of articles about the risks and stress of airplane travel on cats, and travelling during weather that is too hot/cold, which is another consideration that is not completely possible to plan for. But I also have concerns about finding anyone who could watch them for 10 days or more at Christmas and New Years. This means that I would not be able to go back home and would have to spend Christmas alone - not a great thought.
If I took them with me, I could probably stay longer as well - more like 2.5 or 3 weeks.
I would just like to gauge people's thoughts on the topic. I imagine that I am not the first one to have this idea or do it.
Many thanks.
As I too would like to go back to Chicago to spend time with my family and friends, I thought about bringing them with me as checked cargo on Swiss airlines.
I do realise that it would be better to leave them behind as I read a number of articles about the risks and stress of airplane travel on cats, and travelling during weather that is too hot/cold, which is another consideration that is not completely possible to plan for. But I also have concerns about finding anyone who could watch them for 10 days or more at Christmas and New Years. This means that I would not be able to go back home and would have to spend Christmas alone - not a great thought.
If I took them with me, I could probably stay longer as well - more like 2.5 or 3 weeks.
I would just like to gauge people's thoughts on the topic. I imagine that I am not the first one to have this idea or do it.
Many thanks.