Well, last night I took my very first solo car trip home from school back to my parents' for Thanksgiving, about 6 hours away.
The cats did fine. Much less stressful than the last time I had them in the car. I put a blanket over their carriers, and that seemed to help a LOT. Instead of yowling incessantly, Kramer yowled at the beginning and then went to sleep, I think. He only yowled intermittently for the rest of the trip, and it was usually after a loud noise, so I think I woke him up and made him remember he was in the car, which upset him. And then he went back to sleep. :lol3:
However, there was a giant rainstorm close to the end of the drive. Very scary. I was on I-10, and the rain was so bad that me and all the other drivers were going 30 mph with our hazards on... on the interstate. I had to stay behind somebody to align myself with their taillights because I couldn't see the stripes on the road well enough. I was just about to pull over and wait when the rain let up. Then about 10 minutes later, I passed an awful accident, presumably caused by the rain. Only one car, but it was on its roof and crashed into a tree.
They had gotten everyone out by the time I passed it though.
The cats are doing wonderfully with the dog! I wasn't that worried, because even though Bear is a big Labrador puppy, like a 90lb puppy, he's just the sweetest thing, not a mean bone in his body. The cats aren't thrilled with him, obviously, but there hasn't been a fight yet, and they've been able to go up and smell each other and stuff. He's out of the house for the day with my stepdad, and the cats are getting to explore the house. Boots isn't hiding under anything, and he's even letting strangers pet him. He does get a little scared when he's in a room by himself and can't find me (he meows until I find him) but overall he's great.
AND I got the $350 worth of accidental overages dropped from my cell bill today.
What a wonderful Thanksgiving so far!!
Hope everyone is doing well
The cats did fine. Much less stressful than the last time I had them in the car. I put a blanket over their carriers, and that seemed to help a LOT. Instead of yowling incessantly, Kramer yowled at the beginning and then went to sleep, I think. He only yowled intermittently for the rest of the trip, and it was usually after a loud noise, so I think I woke him up and made him remember he was in the car, which upset him. And then he went back to sleep. :lol3:
However, there was a giant rainstorm close to the end of the drive. Very scary. I was on I-10, and the rain was so bad that me and all the other drivers were going 30 mph with our hazards on... on the interstate. I had to stay behind somebody to align myself with their taillights because I couldn't see the stripes on the road well enough. I was just about to pull over and wait when the rain let up. Then about 10 minutes later, I passed an awful accident, presumably caused by the rain. Only one car, but it was on its roof and crashed into a tree.
They had gotten everyone out by the time I passed it though. The cats are doing wonderfully with the dog! I wasn't that worried, because even though Bear is a big Labrador puppy, like a 90lb puppy, he's just the sweetest thing, not a mean bone in his body. The cats aren't thrilled with him, obviously, but there hasn't been a fight yet, and they've been able to go up and smell each other and stuff. He's out of the house for the day with my stepdad, and the cats are getting to explore the house. Boots isn't hiding under anything, and he's even letting strangers pet him. He does get a little scared when he's in a room by himself and can't find me (he meows until I find him) but overall he's great.
AND I got the $350 worth of accidental overages dropped from my cell bill today.
What a wonderful Thanksgiving so far!!Hope everyone is doing well
