We brought our 10 year old/indoor/outdoor male cat to the Villages last Jan. for a month, and he moaned and cried in the car a little at first, then settled in with the motion of the car and was fine. No need for a cat liter box or food or water during the 2-day trip. What we did before the trip was to get a motion sickness pill into him that the vet prescribed (he didn't believe in giving cats tranquilizers). Next we sprayed his cabin carrier (very soft carrier and big enough for him to sit in) with Comfort Zone which contains cat pheromones which calms cats. When we stayed in the Villages rental property we plugged in a liquid form of Comfort Zone into an elec. outlet which also contained cat pheromones. He never had an accident at the rental home!! Goggle the internet for Comfort Zone, it's a lot cheaper there than buying it at pet stores. Your pets will be good at the motel and use their box and will then eat/drink. Just make sure you plug up any holes around the bed box so that your cats don't "disappear" under the bed!!! Hope this helps!!!
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