[redwitch]

I drove with an obnoxious teen and 3 cats from California to here. One of the cats was absolutely terrified of riding. The other two weren't thrilled but could tolerate it. For the first day, I gave my big baby a sedative; one of the cats 1/2 a tab and the other nothing. I didn't need to give any of the girls a pill after the first day (we took a leisurely trip, stopping whenever something interested us).

My fraidy cat howled for 15 minutes and then curled up and went to sleep. The black brat settled down with her pill in about 10 minutes. The third enjoyed looking out the window. I did not cage them (no room) but always had harnasses on them and no car door nor window was opened unless all three girls were on their leads.

I did have a litter box on the floor and the girls happily used it -- usually when I was at a point where I couldn't stop to clean it for at least 3 hours. I also had a food and water dish in a dish pan so they could eat and drink when they wanted.

The worst part of the trip was listening to my child whine when she couldn't find a decent radio station (she'd packed up all of her CDs).