I have found, after about 4 trips back and forth from Pa to the Villages, the less I fuss over my 2 cats the better. At first, I used to worry about them, but found out that putting them in the cage with their favorite bed and covering the cage with a blanket so they were warm (cats love to be warm) and they could not see what was going on around them. they would sleep the whole 7 to 9 hours (depending on how long we would drive), with little or no fuss. Gave them NO tranquilizers, No food, No water, No litter box. The first time we made the trip we lost much time offering them water, food and a litter box, neither of which they wanted any part of. Now instead of wasting 1/2 hr to 45 minutes offering these things, we just let them sleep and everyone is happy, them and us. When we get to the motel, they are happy to get out of the cage. After checking out their new motel room, they go to the litter box, eat their dinner and have plenty of water to drink. The only down side to this is...after sleeping all day, they tend to stay up and run around the motel room most of the night. My final thought is the less you fuss over them the better off they are. Just my opinion. Hopes this may help someone who is uncomfortable about traveling with cats.
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