My first kitty I ever had was a big black boy. I'd found him as a kitten. Kitums was a trooper, he'd get up in the back window of the car and chill out. Dad put him on a leash when we stopped to rest. He'd go bathroom no problem. Kitums traveled from Milwaukee to Springfield MO every Christmas to see Grandma. We even took him camping with us. If we went, he went. My MC I had for 17 years was an awesome boy. We moved from Dallas to 9 hrs north of there. Not one peep out of him the whole way. I'd stop for gas and would check to see if he was still breathing. 😅 I'd open his carrier and he'd be like, hi there. He wouldn't come out and stretch so I'd shut the door on his carrier and off we went. I miss that big fella. He's been gone 15 months.
I keep a litterbox w/litter media in the vehicle at all times! And doggy poo bags rather than a scooper. When I first became a pet parent, I read that I should! We only travel to the vet and pet store. I do forget food 🥴. In nearly 4yrs, they've only used the car box twice. They don't usually eat or eliminate during the drive, "but" as our presenter says (I don't know if I've ever heard him give his name) these are precautions jic ❤ I've also read that it's best to do a series of short local trips before taking kitty on a long drive. 2 of 3 cats don't ride well, however, they do not vomit. More like hyperventilate which hurts my heart. I keep saying I'm going to train them by first sitting in the vehicle on the driveway. Then, the neighborhood. I need to do this 😬‼️
My Oliver, now 18, has traveled from Michigan to DC twice. I got a smaller wire dog crate with two doors - 1 side and 1 end - with enough room for a litter box and cushion. He did very well on the 10 hour one way drives. I'd give him food, drink and treats at every stop and cover most of the crate so that he felt enclosed and safer. Also secured the crate with seatbelt for stability. The double doors made it easier to clean the litter box at stops. His long distance travels are over now, but this experience has made it much easier when we have to travel shorter distances - an hour or less. He willingly goes into the carrier and is quiet until close to destination. Somehow he knows!
We moved six cats in two cars from Virginia to New Hampshire. None were leash trained & we couldn't let them out of their carriers. Five were in normal carriers, one was in a have-a-heart trap (it was the only way we could catch her). It was a tough trip but, now they are all happily in their new home & getting along better than ever.
Just drove from Olathe, Ks to Arkansas and then to San Antonio, TX with my 4 month old Kitten. He was very well behaved. Stayed in carrier on trip except for stops. I got my kitten used to being in carrier by taking him on many local trips. Took litter box along.
When I had an SUV I placed a decent sized dog crate in the back with attached litter box (tied in place) and a non tip bowl of water. That way all the cats could be together and use their litter as needed. They settled in well after the first 30 minutes for our two day trip. 🙀😻
When my daughter got married, she moved several hours away as her husband was in the army (back in early 2000's). She left behind her cat and asked us to transport it to her. We made several stops along the way and would walk the cat on a leash so she could stretch her legs. Everyone would point and laugh like it was the craziest thing in the world. The cat tended to have anxiety some issues anyway, but she would not eat drink or offer to potty while we were traveling.
My cat goes in the pet taxi & get seat belt in if possible. Never loose in my vehicle. Always take food & treats & water. Protect them fur babies they are family.
I purchased a hard carrier with both top & front openings. It’s so much easier to get them in through the top door. Spraying fel-a-way cat pheromone in the carrier before hand also seems to help. Avoiding large meals before trips also helps prevent vomiting later.
My wife and I had to take our new pickup for its first service with the dealer one morning at 08:00am .... we live in the country about an hours drive from the dealer .... my wife followed me in her little car to take me home while the pickup was being serviced .... at 03:00pm we had to go back to the dealer to take the pickup back home .... when we arrived at the dealership and entered the service dept we were greeted by a big orange Tom Cat sound asleep on a cushion in the Service Dept .... he appeared yawning and stretching from under the passenger seat during the service to the amusement of the mechanics .... he was given some lunch by the staff before resuming his nap. 🙀 🙀
I can't afford to take my senior cat to the vet as often as I ought to, but when I do the drive is terrifying for her. 🙀😿🙀😿🙀 She sings the sad song of her people all the way there & all the way back. 😱😰😱😰😱 I have had to choose a vet closer to home because I have feared she might actually have a heart attack en route due to being so distressed. I have her carrier belted in to the passenger seat where we can see each other the whole time and I do all I can to comfort her, but it does not seem to help at all. 😢🙀
That's my usual position for the cat carrier also. But then I read that it's incorrect because if there was an accident air bag would deploy & the cat could be injured.
My cat Twink howled everything she was put in the car. She knew she was going to the vet. I used to sing to her on the way and there was one song that calmed her down. It was Sentimental Journey. To this day I don't know why she liked that one. But on the day I had to put her down, that was all I sang as she went to sleep. She was 18. I have trouble singing it now without crying. Go figure.
oh 2 outta my 3 cats would warble their anguish all the way to the vet, but somehow on the drive back, they'd b as quiet as a dormouse - it's as if they realise the worst is over... and i live less than 10 mins away from the vet...
Welcome!! Glad you are here. This is what i have found, maybe it wiil work for you. I find consistent teeth brushing is the best. Start slow just by letting your cat sniff the brush over a few days. Try placing the brush in your cats lips. Again a little each day. Do it at the same time each day... Hopefully, after a few weeks your cat will let you brush more and more. All those chews and dental treats are part of daily care. After dinner, after dishes, ill call my kitty, usually he is already at the kitchen door. I tell him brush teeth, brush teeth. Ill pinch the nape of his neck softly (cats pause button) and ill let him chew the brush then i take over. This is then followed by a dental treat. Go slowly with everything with your cat from bathing to brushing. Good luck, let me know how it goes. 😊😊😊
I wet a small toothbrush with 3% food grade h2o2 and also some silver spray…I started by brushing her face and chin and whiskers and she eventually opened her mouth and now she likes it and her teeth seem healthy. I also spray those same things on a damp paper towel and wipe her down with it almost every day.
Which way should the carrier door be facing? The front, or the side? We took our girl on a 2.5 hour road trip for a week away while our house was being painted in Dec 2020. We waited until she had eaten and used the litter box before heading out, but she peed and pooped in her carrier half way through the trip. Not to mention that she cried the whole way. Poor Nala. 😿 She never settled down in the new location. I gave her gabapentin before we left, but she cried most of the way home, and peed and pooped in her carrier again. Until this past May, every time she has gone to the vet, which is only 10 minutes away, she peed in the carrier. Never happened before that trip. We avoid putting her through that by not taking her on car rides unless she absolutely has to go (vet). Gabapentin does not seem to work unless I’m not doing it right. But, her carrier is incorporated into her every day life with a treat tossed in to ensure she’ll get in without any issues, which I think is crucial in the event of an emergency situation, so there’s that.
My first kitty I ever had was a big black boy. I'd found him as a kitten. Kitums was a trooper, he'd get up in the back window of the car and chill out. Dad put him on a leash when we stopped to rest. He'd go bathroom no problem. Kitums traveled from Milwaukee to Springfield MO every Christmas to see Grandma. We even took him camping with us. If we went, he went. My MC I had for 17 years was an awesome boy. We moved from Dallas to 9 hrs north of there. Not one peep out of him the whole way. I'd stop for gas and would check to see if he was still breathing. 😅 I'd open his carrier and he'd be like, hi there. He wouldn't come out and stretch so I'd shut the door on his carrier and off we went. I miss that big fella. He's been gone 15 months.
Sorry for your loss. I wish my cat were the happy camper in a vehicle that your Kitums was. 😼😾
I plan on moving 2k miles away and have two cats to move with me. Thank you for this content.
I keep a litterbox w/litter media in the vehicle at all times!
And doggy poo bags rather than a scooper.
When I first became a pet parent, I read that I should! We only travel to the vet and pet store. I do forget food 🥴. In nearly 4yrs, they've only used the car box twice. They don't usually eat or eliminate during the drive, "but" as our presenter says (I don't know if I've ever heard him give his name) these are precautions jic ❤
I've also read that it's best to do a series of short local trips before taking kitty on a long drive.
2 of 3 cats don't ride well, however, they do not vomit. More like hyperventilate which hurts my heart. I keep saying I'm going to train them by first sitting in the vehicle on the driveway. Then, the neighborhood. I need to do this 😬‼️
My Oliver, now 18, has traveled from Michigan to DC twice. I got a smaller wire dog crate with two doors - 1 side and 1 end - with enough room for a litter box and cushion. He did very well on the 10 hour one way drives. I'd give him food, drink and treats at every stop and cover most of the crate so that he felt enclosed and safer. Also secured the crate with seatbelt for stability. The double doors made it easier to clean the litter box at stops. His long distance travels are over now, but this experience has made it much easier when we have to travel shorter distances - an hour or less. He willingly goes into the carrier and is quiet until close to destination. Somehow he knows!
We moved six cats in two cars from Virginia to New Hampshire. None were leash trained & we couldn't let them out of their carriers. Five were in normal carriers, one was in a have-a-heart trap (it was the only way we could catch her). It was a tough trip but, now they are all happily in their new home & getting along better than ever.
Just drove from Olathe, Ks to Arkansas and then to San Antonio, TX with my 4 month old Kitten.
He was very well behaved. Stayed in carrier on trip except for stops. I got my kitten used to being in carrier by taking him on many local trips. Took litter box along.
When I had an SUV I placed a decent sized dog crate in the back with attached litter box (tied in place) and a non tip bowl of water. That way all the cats could be together and use their litter as needed. They settled in well after the first 30 minutes for our two day trip. 🙀😻
When my daughter got married, she moved several hours away as her husband was in the army (back in early 2000's). She left behind her cat and asked us to transport it to her. We made several stops along the way and would walk the cat on a leash so she could stretch her legs. Everyone would point and laugh like it was the craziest thing in the world.
The cat tended to have anxiety some issues anyway, but she would not eat drink or offer to potty while we were traveling.
My cat goes in the pet taxi & get seat belt in if possible. Never loose in my vehicle. Always take food & treats & water. Protect them fur babies they are family.
Hey bud,
My thoughts are with you. Thank you for posting.
I purchased a hard carrier with both top & front openings. It’s so much easier to get them in through the top door. Spraying fel-a-way cat pheromone in the carrier before hand also seems to help. Avoiding large meals before trips also helps prevent vomiting later.
Dang good info👍👍
My wife and I had to take our new pickup for its first service with the dealer one morning at 08:00am .... we live in the country about an hours drive from the dealer .... my wife followed me in her little car to take me home while the pickup was being serviced .... at 03:00pm we had to go back to the dealer to take the pickup back home .... when we arrived at the dealership and entered the service dept we were greeted by a big orange Tom Cat sound asleep on a cushion in the Service Dept .... he appeared yawning and stretching from under the passenger seat during the service to the amusement of the mechanics .... he was given some lunch by the staff before resuming his nap. 🙀 🙀
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I can't afford to take my senior cat to the vet as often as I ought to, but when I do the drive is terrifying for her. 🙀😿🙀😿🙀 She sings the sad song of her people all the way there & all the way back. 😱😰😱😰😱 I have had to choose a vet closer to home because I have feared she might actually have a heart attack en route due to being so distressed. I have her carrier belted in to the passenger seat where we can see each other the whole time and I do all I can to comfort her, but it does not seem to help at all. 😢🙀
That's my usual position for the cat carrier also. But then I read that it's incorrect because if there was an accident air bag would deploy & the cat could be injured.
My cat Twink howled everything she was put in the car. She knew she was going to the vet. I used to sing to her on the way and there was one song that calmed her down. It was Sentimental Journey. To this day I don't know why she liked that one. But on the day I had to put her down, that was all I sang as she went to sleep. She was 18. I have trouble singing it now without crying. Go figure.
oh 2 outta my 3 cats would warble their anguish all the way to the vet, but somehow on the drive back, they'd b as quiet as a dormouse - it's as if they realise the worst is over... and i live less than 10 mins away from the vet...
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this will be my first time commenting on one of your videos however I would like to know what's the best product to keep my cats teeth clean
Welcome!! Glad you are here.
This is what i have found, maybe it wiil work for you.
I find consistent teeth brushing is the best. Start slow just by letting your cat sniff the brush over a few days.
Try placing the brush in your cats lips. Again a little each day. Do it at the same time each day...
Hopefully, after a few weeks your cat will let you brush more and more.
All those chews and dental treats are part of daily care.
After dinner, after dishes, ill call my kitty, usually he is already at the kitchen door.
I tell him brush teeth, brush teeth.
Ill pinch the nape of his neck softly (cats pause button) and ill let him chew the brush then i take over.
This is then followed by a dental treat.
Go slowly with everything with your cat from bathing to brushing.
Good luck, let me know how it goes. 😊😊😊
@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat Great advice! Thank you! 👍🏻✌🏼😻
I wet a small toothbrush with 3% food grade h2o2 and also some silver spray…I started by brushing her face and chin and whiskers and she eventually opened her mouth and now she likes it and her teeth seem healthy. I also spray those same things on a damp paper towel and wipe her down with it almost every day.
Which way should the carrier door be facing? The front, or the side?
We took our girl on a 2.5 hour road trip for a week away while our house was being painted in Dec 2020. We waited until she had eaten and used the litter box before heading out, but she peed and pooped in her carrier half way through the trip. Not to mention that she cried the whole way. Poor Nala. 😿
She never settled down in the new location. I gave her gabapentin before we left, but she cried most of the way home, and peed and pooped in her carrier again.
Until this past May, every time she has gone to the vet, which is only 10 minutes away, she peed in the carrier. Never happened before that trip.
We avoid putting her through that by not taking her on car rides unless she absolutely has to go (vet). Gabapentin does not seem to work unless I’m not doing it right.
But, her carrier is incorporated into her every day life with a treat tossed in to ensure she’ll get in without any issues, which I think is crucial in the event of an emergency situation, so there’s that.
Don't drive a cat it a Uhaul truck because I brought my white male cat down here to Texarkana Texas .
And don't drive to Springfield, Ohio or Shenango, Pa.!
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what, why?