Cat Traveling Tips With Cat Carrier

If you anticipate regular traveling with your cat, to shows, for example, it is worth introducing traveling at an early age. Any length of journey can be very stressful for a cat, and you should try to create as secure an environment as possible within the carrier.

Some cats, especially Siamese, can complain loudly throughout a journey, they are distressed because they feel trapped.

This can be very distracting for the driver. A vet can administer a tranquillizer, but this should be avoided if possible. Because of the stress factor, it is not advisable to subject a pregnant cat, or a nursing mother and young kittens to traveling.

If there is no room for a litter tray or pan, lay some form of absorbent padding, absorbent kitchen paper, or a baby’s nappy or diaper on the base.

Avoid newsprint, especially if you have a light colored cat whose fur might stain. Spread one of the cat’s usual sleeping blankets or towels on top, and add a favorite toy.

Comfort in transit – Seasoned cat show travelers suggest that the cat carrier should be placed as far away from the engine as possible, away from engine noise, and from direct blasts of dry air from heaters and fans.

Some carriers have a specially designed cover to keep out light and draughts or drafts. Otherwise, on cold days, you can cover the carrier with a blanket or towel.

Do make sure there are sufficient gaps for ventilation. In the early days of cat shows, owners would send their prize animals by train in such carefully sealed baskets that on occasions the cats arrived dead from suffocation.

A pedigreed cat us going off to a show. As it is traveling alone with the driver, the carrier will have to be firmly secured on the back seat of the car. A seal point Siamese emerges from its lightproof and draught proof container.