Harrald
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Hello all,
My bride and I are preparing to move to our post-retirement home. We have 2 cats. One is 18+ years old and the other is about 12. Our vet has told us that the 18 year old shouldn't fly.
The drive for us would be in the 18 hour range. The total time to fly (driving to/from airport and flight time) would be about 7-8 hours.
Our cat is getting cranky in his old age and frequently he'll urinate or the "other" outside of his litter box. If we drive we can give them both a sedative that the vet has provided for us. I think it only lasts 6-7 hours and should be administered 2 hours before the travel begins.
I've looked into Cat friendly hotels and there are plenty along our route. My concern would be that he'll be so stressed on the drive that he may do things to a hotel room that we don't want. We're also concerned that driving or flying would stress him passed the point that his body could handle.
Right now we're considering driving the entire trip in one day with hotels as back up if we can't make it. My bride can drive the first 6 hours and the last 12 I can do. Those numbers are the max either one of us could do.
SO... I'm asking for opinions, ideas or lessons learned from my fellow forum users. Have I missed an option?
Cheers all and TIA,
Harrald
My bride and I are preparing to move to our post-retirement home. We have 2 cats. One is 18+ years old and the other is about 12. Our vet has told us that the 18 year old shouldn't fly.
The drive for us would be in the 18 hour range. The total time to fly (driving to/from airport and flight time) would be about 7-8 hours.
Our cat is getting cranky in his old age and frequently he'll urinate or the "other" outside of his litter box. If we drive we can give them both a sedative that the vet has provided for us. I think it only lasts 6-7 hours and should be administered 2 hours before the travel begins.
I've looked into Cat friendly hotels and there are plenty along our route. My concern would be that he'll be so stressed on the drive that he may do things to a hotel room that we don't want. We're also concerned that driving or flying would stress him passed the point that his body could handle.
Right now we're considering driving the entire trip in one day with hotels as back up if we can't make it. My bride can drive the first 6 hours and the last 12 I can do. Those numbers are the max either one of us could do.
SO... I'm asking for opinions, ideas or lessons learned from my fellow forum users. Have I missed an option?
Cheers all and TIA,
Harrald