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Moving Pets Across the Country
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:23 pm
Any advice? Two cats, 12 hour trip. My belongings and car are being moved by my company, but I am thinking of renting a larger vehicle and making the drive to move the pets. The car rental would be free. 12 hours in a car with 2 pets sounds awful, but checking them on a plane sounds bad, and I would never subject other travelers to bringing them with me as carry-on. 
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Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:24 pm to liz18lsu
I drove almost 18 hours nonstop from DC to La and back with my dog. He was fine
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:24 pm to liz18lsu
I moved from Houston to Philly with 2 cats and a wife. Should have made the wife fly. The cats were fine.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:25 pm to Pilot Tiger
And here comes the slew of dog = fine, cat = shoot 
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:25 pm to liz18lsu
Benadryl. 1mg per pound.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:25 pm to liz18lsu
Are they okay being on leashes?
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:26 pm to liz18lsu
Done this several times, just load up the pets and drive. You should be able to get a sedative from your vet. Whatever you do, don't pay a pet moving service!
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:26 pm to liz18lsu
Either way is fine...I do 12 hour drives pretty frequently and it is not really an issue. If it is a problem, just break the trip into two 6 hour drives with a night in between....
on the other hand, I don't think the flight would be much over an hour or two, so checking them may scare them a bit, but would be over pretty quickly...
on the other hand, I don't think the flight would be much over an hour or two, so checking them may scare them a bit, but would be over pretty quickly...
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:27 pm to liz18lsu
When I plan on doing this, I'm drugging the cat and flying her to the destination as she gets car sick.
The dog, however, is going to make the road trip across the country with me.
My opinion: drug and fly the cats.
The dog, however, is going to make the road trip across the country with me.
My opinion: drug and fly the cats.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:28 pm to liz18lsu
you can take a dog and cat on the plane in a kennel if they are small enough
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:29 pm to liz18lsu
Most pets travel just fine for whatever lengths of time.
Some get carsick or get nervous, etc.
Some get carsick or get nervous, etc.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:31 pm to MountainTiger
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Should have made the wife fly. The cats were fine.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:32 pm to liz18lsu
Moved two dogs and two cats about 12 hours from Louisiana. Leave the cats stay in the house for a day or two after the move. They will be fine.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:36 pm to jguidroz
I've heard horrible stories about pets on planes. I'm referring to loading your pets separately. I think it would be ok If you bring them on the plane with you.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:41 pm to liz18lsu
Throw the cats out the window
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:43 pm to liz18lsu
You must drive pretty fast if you can get across the country in 12 hours.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:45 pm to liz18lsu
The vet gave me some benzodiazepines to give to our cats. It was a 10 hour drive and they slept the whole way.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:47 pm to liz18lsu
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Any advice? Two cats
The best advice I could give you is to not own cats. Hey, at least you don't own pit bulls.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:48 pm to liz18lsu
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And here comes the slew of dog = fine, cat = shoot
you're a girl, so it's ok to own cats.
if you were a guy...... no comment
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:52 pm to liz18lsu
We just drove 16 hours for vacation with our 2 dogs. They did fine. I had liquid Benadryl just in case and never needed it(check with vet...dose for dogs is 1 mg per lb). We just stopped every 2 hours to let them out to walk around, go to the bathroom, get water, etc. They slept pretty much the entire trip there and back.
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