Comments on: We Drove Cross-Country With Our Cat (and Nobody Died) https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/ Adventurous travel for semi-reponsible adults. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.16 By: Jennifer https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-300056 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:30:30 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-300056 Hello to anyone who is reading this. My boyfriend of (28 yrs) & I are getting ready to move from California to Tennessee in about a week. We have 3 very freakish cats. The 1st is Mister Mister, he is pretty old and has some issues with his back legs and so he does not walk all to well, his legs will sometimes just give out. So he’s not real stable when he walks. The 2nd is Misses Misses (or princess), she is probably 4-5 yrs younger and we have had them both since they were little tiny kittens not quite old enough to be away from there mother. The 3rd is Kaia our newest cat, so she is the youngest (the baby) at probably around 2 yrs old or so. Her and misses don’t get along. Kaia is scared of her and misses likes to chase her every chance she gets, because she’s very jealous. They are all skittish, shy, and scare and freak out easily. I need some help because I’m so worried about driving all that way and them stressing out really bad. I know I will probably be stressing enough for everyone though. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

]]> By: Regal Cameron https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-299887 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:40:54 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-299887 Hello,

Thank you for Lizzi story. This was extremely helpful for me. Now Penny and I can do our move from Maryland to Rocky Mount, NC.

Sincerely,
Regal Cameron

]]> By: Jen https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-299316 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:13:16 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-299316 Erin K,

Hello to you. I will be attempting a drive with three cats this coming spring. How did it work out for you? I have a Murano SUV was making of putting the backseat down to and doing as you thought with the large carrier. Also anyone else any advice? I am doing a very long drive from New York to Florida ? I am extremely worried. One of my cats is a Maine coon. The Maine Coon is the best with behavior but I worry for all of them. I want this to be a safe journey for them.

]]> By: Vanessa https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-298859 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:55:00 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-298859 Hey, all!

So we are planning on moving back to California soon, but in between we have actually taken up bringing our cat on every trip with us. I have gotten him microchipped just in case and he’s gotten so much better in the car just from doing it multiple times. We exclusively use pet friendly AirBnBs instead of dealing with hotels, but I recommend contacting the host before you book because we have encountered hosts that mean ‘only dogs’ when they post ‘pet friendly’. If you’re cool sleeping in the car at rest areas, that’s what we’ve been doing on the drive to and from our destination. We usually keep him in the carrier for a little while after we start driving and then let him roam. Just make sure to lock your windows! While the car is in motion, he typically doesn’t eat but will devour food when we stop for the night. For the parts where we’re exclusively in the car, we’ve taken to getting him food in plastic containers because they are just easier to deal with. Most of the daytime driving he will spend under a seat or tucked under something. He likes to roam around the car at night. We just have to make sure he doesn’t go roaming on the floor on the driver side!

Anyway, we just really enjoy traveling with our cat and it’s so much nicer having him with us than boarding him.

]]> By: Mike Richard https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-296993 Fri, 28 May 2021 16:14:55 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-296993 Hey Meredith — That’s great to hear! I’m happy we can help in any way.

I’m sure you and kitty will be just fine =)

]]> By: Meredith https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-296894 Sun, 23 May 2021 15:09:59 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-296894 Many thanks for your article! I have a 9 hour move from North Carolina to Indiana at the end of the summer, and it’ll be the longest my cat has ever been in the car by far. I’ve been scouring the internet for information on how to transport her safely and comfortably. This has been very helpful.

]]> By: mohamdreza https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-295500 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:12:27 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-295500 hi.
do you have any pictures or videos of your travels with Lizi?
thanks a lot. :)
best for you

]]> By: marsha https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-295410 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:16:40 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-295410 oh my gosh, thank you for making this blog post.
i’m contemplating relocating from kansas to maine with my own two indoor hairballs.
it’s enough to make me just reconsider or worse, fly them.

]]> By: Patricia https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-295193 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:30:09 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-295193 Hi Vanessa,

Small world! We are moving next week from California to Missouri, with our two sister cats. They spend the whole time meowing when we drive to the vets, so I can only imagine what it will be like driving 1600 miles. Good luck on your move!

]]> By: Donna Atkinson https://vagabondish.com/how-to-travel-with-cat-in-a-car-long-distance/#comment-295137 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 20:40:38 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=17326#comment-295137 We are moving to Kansas from Idaho in July and need to take 3 cats and a dog in the car with us. We do not want the cats wandering around the car while we drive. Any suggestions?

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