Thread: Any advice on boarding cats?

Originally Posted by Bethy_boo

Janie B...Have you go Have t any advice you could offer a person who wanted to take their cats on holiday with them?! ANy tips would be gratefully received.

We were lucky and our 2 travelled really well. We started them early -a year old. How ever much they meow, don't let them out of their travel crates when in the car! One of ours got under the seat and wouldn't come out. One time it was so hot and we thought they wanted a drink - they didn't - they sort of shut down till they get there when they're fine! I've read lots of advice about not feeding them after travel - in my experience our 2 were starving and thrived on eating after a 4 hour journey. They always demanded it!

As for settling into the cottage - one of them was into everything straight away and the other hid for a few days the first year. We let them do what they wanted to do. They were indoor cats so were happy enough inside the cottage and seemed to know their boundaries. Every year after that (16 years!) we went back to the same place and it always seemed to feel like a 2nd home to them. They knew where they were as soon as they got there and settled right in straight away. We just had trouble getting them into the crates to take them home then! They were such good cats . I'd say let them do their own thing, don't fuss over them too much when travelling and settling in - once they're ok that's the time to make a fuss of them. Not sure our 3 new coonies would be quite so well behaved!