We are moving from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale and have 5 cats to
move with us. I hate to subject them to a long car ride where they
will be in carriers all day for several days. Here are the options I
have considered:

Drive them doing 8-9 hours of driving and stopping overnight at
hotels. This takes about 6 days

Drive them doing 12-13 hours of driving and stopping in hotels. This
takes 4 days.

Send them on a plane with my wife. This would be on a nonstop flight
from LA to Miami at night. Total time in carriers about 13 hours.

Any other options? Which would you do? Any other tips for doing this?

Thanks.

i shipped my 14 year old cat from toronto to london, england in a
carrier, and, tho a bit perturbed, she handled it fine, and has
suffered no ill-effects (that was nearly 3 years ago)...i would advise
a fluffy blanket, no tranquiliser, and flying them---a lot less
stressful than being cooped up in carriers for 6 days!

anna


oliver Costich wrote in message . ..
We are moving from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale and have 5 cats to
move with us. I hate to subject them to a long car ride where they
will be in carriers all day for several days. Here are the options I
have considered:

Drive them doing 8-9 hours of driving and stopping overnight at
hotels. This takes about 6 days

Drive them doing 12-13 hours of driving and stopping in hotels. This
takes 4 days.

Send them on a plane with my wife. This would be on a nonstop flight
from LA to Miami at night. Total time in carriers about 13 hours.

Any other options? Which would you do? Any other tips for doing this?

Thanks.

i shipped my 14 year old cat from toronto to london, england in a
carrier, and, tho a bit perturbed, she handled it fine, and has
suffered no ill-effects (that was nearly 3 years ago)...i would advise
a fluffy blanket, no tranquiliser, and flying them---a lot less
stressful than being cooped up in carriers for 6 days!

anna


oliver Costich wrote in message . ..
We are moving from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale and have 5 cats to
move with us. I hate to subject them to a long car ride where they
will be in carriers all day for several days. Here are the options I
have considered:

Drive them doing 8-9 hours of driving and stopping overnight at
hotels. This takes about 6 days

Drive them doing 12-13 hours of driving and stopping in hotels. This
takes 4 days.

Send them on a plane with my wife. This would be on a nonstop flight
from LA to Miami at night. Total time in carriers about 13 hours.

Any other options? Which would you do? Any other tips for doing this?

Thanks.

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:13:47 -0700, Oliver Costich wrote:

We are moving from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale and have 5 cats to
move with us.[...] Which would you do?[...]

Pack them in dry ice, and ship UPS, next day air.

Check a cat related newsgroup?

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:13:47 -0700, Oliver Costich wrote:

We are moving from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale and have 5 cats to
move with us.[...] Which would you do?[...]

Pack them in dry ice, and ship UPS, next day air.

Check a cat related newsgroup?

I drove from San Bruno, CA, (near San Francisco) to Lawton, Oklahoma,
with one crated cat. Fly them.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

I drove from San Bruno, CA, (near San Francisco) to Lawton, Oklahoma,
with one crated cat. Fly them.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

"Sharon" wrote in message ...
i shipped my 14 year old cat from toronto to london, england in a
carrier, and, tho a bit perturbed, she handled it fine, and has
suffered no ill-effects (that was nearly 3 years ago)...i would advise
a fluffy blanket, no tranquiliser, and flying them---a lot less
stressful than being cooped up in carriers for 6 days!

Also check with your airline carrier for what paper work from the vet will
be required. Don't wait until the last minute. You'll probably need a signed
health certificate dated with X amount of days of the flight, usually from
10-30 days of the flight. No sooner, no later.


He also needs to make sure this move is not occuring during the USDA
imposed no fly embargo for live animals - this is a weather and
temperature related prohibition on flying animals.

Sandi

"Sharon" wrote in message ...
i shipped my 14 year old cat from toronto to london, england in a
carrier, and, tho a bit perturbed, she handled it fine, and has
suffered no ill-effects (that was nearly 3 years ago)...i would advise
a fluffy blanket, no tranquiliser, and flying them---a lot less
stressful than being cooped up in carriers for 6 days!

Also check with your airline carrier for what paper work from the vet will
be required. Don't wait until the last minute. You'll probably need a signed
health certificate dated with X amount of days of the flight, usually from
10-30 days of the flight. No sooner, no later.


He also needs to make sure this move is not occuring during the USDA
imposed no fly embargo for live animals - this is a weather and
temperature related prohibition on flying animals.

Sandi

"S.Dunlap" wrote in message
om...

He also needs to make sure this move is not occuring during the USDA
imposed no fly embargo for live animals - this is a weather and
temperature related prohibition on flying animals.

The point is probably moot anyway. I'm not sure any US airline will allow a
passenger to fly with 5 cats, even if they're all in cargo. Airlines have
restrictions on the number of pets they'll carry on their flights, and on
the number of pets per passenger they'll ship.

The OP needs to be checking with individual airlines to see if flying 5 cats
per 1 passenger is even an option.

In addition, new legislation regarding airline reporting of pet deaths was
just passed last week, and it's expected to make the airlines become even
more stringent about shipping pets.

Cate