5 Tips for traveling 3.5 days by car with a cat!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- How did Pippin survive the car ride from Georgia to California? Quite comfortably! These are our five tips that worked for Pippin (plus some additional Pippin footage) :3
Twitter: @LeCatPippin
pippin looks amazingly happy. my poor cat pal just did a 1 hour drive for a move to an adjacent state and has been like O-O for days now.
She is doing a little better now, week later
@@evanparker hahahaha sorry :D
Evan Parker how’s your kitty?
🤣😂🤣 cats are so funny this made me tear with laughter anyways sounds like the lil guy doin ok now 😄
@@evanparker how she doing
My cats screamed for the first 800 miles. They were both cool driving 40 mins to the vet I therefore assumed it would be a walk in the park.They now scream when ever placed in the car. Your cat is amazing!
margaret fry what do you mean they screamed? Do they travel well or not?
Joey Dinero It seems clear that they don't travel well in the car, that they don't like it.
margaret fry "the cat screamed for the first 800 miles"! "Now screams whenever placed in the car"!
DOH!
Maybe the cat thinks its destined for another torturous 800 mile??
My cat freaks out too. I place a towel over his carrier, with ventilation of course, and he calms down. It seems comforting to him to be in a cat cave.
@@JoyKnowles I think I'm going to try that for my youngest one
Many years later, you helped me with this video in 2024.
We just traveled with our cat from Missouri to Florida. Here’s a tip: To eliminate odor completely and keep the car clean, buy a shallow, long Tupperware container with a lid and use it as a litter box. Whenever the cat poops and pees, you can immediately clean the poop out and put the lid back on, or if you need to continue driving, just put the lid back on immediately and it will stop the smell.
I was thinking about this. I'm glad I found this comment to confirm my thoughts😅
We're moving (not by choice - can't afford the house and we don't have a new house yet) and I need to get my cat out of the house during showings. (Mostly bc he's a runner and I don't trust random people to make sure the doors are closed)
First tip starts at 3:10
Azhrarn thank you :))
Doing the Lord's work
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I agree. Get to the point! Can’t watch anymore
Thanks
I do a bunch of traveling with my kitty and I purchased a coarse welcome floor mat and she absolutely loves it. While in the truck she scratches on that and when we’re at home she still ONLY scratches on it.... hope that help other ppl it truly works!
Good idea. Lots of cats like scratching those mats.
You’re such a sweetheart. Thank you💖🫶🏽 absolutely love ppl like you & I
thanks for this! dreading a 35 hour drive with my cat...
I am about to embark on the same Journey with my cat. Really scared about it because she hates the car. Any tips?
@@ASMRGRATITUDE Did you do it? I'm about to go on a 37 hour trip and not at all sure how it's going to go.
@@snaatirmizi7590 yes! it turned out great. By the third day she was calm down and chill the whole time. We actually did 5 days.
I've taken her out in the car twice since then and she was used to it.
This is what I did:
The first and the second day she cried a little bit but then when I gave her special treats and her fave food in the vehicle she started pairing it with good times!
@@snaatirmizi7590 yes! it turned out great. By the third day she was calm down and chill the whole time. We actually did 5 days.
I've taken her out in the car twice since then and she was used to it.
This is what I did:
The first and the second day she cried a little bit but then when I gave her special treats and her fave food in the vehicle she started pairing it with good times!
@@ASMRGRATITUDE I’m so glad I found your comment. I’m planning to drive from Seattle to Little Rock in August. It’s a 33 hour drive and I anticipate it will take me 5 days.
There are these pee mats that you can get. Put one in the carrier and on the floor. Throw them out at every stop
my cat loves driving while Ill sleep
Wait...
huh-
i dont remember commenting this but i definetly wasnt sober
I laughed at this, but I laughed way harder at the update about not being sober 😂
_Highway to hell..._
No way! We're moving from Georgia to Cali too! This video is perfect!
Not worth it my friend
@@AngelChavez-jh7uq second that
I’m moving to Florida
(if you are in Cali now) I highly suggest you get out of here immediately. It got worse
Lol us to! Maybe. XD
My cat was meowing for 13h none stop I almost lost my mind couldn’t do anything to calm him down
Awesome video, thanks! Just a couple tips I wanted to add :)
I like feline pine as a larger-grained litter. My cat’s already used to it but some cats don’t really like it and may need a transition period.
Also I totally recommend leaving your carrier out leading up to the trip and getting your cat familiar with it (so they don’t associate it with stressful events). I give my kitty treats in it every day or two to make him go in it regularly. I just took him on his first little practice car ride and he did really well. I’m going to keep taking him on drives and slowly increase the duration so he knows that it doesn’t always have to mean going to the vet or a new home.
I may also try letting him roam around the car while I’m driving but only if I know I can get him back in his crate (I have nightmares of him getting loose outside the car and chasing him around a gas station 😬)
I definitely agree with exposing them to the crate at all times. My cat loves to just sleep in it and basically treats it like another box. He's perfectly fine with his carrier
I did it with Weedborn CBD products!
I am terrified of traveling w my cat. She’s a bit anxious.
Pets must always be secured while driving. Small dogs and cats in carriers. So many pets get lost every year because they bolt from accidents
Lisa Hertel A seatbelt is more comfortable for the animal but you have a point
I agree the first time we moved my cat wasn't secured this time I'm getting a metal crate that I'm getting a month ahead so the cats get used to it they can snuggle in it together. I had also planned on giving them wet food so they stay hydrated. One of my cats has never moved so I'm keeping them in the crate together hope he does well lol
My dog and cat loves sitting in the seats and they hate the crate so I just use a pet seatbelt for my cat and for my dog she just sits on a seat
I'm going to be putting leads on my cats and attaching it to the cat carrier, I'm only moving about 2 hours away
You're going to put your dog in a secure little case for 8 hours while you drive I don't think so
This girl reminds me of the babysitter from the incredibles
Thank you. We are moving from MN to NM with three cats, two dogs and three horses!
Why the heck do you have SO MANY PETS LUCKY DUCKY!
@@TiaraTheTaco born to a dairyman, and am a country boy. I always say, someone has to take care of Gods creatures, and I volunteer
This is very reassuring, thank you for posting this.....very much appreciated and of enormous value. Xxx
Thank you for videoing your wisdom, you've gathered about long road trips with cats.
Our cats are in our van with us all the time. They love it!!
Very helpful tips! Driving across country in mid January with two cats from North Carolina to Arizona. Booked all our hotel stays at La Quinta! Thank you for the helpful tips! Will come in handy!
How many days did it take you? I need to drive my car from Seattle to Little Rock. I’m moving. I don’t have anyone to receive the cats in Little Rock so I plan on a 5 day trip. I’m not sure if this is doable or crazy 🤦🏼♀️
when I travelled with my cat by car around 26 hours,she was so stressed out she did not poop or pee at all...
Diana Blahutová I wish I’ll be that lucky
@Alissa I wish you safe journey, you will make it also with cats 😊
You’re lucky 😩 my cat does the opposite. Even a quick trip to the vet makes her poop herself from fear!
@@nunabanuna I would try not to feed a lot before traveling,only small amount one day before and also before travel, it may help. If you do not travel for very long time, I would feed cat after that. But every cat is different.
I'm traveling rn, with my cat, he's the same way.🤔should I be worried??
Meanwhile cat 🐈 doesn't care about trips appreciates the fact you took the time to take him or her out tries to sleep for 3.5 days 😴 you just keep waking him or her up 🤣😇😇
I envy you. Four years ago, we traveled from AR to NY state with two cats and it was a nightmare. The drive took two fulls days. One cat cried most of the way and when we got to the hotel, neither one of them would eat, drink or use their makeshift litter box we made. And now we are talking about another possible move, maybe to AZ or CA and I just don't see how they would tolerate that. The travel carriers we bought for them were much larger than the usual ones we use to take them to the vet, so they had plenty of room. It was quite traumatizing for them. Or maybe more so for me and my husband!
My cat says "hi" too, for real. He's so cute.
Trying to prepare my kitten for college. Driving from Arizona to New York in the next few years.
Thank you for this video.
Wife & I are moving to Las Vegas from Minnesota next spring and have 2 cats, 1 dog.
It shall be interesting.
We’ve debated on just getting one big carrier and putting a small litter box inside it.. not sure…
I have a 6hr drive to AZ from CA coming up.. biggest move I've ever had so I definitely could use any tips I can gather from this video for sure. Thank you for posting 🇺🇲
My cat cries out and even pukes in as little as 30 minutes of driving.
I hope the vet can give me a safe drug to make my kitty sleep through the 9 hour trip.
Thank you, Im planing on moving to Texas from Alabama in the next few weeks and I'm terrified about how my cat will act on the journey, mainly him going near the peddles. This has been very helpful
How did it go
@@saraluka9248the cat indeed went by the pedals.
About to move from NC to NV with my 2 girls, needed this!
Omg! Glad I found this video, I am moving to Monterey CA in a month! Traveling with 2 cats and a dog!
Thank you for this video. It made me more relaxed about traveling with our cat.
I started my cat young to travel and she loves it...she knows were leaving when I get her leash and harness out...😊❤
You're really sweet to your cat to the point if I was offered by some weird force the opportunity to be a cat with an owner like you, I'd go for it.
Thanks for the tips. I'm going to be travelling with my two soon and this helps.
thank you ...needed this, and she's beautiful
This was so useful. We are planning on moving soon. We have two cats and have to make an 18+ hour drive.
I’m moving from PA to AZ with my big buddy Gandy. He even looks like a pippin but brown. This video was a life saver. Thank you so much!!!
How's Arizona? I'm in PA and thought about it too.
I have to drive from Florida to Arizona by myself & 2 cats who never have done car ride before sooo in frantic & nervous. This video is helpful!
Me too!
How did it go?
Thank you for the video! it is very helpful for me because i will be moving from california to new york in summer with my two cats. considering car vs flight right now.
8:50 you have rainbow hair!!
How did that go? I have a similar trip ahead.
@@basedonprinciple It went well! I went with flying and booked two tickets (alaska) so that I have two underseat spaces and two pet tickets. Sedative is expensive and my cats did not need it at all. They stayed in their kennel very quietly all the way from old home to new home (~8 hrs travel time in total, no food/water/potty breaks) Going through security was the only hassel because I needed to tend to all my belongings, jacket, laptop, etc, and carry both cats while their kennels went through xray. Good luck to you!
@@yvonneli6911 I have two cats and we're going to have to fly soon. How did you manage carrying two cats through security? Any tips on how to prevent the cats from running all over the place? Did they allow you to keep the harness on the cats?
Yeah so you put harness on the cat and then put it in the kennel. At the security, you just put all your carry-on’s through and hold on tight to the harness leash before you open the kennel. My cats froze when they came out so it was easy to carry both of them. I had TSA precheck too which was very helpful because I didn’t need to take anything out of my carry on or remove my shoes.
The Tidy Cat Breeze litterbox sustenances is the best. No scatter, dust or tracking
Lisa Hertel LOVE my breeze system! No more walking on sandy litter floors!
I think often car journeys mean the vets, which can mean pain or discomfort of some description. Therefore, it probably is to do with association, i.e. car journey=pain. You can see why some might kick off!
Thanks so much for your tips. I'll be traveling alone from MN to FL with my two cats and Chihuahua. I haven't decided yet whether to try to juggle everyone into motel rooms or try to sleep in the car with them at campgrounds. All I know is that "we" are not going to enjoy the trip.... that's a given!
How did it go? We're leaving in a week. We have 2 cats and are going from Las Vegas, to Orlando.
Wiggs how did your trip go? Any tips ? I’m going alone with my cat in a couple weeks from Vegas to Jacksonville. Thanks!
Britt H did you end up sleeping in the car with your pet? Cause that’s what I’m planning to do with my cat oliver
Temari305 I just drove from Nevada to Florida with my cat. Just me and her. 3 1/2 days in a car! I kept her in the carrier while driving because she was all over the car. Trying to get up under the dash, under my feet, etc. Just not safe. I also got some calming treats and spray at the pet store that seemed to help a little. I found a list of pet friendly hotels online before leaving, so I knew what hotel chains were accepting. I got her a smaller litter box than her usual one, just to make it easier going in and out of hotels. I also kept it behind the seat, because I would let her out of the carrier when I stopped for lunch, gas, etc. I would pull over, sit in the car and eat while she stretched her legs some. Then back in her carrier when it was time to drive again. I never let her out of the carrier unless we stayed in the car together, or were in the hotel room. The first day was rough. She screamed the entire time, and drove me to insanity. I only drove about 4-5 hours that first day to get her used to what was happening, by the 3rd day she was in routine. Car carrier by day, free roam of the hotel room at night. I think letting her roam around the hotel room was what saved us both. It gave her a chance to roam and me a chance to relax at night from driving all day. Hope this helps. Good luck and safe travels.
ha ha, the cat is so chilled
Im moving from California to Oklahoma next month. I have 3 kittens and 2 dogs. So I need this lol. My moms taking one of the dogs that loves car rides and Im keeping the other animals in my car. My other dog gets sick easy so Im kinda worried. I still have to talk to the vet about it. My cats seem fine while they are in the car for the most part. Just restless.
Same but instead of Oklahoma I'm going to Arkansas
Hi! I saw your comment from 2 years ago. We are driving our FOUR cats from CA to NY in a few months and it’s the biggest source of stress for us. We are looking for tips on moving multiple cats. Any advice you ca offer from your experience? Thank you!
I’m going from GA to Santa Fe NM so thank you from the future
Thank you for this video. It was very helpful! Good luck to everyone who is traveling with their cats. I really hope it goes smoothly for you! I'm moving across country in about a month with my cat and dog. And then again back home in about about a year after. ***Update: they did great! Both times 😍 we stayed in hotels along the way both cross country trips. I think that helped a lot because my cat only wanted to use her litter box in the hotel.
How did the move went with the cat
Thank Prince above, that my kitty is leash trained it makes bathroom breaks workable at rest areas! He even has figured out a meow that lets me know he's gotta go! Still have a litter box in the car but we use the wood cedar pellets and all we smell is cedar if we clean the poo up fast.
i bought a collapsible small travel litter box. Have you heard of those? I plan on putting her in a huge pet tent with seatbelt straps. But I was hoping she would have the opportunity to do her thing too. This will only be a 5 hour trip though.
As I told my cat when I left Cali for Georgia. and it will be the same conversation when I leave Georgia back for California. he is not allowed in the driver's seat until he gets a driver's license!
So your biggest tip is to travel with Pippin? Just kidding :) What a sweet cat. We're getting ready to move back to CT from Colorado and one of my cats is just this side of feral. He will be a challenge.
Pippin looks like an amazing cat! Thank you for doing this video. We are thinking of traveling from Anchorage, Alaska to Texas in a few months by car and was wondering how in the world would we do that with our cat!
You remind me of two of my best friends and I love you so much💖💖💖
I said pippin for like 3 days now. Finally watching this all the way through.
Dear Lord, You could have said all this in 2 minutes! 🥱
Super helpful
we are planing on moving from washington to texas this summer with our 2 cats so ur video will come in handy for us
MY cat’s name is Pippin! She just turned 7. So damn cool to see another Pips in the world 🤘🏻😸
Thank you for the tips! Love the shirt!
We have FOUR we are going to be traveling with 😫🙈🙈 I just hope the babies stay some what comfy and stress free 😔 It is nerve wrecking.
witzkott how did it go for you? I'm about to also travel with four cats. I'm really stress about it. 😟
Hugues Metel I'm just traveling with three baby cats and I know they'll be crying , luckily on 5 hour drive 🙏
I may have all of you beat... In a month I'm traveling with 4 children under the age of 9, one of whom is a 5 month old, from Texas to Iowa with 3 adult cats and four kittens... wish me luck.
TexasGirl hey how do I train my 5 feral cats who love me to travel in the car? I'm stressed tf out smh
Joey Dinero I’m not by no means knowing about traveling with cats, although I have seen most people posting that they are nervous or terrified or you name it. My suggestion would be for you to be stress free and relaxed, and I’m pretty sure your cats will fall in line. Maybe practice runs with them in the car for some outings. And if all else fails, drug em! Kidding, although they do make calming aids that are natural and work well
Most experts say to not let the cats out in the car. I'm going to be travelling from Maryland to Florida with 3 cats during this pandemic. I've accustomed them to a super large carrier with a bed in it. I'm thinking maybe I will keep a seperate small carrier with the litter box.
Hi! I saw your comment from 2 years ago. We are driving our FOUR cats from CA to NY in a few months and it’s the biggest source of stress for us. We are looking for tips on moving multiple cats. Any advice you ca offer from your experience? Thank you!
Aww Pippin is so beautiful!! Thanks for making this helpful video, also loved your rainbow hair 😄
I’m afraid my cat will dart out of the car when I stop at a rest stop or when I need to load her up for the hotel. Doesn’t sound like you have that issue.
I’m not looking at driving the distance you are. But frequent trips from Id, to Wa, to Ca, Az, Ks, Ut. So it could be as far- but in a rotation staying with people for weeks to months on end.
Thanks for the info. I am moving to North Carolina from PHX with 2 cats.
Why am I watching this? I don't even have a cat haha..
That makes 2 of us but I like both dogs and cats so
I just figured I've watch out of curiosity 😁 and Pippin is a beautiful kitty 👍
TinnieTa21
Maybe cos cats are cute LOL
The rainbow effect was kinda cool. I’m about to travel alone from Vegas to FL with my cat. I’m petrified! 🤣🤪
How did it go?
Thank you for so many tips! Simply awesome! I am moving from Sydney to Adelaide with my cat and this will be so helpful
Thank you!
This is crazy because I’m moving from California to Georgia 😂
I get a sedative from the vet and it works PURRfectly
So I was watching this because I am going to Florida with my cat ,very soon and I just realized that I am flying there. Crap
Thank you so much for your video!
Buy the top entry litter box from petco. It will catch all the litter when the cat exits
Loved this video as traveling in my car with my cat to California will be in my near future! Thank you and loved your beautiful cat! :) xoxo
You sound really chill thanks for the help i have just gotten a cat so its gonna be hard
Shutup
I drive everywhere with my cat since I travel for work and he scratches the back of the seats. So I kinda Macgyvered one of those cheap scratch boards that you hang vertically on your door to the back of my seat and it works for him and my seats are torn to shreds
Thank you,this was soooooo helpful.😺
Hi! I truly appreciate this video. We are moving from NJ to Tennessee next month & this is my #1 issue. I’ve been trying to leash train Dax, not going well. Luckily he is pretty darn regular where his poopin is concerned. I’m going to use your recommendations. Thank you so much.
My cat uses a litter box. I bought throw away huge roaster Pan from dollar tree and big bag of chicken feed plus black plastic bags. After she poops I pull over to nearest gas station or rest stop and pick it up using potty bag. Then poop bag closed inside shopping bag with other trash. Toss it out in regular trash outdoors.
I have to drive 1800 miles in a van with 4 rescue cats….they are between 10 and 13 years old…
thanks so much for this.
Yay I learned how u care ride ur cat even if cant get pet room in a hotel
I have two large fat cats to bring with me on a 4 day trip....
taht's a cool shirt, a batman scene in van gogh's starry night style.
btw, i used your advice about keeping the cool air blowing on the cats. it worked like a charm while we spent three days in the UHaul truck.
Pippin is sooo cute!
Glad your trip went well
This is very helpful, thank you! !
Lucky for you to have a calm kitty like pippen. My cat (PJ) is not so much on car rides. So what I was told to do is get a calming spray that reduces the cat's stress with some hormone of some kind. Just ask a pet store person for the "all natural" calming stuff. And it smells nice. Just so you know there is something available in case you need it.
I like what you did there at 3.32-'we can usually cat shit' 😏
Thank you so much for your very informative video. I am going to hopefully train my 5 yr old cat to ride in my car.
I'm sure it's not relevant for you now, given this video is 2 years old, but I saw in another video that they used a plastic storage box with a lid for the litter. Handy for confining the smell I imagine 🙊
And a lid in between!
Thanks for the useful tips.
pippin is a sweetheart
Do you have a video that shows how to set car-boundaries with the cat, to let the cat know where they are not allowed to go?
The only thing that works with very frisky, inquisitive cats is water- a spray bottle with a forceful squirt will train any cat where to not go. They hate it. Not a mist, a single stream, usually 3x's same place and they get it.
I’ll be moving from Texas to Washington in a few weeks, and this was very helpful! Thanks for the tips!
Devin Kildow wow I’m visiting my aunt in Washington I’m form California and my cat is my baby but I really want to take him since nobody can watch him and my brother said to just leave him here with tons of food I kicked his butt ;-;
Devin Kildow also 4 people are going in a small car so that’s a problem
How did it go?! I'll be going from Texas to Oregon.
SinfulAdmiration I didn’t end up going due to work hours
Lmao I'm driving from Washington to Texas right now with my cat!
i’m moving from wi to ga thanks for this video!!
Thank you, really helpful video! Thanks to COVID... I won't be able to ship my cat to Florida... so I guess i'im gonna have to take my cat with me :)
Thank you it was very very helpful!! 😊