Posted on 01/26/2006 2:39:01 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
When I took kitty and called to make her reservation, I was told that Delta's policy was no more than two animals in the cabin (nonservice). You need to call ahead and not just how up with the animal. I had to pay $75.00 each way for her seat under my seat.
Before we travel--whether by car or plane-- I take up kitty's food and water the night before the trip and we have no "issues" until we arrive at our destination--except that she is one mighty hungry kitty!
Mouse the cat was claustrophobic. I finally learned to simply use a collar and leash on rides to the vet. He wouldn't walk on leash, of course, but would cling to me with the leash only serving as a safety in case he tried to flee.
I once had a kitty who was a happy traveller by car. (However, I couldn't take him without his litterbox.) In many ways, his personality was much like a dog's. Never took him flying, though. I miss my good boy Merlin.
Alas, my puppies are too big to fit under the seat. I like dogs big enough to back up that bark, y'know? I'd be delighted to fly next to someone with a critter, but I'm surprised it's allowed. How do people with allergies cope with the enclosed, recycled air?
I don't know, in answer to your question ;~D
The big orange Toms I've had have all been pretty good travelers. The one I had before this one I was able to take with me, on a leash, to nursing homes when I was doing animal visits.
Not my brother's cat ;~D
You have a good point. You cannot take them in a coffee shop or a grocery store, with the exception of guide-dogs. On an airplane, it seems like people would be in closer(involuntarily) contact with the animals.
I'd never try walking one of mine on leash, but I have trucker friends who do so with their kitty. The wife uses the litterbox between stops as well, but perhaps that's TMI. :-D
I wouldn't say I could walk him like a dog on a leash, but he will sometimes follow if I call. Most important is he'll walk to the end of the leash and stop, he doesn't flip around like a maniac. That's all you really need to be able to take them in someplace and not lose them if they scramble out of your arms.
Yep, not flipping out at the end of the leash is a GOOD thing! When my trucker friends first wanted to try using a harness on their cat, I gave them a harness I'd used on my cat. Their fat lil sucker wouldn't fit in it. They ended up buying a small dog harness.
Their cat is a good traveler but, according to them, turns into a little terrorist within all the space of an apartment or motel room. Really, I suspect they over-indulge the beast. She likes riding in the cubby above the windshield, using their heads to mount/dismount from there. Think about that next time you're driving next to a semi on the hwy. *eek*
greeeeeat. ;~D
She's already in the galleries=)
With my animal hair allergies, I guess this rules out taking any more Midwest Express flights for me. I'd be begging for death cooped up in a narrow metal tube with cat hairs for a 4-hour flight...
Read down the thread... as it turns out, this is not all that new, and it's not just this airline, but most of them.
Thank you! The husband and I fly a lot and sometimes we seem to get 'stuck' with bad seats...like row 7 E&F. I'm saving that site to my favorites. Thanks!
There are people out there with severe allergies to animals and there "ain't no" fresh air in a cabin. I can see it now, "asthma patient goes into respiratory arrest on airlines."
Bad idea.
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