Traveling with a pet

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Petsmart and some other places have a natural herbal medication called Rescue Remedy that will help calm your pet without any type of pharmaceutical sedatives. You might try it one day before you are gong to leave just to see how he does. I don't know if he likes kitty toys, but if so, put some of those in the crate with him. Freeze a small container of water and put it in the crate as well for the long flight - it will thaw slowly and allow him to have water without as much mess if you don't think it's a good idea to open the carrier door on the flight. Petsmart also has some "non-spill" types you can get.

Pets do better than one might think - I had a 14-year-old large breed dog that I was so worried about, and she probably did better than most.

Good luck to you!

Hi Becky,

Thank you so much for the excellent advice. I have been advised by my vet to avoid the use of sedatives if at all possible, because of my cat's age. I have never heard of the herbal sedative you mentioned and it sounds like it might be quite helpful. I also have never heard of, or seen a "non-spill" water container. Sounds great. I take a trip out to Petsmart this weekend.

I very much appreciated you sharing the story about your dog with me. I will keep my fingers crossed that things turn out as well for us.

Thanks again 🙂