Sedating a cat for travel

Before you leave make sure you consider the option of leaving your cat in a hometown boarding facility. Others have the cats well away from any sight, sound or smell of a canine.

In fact, go and visit your local boarding facility and see what goes on there.

Be nonchalant, sneak a little medication in a treat, and don’t mention the C-A-R anywhere near the cat prior to your trip.

If you believe your cat may be a candidate for a cat sedative for travel, be sure to do a leisurely pretrip trial well ahead of the time you really need it.

Thus it de-stresses cats and makes them relaxed and reduces their vulnerability to attack.

The very first rule of traveling with cats is to have a cat ID tag or other means of identification securely affixed to the kitty.

When it comes to how to sedate a cat, it can be quite difficult, right? Anesthesia is just a way to relieve pain and make cats conscious when sedation is a way to de-stress the cat and make it relaxed.

But the term anesthesia and sedation are quite different.

It's important to note that you should first take a number of local short trips before you go out on an all-day trip.

An "all-dayer" is basically just a bunch of short trips anyway. Your cat, if happy and comfortable in a crate, will be safer and you will have the peace of mind knowing it is secure when you must leave your friend alone for short periods.

This kind of tragedy will haunt you for the rest of your life; don’t let it happen.