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Originally Posted by kristykins  Hey guys... I've decided to move back to Southern California and I'll be leaving as soon as next month.
SOoooo I will be driving with my 3 kitties and my 8 month old Winston from Colorado to California. About a 17 hour trip I'm thinking with the moving truck.
I'm a bit nervous about traveling with everyone. I moved here with two of my kitties, who I know will be just fine but I've never traveled more than a couple hours with my puppy and my other cat...not sure how he'll react.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to go about this?
I was thinking of getting him a travel carrier adn just putting lots of blankies and stuff inside and then just stopping every couple hours to let him out / give him food and water? Or are there special things designed for long hours of travel?
Any advice would be much appreciated  |
Ok! I moved from Dallas, TX to Southern California in May...... 2 trunks, one driven by my brother (who drove straight through) my husband drove the other with 2 yorkies in 2 Car Seats......I drove the Durango with 4 show dogs all in crates lined side by side in the 2nd seat. I made special pads and neck pillows for them and crate covers so the air conditioner was blowing directly on them. For the most part they slept. Stopped every 4 hours at a rest stop. Pulled out a couple of x-pens to potty them and give them water.....Spent two nights in motels. LaQuinta and Best Western are very pet friendly. In the hotel room I set up Kennels, with their beds, food dishes and water bottles... they were pottied in the x-pen and then allowed to run the room before bed time. It wasn't the easest thing to set up and take down equipment....Good thing I was use to doing this type of stuff, since I do it most every weekend when I'm showing and the dogs are use to travel.....It was an adventure....and the dogs were great.
I had a plug in refrigerator....dog meds available, piddle pads, puppy wipes, plastic bags for picking up poop, a big bottle of water to pour over the area where the dogs soiled......all the essentials needed for an emergency.