If you are getting ready to take a long trip with your cats and you plan on driving you will need to prepare a space in the backseat of the car for the cat to ride in. My inlaws travel from N.Y. every year with their two cats in the back seat of the car. The well right behind the drivers seat is a place where they put a disposable cat box and fill it with only one inch deep of litter to keep from the cat scratching the litter all over the car and making a mess.

On the seat above the cat box is the cat carrying cage. Inside of the carrying cage the bedding and food for the cat is placed on opposite corners of the cage to keep the bedding clean.

The cat is allowed to leave the cage and roam around the car when they are moving all that he usually does is walk around on the back seat and fall asleep. Once the car stops for gas or any other reason the cat is put into the carrier and the door locked to prevent him from running around and possible getting out of the car.

The same cat became a frequent flier earlier in the year when she was transported on a plane from New York to Florida. Our vet, at the time, recommended that the cat be sedated before the trip to keep him from panic attacks and hurting himself. Since were only traveling with one cat we got a soft sided cat carrier and put a lot of cushioning inside of it with thick towels that would serve two purposes, one as a cushion for the cat, second as a wee wee pad in the event the cat had to go to the bathroom. The cat carrier was too small to accommodate a cat box. Since the carrier was small enough we were able to take the cat on the plane as carry-on luggage and put the carrier under the seat where it stayed the entire flight.

The trip went fine and the next day the cat was a little groggy but in good shape after the trip.