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Hello. Welcome to Happy Pets and Families. Today I'm going to give you some tips to make traveling with your cats more comfortable. Felines don't like change, they don't like traveling, and they don't like stressful situations to enter their lives. Traveling can be very stressful for them because they don't understand where they're going and they experience situations that they don't experience in their daily lives. Concepts like cat eyesing the car or choosing a good carrier can make the difference between your cat's trip being pleasant or being a real hell. Sorry, we have to differentiate between two types of trips in general that your cat can have either in a private means of transport such as your car, or they can also take place in a public means of transport such as a plane or a train. If you travel with your cat in your car, you can make as many stops as you need, and if you travel with your cat in a public means of transport, the way in which you're going to be able to take care of it will be quite different. Traveling with your cat by car One of the key concepts you need to know when traveling with your cat in a car is how to cat ify the environment. If you have a cat, you've probably already done this or are doing it and you may not even realize it. Catifying an environment means making it much more pleasant so that your cat doesn't feel stressed by simply being in it. In the case of cars, cat ification can involve helping your cat adapt better inside the car with feline pheromones, which are sold in synthetic form. This doesn't mean your car is going to smell like cat pee. There are commercial preparations of feline facial pheromones that help your cat feel safe and smell like the type of smell that they perceive, such as the smell of tranquility and the smell of home. They can be purchased in spray form and you can spray it inside the car before your cat gets in. One of the most important aspects when traveling with your cat in a car is choosing the best carrier. Carriers for traveling with your cat in a car should be rigid, sturdy, and have a door that won't open accidentally. You can even seal them with packing tape or hybrid duct tape to prevent this from happening. The place I recommend for locating the carrier inside the car is always the same on the floor behind the front seats. This is a fairly safe spot for your cat and prevents the cat from suffering further injury in the event of sudden braking or an accident. It prevents it from being thrown out of the carrier into the vehicle's interior. Although I don't recommend it, if you choose to carry it on top of the seats, you should make sure that the seat belt is securely fastened to the carrier and isn't loose so that the animal doesn't suffer sudden, uncont controlled movements. In the event of the car braking suddenly, you can try to get your cat used to it before a long car trip. It is recommended that the animal use the carrier in the days leading up to the trip while you make other short trips in your daily life to do this, you can try to make the experience more pleasant for the animal by trying to give it treats so that it can perceive that the car is not an aggressive element for it. Always speak in a soft, relaxed tone and avoid playing the stereo too loudly. If you play music while driving, try not to let it be too loud. If you are driving and want to make stops with your cat, ideally you should not be constantly taking the cat out of the vehicle. I recommend that you make as many stops as necessary along your route approximately every two hours to rest yourself and to attend to your cat. Do not let your cat out of the vehicle in its carrier Traveling by Public Transport if you are moving to another country or choose to travel by train or plane to your destination, you must ensure that the journey is carried out safely. You must take into account the requirements requested by the train or airline company you are traveling with. It is very important that you also find out what requirements your destination requires, such as vaccinations or special identification. The most classic example of the requirements you are asked to meet when bringing an animal into another country is usually vaccination against rabies. Each country may have different regulations and in order to enter that country you may be asked to comply with a series of measures such as quarantining the animal or having vaccinated the animal within a certain period of time prior to your trip. Find out more on the websites of the embassies and consulates of your countries where you will usually have the necessary information to travel with pet to their territory. Of course, never forget the identification. Microchipping, which is often not very common in the case of cats, is absolutely essential because in the event of loss or misplacement, the animal will always be identified with a code that will link it directly to you. If you travel with your cat on a means of transport such as a bus or plane, rather than on a train where you are usually allowed to take your cat with you in the cabin, you should try to prevent your pet from traveling in the cargo hold. Cargo holds are normally designed to transport luggage and not to transport living beings. The conditions in them are very different from those in the cabin. If you are forced to transport your cat in a cargo hold, you must choose a sturdy carrier that meets the measurements they specify to prevent your cat from suffering any injury. When traveling by plane, the temperature in the holds is much colder than in the cabin. Try to provide blankets or warm clothing to keep your cat warm at all times. There are airlines and bus companies that allow you to transport your pet in the cabin with you. You will usually have to pay a ticket price, and they will allow you to choose a flexible carrier for your pet. You will be able to monitor how your animal is doing at all times. Of course, they most likely won't let you take your cat out of the carrier. To avoid risky situations, calm down with sedatives and prevent motion sickness. As a veterinarian, I'm not too keen on you giving your cat a sedative. You have to keep in mind that when we sedate an animal in the office, we are aware of how the animal is feeling. If you give your cat a sedative, even if it's a low dose, it's a sedative and the animal is going to travel, for example, in the cargo hold of an airplane. In that case, you won't be able to monitor what's happening to the animal. Instead of giving sedatives, you can choose to use alternative methods such as natural substances that can prevent stress, which are already formulated in commercial preparations. And you don't have to calculate what kind of dose to give the cat to prevent motion sickness. If there is specific medication, this type does not carry as many risks as a sedative, and you can give it quite safely. If you also want to reduce the possibility of your cat vomiting, you can try fasting for a long time before traveling. Fasting for approximately eight hours before traveling may be enough. I recommend that you always follow these recommendations. First, find out from the embassy what requirements you have for your cat to enter that country. Second, find out from the airline, train company, or bus company what requirements they have for your pet to travel with them. I hope that with the advice I just gave you, you can both enjoy your trip. And that's it for today's video. If you like what I've told you, give it a like and subscribe to the channel because this way you help us continue creating new content that you may find very interesting. Share this video with your family and friends. If you think they might be interested. Thank you very much for following Happy Pets and Families, and I'll see you in the next video.