I will keep my fingers cross that they have a comfortable flight. I assume they'll be given something to relax them for the trip, right? And toys in their crates.
(Speaking of furry things flying...you'll crate RightSaidRick, too, right? I think tranquilizers might have the opposite effect on him...)
I was house-sitting for a friend and one of the cats had to get shipped from Buffalo to Salt Lake. Poor Max (Maxine). We'd shove the tranquilizer down her throat, head to the airport and, since it was summer, if the temp was too high they'd refuse to board pets.
This happened 3 days in a row before we got her on the plane. Poor cat, she'd come back home all woozy and discombobulated... then the process would start all over in the morning. The other two cats couldn't figure out what was going on and were leery of being around a very addled Max.
In fact, after day two they really began avoiding us and it took a lot of coaxing to get them to come out to eat. I think they were afraid that what was happening to Max would happen to them, too. It was funny and sad all at once.
But, in the end Max made the flight to Salt Lake and was just fine and dandy! No ill effects whatsoever and happy as a clam in her new digs! :o)
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