Right, thanks to you all for the mention of the towel. Hadn't thought of that.
Gloria
At 05:09 PM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
I agree with the suggestions to not use any sedative. It has been
my experience that the feeling of not being in control of themselves
makes them stress out even more. It sounds like this kitty is tame
and would probably be better off with out the Ace. Don't forget
that big towel to wrap her in when you have to remove her from the
carrier! Put the harness and short leash on her when you leave the
house, (don't forget id tags). You guys will be fine, just keep
your cool and she will too.
Nina
Hideyo Yamamoto wrote:
I personally recommend that you do not give any sedatives --- depending
on a kitty, it will give a very weird reaction -almost they try so hard
to go against what the drug is trying to do and act very disturbed.
I traveled with Ayumi (she was very feral at that time)from Japan to
seoul, Seoul to LA, and LA to vegas and Vegas to Albuquerque - it was a
loooooooooooooong flight ... and she was nervous but she did okay
without any drug.. I heard that when a kitty is active and energetic,
usually the reaction is greater to the drug..
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Subject: OT: sedative before flying (ACE)
Hey folks,
I'm flying to Minneapolis on Saturday, a 2.5 hour flight from
LIttle Rock, and taking a sweet, energetic young Siamese kitty to
his owner. Kitty will ride in the cabin with me. I've never
taken a kitty on board with me before, so a new experience.
The vet gave me a sedative, ACE., and am pondering whether to use
the sedative or not. Someone said that another option would be
Benadryl, along with Rescue Remedy.
Any experiences with taking kitties on flights? With ACE? Think
the dosage was 1/2 tablet followed by 1/4 if needed.
Thanks much!
Gloria