Trying to get a cat into a pet carrier is like trying to wrestle a tantrumming toddler into a buggy: both endeavours take at least two people and a carefully communicated plan.
Susannah, it’s incredible how you and I have been going through exactly the same thing this past while! I also had to take my youngest, biggest Ragdoll cat, Fendi, to the vet for his bi-annnual shots, and then we moved about two weeks later. Two large stressors for my kitties. The only difference is that both my Ragdolls love being in the car for the most part. We have taken both of them out on hikes in their backpack carriers, so they don’t necessarily associate going into them with unpleasantness. Then, the move….. a rather large move, to a different part of the province of British Columbia - a 5 hour drive from Maple Ridge, BC (closer to the coast) to Vernon, BC - in the interior of the province known as the Okanagan Valley. I too had tears in my eyes as we left our home of 16 years and all those memories….. But we both made it!!!
Oh wow, Deborah, that really is amazing! I’m so happy your fur babies are happy. Wishing you so much happiness in your new place! It can be so ought to leave a treasured home behind, but here’s to making new memories in your new pad. xxx
Susannah, it’s incredible how you and I have been going through exactly the same thing this past while! I also had to take my youngest, biggest Ragdoll cat, Fendi, to the vet for his bi-annnual shots, and then we moved about two weeks later. Two large stressors for my kitties. The only difference is that both my Ragdolls love being in the car for the most part. We have taken both of them out on hikes in their backpack carriers, so they don’t necessarily associate going into them with unpleasantness. Then, the move….. a rather large move, to a different part of the province of British Columbia - a 5 hour drive from Maple Ridge, BC (closer to the coast) to Vernon, BC - in the interior of the province known as the Okanagan Valley. I too had tears in my eyes as we left our home of 16 years and all those memories….. But we both made it!!!
Oh wow, Deborah, that really is amazing! I’m so happy your fur babies are happy. Wishing you so much happiness in your new place! It can be so ought to leave a treasured home behind, but here’s to making new memories in your new pad. xxx