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10/07/2008, 22:06 Nicos Joined on 21/01/2007 61 and Cheshire Posts 388 Re: cats on holiday.... An update to our 4 week stay in France..... Well we finally decided to take both cats in seperate cages bought from Pets at Home - the smallest dog size. 3 1/2 hr trip to Portsmouth one cat mewed for 1/2 hr- the other for just over an hour and then they both slept the rest of the way. They were certainly more settled with a cloth over the cage so they could only see forwards. No problem on the boat- 6 hrs - both were sleeping when we got back to the car.We'd left all the windows slightly ajar. 1 hr to the house with no mewing. 2 days in the bedroom and the cat which cried less in the car was desperate to explore the house, and by the next day was off mouse catching in the garden and field. The other cat stayed under the bed for a couple more days and then joined the other cat in the garden. Both loved the hunting and were rarely seen without a mouse hanging from their mouths!! By the end of the second week they had settled in thoroughly. The trip to the vets was fine (46 hrs before check-in)( 1st cats he'd had to do passports for) They cost E69 for them both to be wormed and defleaed and the passports filled in. Home journey was quieter with one cat but the other one needed a bowel movement and mewed until he'd done it. Neither cat ate or drank on the journies although they had access to both. The puppy training sheets in the cages were useful incase of 'accidents' We hadn't expected to get them out at the French port for their chips to be read, but they were fine as we were taken to a sealed room. Yep I'd do it again for 2 1/2 weeks or more- perhaps by this time next year I'd take them for a week or more. Both cats settled back home with no problems. Thanks for all your advice folks. These middle aged cats settled in really well - phew!    Report

11/07/2008, 14:27 Catalpa Joined on 23/08/2004 Southern Manche - 50 Posts 1,537 Re: cats on holiday....  Fay wrote: Hi Jo You'd be amazed (as I was when I googled) how many cats are called Pyewacket! And here's another one. But he's Wacket for short.    Report

11/07/2008, 16:29 Jo Joined on 06/08/2006 86, Vienne. Posts 277 Re: cats on holiday.... Oh WOW!!!! What a tail!!! He's beautiful! Love all, trust a few, do harm to no-one.    Report

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