Our experience flying cats in the cabin transatlantic
#61
Re: Our experience flying cats in the cabin transatlantic
Cats can find pop out of sheer stress. Putting a cat in the cabin would be immensely more stressful than the quite containment of the heated hold compartment. I think it is disgusting that people would subject their cat and other people to the stress of the cabin. Not fit to own a cat.
#62
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Maybe I vaguely remember my vet telling me not to feed him on the morning of the flight.
That cat was different though. He would sit on you for hours at a time and I could walk around with him on my shoulder for hours. He was very much a one person cat. I have never known another cat like that since. Most cats want 5 to 10 mins of affection and then they are off.
#63
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That cat was different though. He would sit on you for hours at a time and I could walk around with him on my shoulder for hours. He was very much a one person cat. I have never known another cat like that since. Most cats want 5 to 10 mins of affection and then they are off.
#64
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Those who advocate the hold for pets should know that animals can and do die in the hold. There was a story a couple of years ago about some Brits who brought their dog back from Oz on BA. Dead on arrival, they forgot to provide the air and heating, forgot that there was a pet in there.
#66
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I am glad that I never have to share cabin space with a cat or dog on flights into or out of the UK. Don't get me wrong, I like dogs, and have co-owned five cats since coming to the US, but airline cabins are already poorly ventilated and full of stinky, whining human beings. I find the thought of sharing cabin space with a small animal unpleasant, especially if it is the person behind me who has an animal with them, because it would be under my seat, whining and whimpering, coughing, vomiting, peeing, or cräpping.
Have to agree with the above comments. I'm VERY allergic to cats and if I found myself anywhere near one on a plane I would be mightily annoyed.
Cat poop also has a particularly nasty aroma.
I'm glad the OP and her furry friends are settling in well but given that some flights have to be peanut free for some allergy sufferers I don't know how pets in the cabin is still allowed. I wouldn't think to advise an airline that my husband has a severe cat allergy and don't relish the thought of attempting to use his epi-pen at 40,000 feet.
How so? People who are allergic to cats are allergic to their dander. Since they are confined in a carrier and must be kept under the seat at all times, the dander does not have the opportunity to invade the cabin. For those who are allergic to perfumes, etc., that scent is on the person sitting next to you, behind you or in front of you and pervades the entire environment around you.
#67
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Have to agree with the above comments. I'm VERY allergic to cats and if I found myself anywhere near one on a plane I would be mightily annoyed.
Cat poop also has a particularly nasty aroma.
Agreed.
The OP admitted to taking her cats into the toilet and taking them out of their confines, and letting them 'drink water' ... airline toilets are scary enough without having to wonder whether pets have been using them ...
Cat poop also has a particularly nasty aroma.
Agreed.
The OP admitted to taking her cats into the toilet and taking them out of their confines, and letting them 'drink water' ... airline toilets are scary enough without having to wonder whether pets have been using them ...
#68
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Today my kid had to pee in the sink because people were taking too long in the stalls. Is that bad?
#69
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This thread is beginning to make me feel.
#72
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Thank you, LS. Mira passed away last year of a kidney disease. She spent the last few months of life with me having to give her fluids under her skin to keep her comfortable. She was a darling of cat; fourth generation Bengal domestic cat.
#73
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I got an Uber in Chicago a while back, and the driver was a logistics guy for some transatlantic freight company. He suggested looking into getting a cargo ship over, but so far all the ones I've looked at don't accept pets - understandable, I suppose, given insurance costs and so on.
But does anyone have any better information than me? Any of you done a boat-based pet transport? Luxury is not important, but cheapness is.
But does anyone have any better information than me? Any of you done a boat-based pet transport? Luxury is not important, but cheapness is.
#74
Re: Our experience flying cats in the cabin transatlantic
I got an Uber in Chicago a while back, and the driver was a logistics guy for some transatlantic freight company. He suggested looking into getting a cargo ship over, but so far all the ones I've looked at don't accept pets - understandable, I suppose, given insurance costs and so on.
But does anyone have any better information than me? Any of you done a boat-based pet transport? Luxury is not important, but cheapness is.
But does anyone have any better information than me? Any of you done a boat-based pet transport? Luxury is not important, but cheapness is.
The cheapest method is to take the pet in the cabin if you can.