What a week, glad it's nearly over!
The cats stayed at the vet's last Monday to Wednesday and we picked them up and took them straight to the airport, dropped them off at the boarding house and haven't seen them since. I miss them so much! My back is almost straight from not being squished by them in bed at night, this will not do!
We were going to sedate the cats for the flight as they were pretty stressed at the vet's, but one of our vets advised us against it. She said Mini still has a minor heart murmur and sedation combined with altitude could be a bad mix. So she recommended a spray called Feliway, which is a mixture of cat facial pheronomes, to be sprayed in their carrier to help calm them. It seemed to help, all those little smelly pheronomes. I sprayed some on myself to see if it would calm me down, but no luck thereIf you are transporting cats or moving house, you spray this stuff on their bedding, carrier, bed etc so they feel settled more quickly as there are familiar aromas. Let me know if you ever need more info, it seems to work.
At least they arrived at the correct airport, covered in urine and a bit dazed, but safe nonetheless. Our luggage ended up at the other end of the country, having a nice little jaunt.
The night before we flew, the Australian Government issued a serious warning that Australia was on heightened alert for attack and for all citizens to be alert. But they wouldn't say any more. Alert to what I ask?
We pick up the cats tomorrow, yay! There is a nice little sunny spot under the loungeroom window where we'll put their bed, hope it helps them settle quickly. They aren't allowed outside as the fences are too low so we are looking at making a netting enclosure so they can play in the garden - but we can worry about that later. Must unpack boxes before they arrive!
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. I'm still unpacking and have been moved in for two weeks now!!! LOL!!!!
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