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I adore black kitties. They usually have the nicest personalities. I had a beloved little furred-girl, all black, named JessiCat, who passed on in 2006. She was as sweet as honey, after she got over being 'feral' kitten. She was so smart too. She lived to be 17 years old.
I had another cat who was all black with the exception of a small white spot smack-dab on his belly. His name was Winkle. One day soon after Wink came to live with me, I was playing around with him, and I discovered that every time I 'poked' that little white spot, he would YOWL! I didn't poke him hard, of course, just a little nudge... but regardless, he'd YOWL.
So I created a routine around that to entertain my friends. While holding Winkle up by his front paws so he was standing on his hind paws, I would gently 'dance' him around while singing James Brown's song, "I Feel Good". I'd sing the first verse and when I'd get to the part, "so good, so good, and I've gotta you-eeew", right after that I'd give Winkle's white spot a little poke and as if on cue he would YOWL -- just like James Brown.
It would floor my friends every single time. It was so funny. This was during a time long before video cams, unfortunately. Were it today, it would certainly become a YouTube hit!
I'm glad this thread was here... Nobody answered my questions in the other thread. We (my 2 cats and I)will be driving from PGH to Boston straight through at the end of the month. (about 12-13 hours..I drive like Grandma)
I doubt I'd be able to get Rescue Remedy in time for the trip, but I may try the benadryl.
Hi there - I saw the rescue remedy tip here and actually used it for a trip from Nashville to New Orleans with my 2 cats. They did fantastic - better than any previous trip. I've driven with them on several long trips since we lost our home in Hurricane Katrina, and was dreading the drive back to New Orleans with them last month. I got the spray and the liquid at our local Whole Foods Body Store in Nashville and put 4 drops in some canned food for them. They were relaxed and peaceful for most of the entire 8-9 hour drive. I honestly couldn't believe it. I used the spray the first few nights in our new home - the cats were crying at night so I sprayed some on my fingers and rubbed it on their noses and mouths. It seemed to calm them for a bit, but I think they also just needed to get acclimated. They're fine now, and I think they're as happy to be back in their original hometown as we are. At any rate, I wanted to thank you guys for the tip and tell you it worked for me. I actually use the spray myself sometimes too.
I did a 3 day 1900 mile drive. There was no way I was going to drug them. Keep them drugged for 3 days? I dont think so. Plus **** them off by trying to give them a pill just before I catch them in a strange hotel room and shove them in a cat carrier. Yeah, no.
The drive was fine. First kitty would howl for the first hour or so, second kitty just looked resigned to her fate. They both whined a bit when driving through the mountains, but settled right back down. Slept most of the way.
Every time I would stop I would open the cage for a minute, pet them, make sure they were ok.
I tried putting hamster type water bottles in the cage, but all they did was make a mess on the bedding.
The last day was the worst because the drive turned into 13 hours instead of the 8 or so the first 2 days. They really wanted out of the carriers at the end of the trip, but they were fine.
Dont drug your cats.
The other thing I did to help was put the carriers out in the living room about 3 weeks before the trip. Thay way they would get used to them and play in them.
I just did a move from CA to NY in a car with two cats. I used rescue remedy and some other homepathic that escapes me at the moment. Neither seemed to do much, but we found that if the cats were out of the carriers they'd settle down - by day 4 they slept the entire way on boxes in back of the van. This wasn't too safe and probably illegal, but putting them in carriers caused them go ballistic so it was worth a shot. We drove 12-14 hours a day and they didn't eat or pee (we had boxes and food/water ALWAYS available) until they got to the hotel room each night.
I am looking into options for my cats allergies. She started on doxycycline for 10 days and then is now on predisone and has been for about 7 days. She is sneezing and rubbing her nose from having a runny nose. I am wondering if the benedryl would help her allergies. Does anyone know?
I use chlortrimeton for allergies, the every four hour type; I use 1/4 of the tab and my cat sneezes less/less watery eyes, too. I crush it and put it into her wet food. I used it on my other cat who had scratching allergies and it worked, too. A vet told someone who was watching my cat at the time to use it.
I moved cross country with 3 cats. I put them in smaller kennels (to feel secure) with a towel on the bottom. I played relaxing music and stopped by 4-5 pm every day.
Make sure you have the carriers secured, too. Heard of people not doing that and the cat running off and them chasing them.
I never medicated them--Benadryl can have a paradoxical effect with humans (excitability, agitation--opposite of what you want), but I don't know about with cats. Try the rescue remedy to see if it works, first.
I would double check with the vet on benedryl. Mine said that it's safe for dogs, but that there are adverse side effects for cats, so he doesn't recommend it for felines.
when my apartment was being re-carpeted, I put all the furniture in the kitchen and the poor guy was soooo upset! He threw up several times from the stress of having all the furniture moved.
Truly, they are our alter egos in fur coats. I feel like that when things get out of order, but my cats were the ones who actually did it. New carpet can even make kids hurl --the chemicals/smell, they are down there on the floor all the time.
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New carpet can even make kids hurl --the chemicals/smell, they are down there on the floor all the time.
