Tip for Traveling Cat Owners

Solving a problem.

The good news is that your cat was small enough to fit under the seat on the airplane during your 3-hour flight.

The bad news is that you missed the connecting flight and now you are stuck in the terminal for 3 hours and you know that your cat needs to go to the bathroom or at least certainly will before you reach your destination and get to a liter box.

Here is a solution. Take along a folding box, about the size of a large shoebox, and several small bags of litter in zip lock bags and a tall plastic trash bag. (It's a good idea to put a small amount of liter out of her at home liter box so that he or she will recognize the smell.)

Take your kitty into the restroom and set up his or her temporary liter box by placing the tall plastic trash bag over the box and filling it with the kitty litter.

Chances are your cat will jump right in and take care of business.

Then you can tie up the end of the trash bag and toss the box, kitty liter and the bag in the trash.

If you use a folding box the whole set up takes almost no room at all and can be placed inside the carrier.

Our thanks Traveling Pet Owner Abby Shoemaker for this suggestion.

Tips: Always take your pet in a Sherpa brand bag as they are approved by all airlines. Get your cat used to the Sherpa bag days or weeks before your trip.

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