How on earth am I going to do this? Am I insane?
Hiya everyone... I know it's been a long time since I've been around. School has been kicking my butt and I was off busy getting married and stuff.
But anyway... here's what's going on. My new husband is in the Air Force and we're going to be stationed in Italy. He should be leaving for there within a few weeks and I will be joinig him hopefully around the 2nd/3rd week of December.
I know I need the vet's health certificates and there's no quarantine in Italy but what I'm mostly concerned about at the moment is the actual airline travel.
Neither of the two kitties travel well. One gets upset for about half an hour and meows/howls quite loudly, but after that he settles down and has no problems. The other on the other hand goes #2 like there's no tomorrow. But this is with car travel... neither has been on a plane.
So, I need advice. Tips. Comments, etc. Oh, and recommendations on pet carriers. I'm going to try to see if it's at all possible for them to fly in the cabin with me (I know it's a stretch but it's worth a shot), so I guess recommendations for the smaller carriers you can take and put under the seat... as well as the harder bigger ones for the cargo hold.
Also, I may have to end up putting them on the plane without me and having them picked up in Italy by my hubby. Since the AF is paying for my ticket, I don't know yet what airline or what day/time etc. So, they may be traveling to him a week before I show up.
Oh... and how much is this going to cost?
TIA
ETA: Also... if they have to go in the cargo hold could I put them in the same carrier if it's large enough? That way they can sort of comfort each other a little bit maybe?
Hiya everyone... I know it's been a long time since I've been around. School has been kicking my butt and I was off busy getting married and stuff.
But anyway... here's what's going on. My new husband is in the Air Force and we're going to be stationed in Italy. He should be leaving for there within a few weeks and I will be joinig him hopefully around the 2nd/3rd week of December.
I know I need the vet's health certificates and there's no quarantine in Italy but what I'm mostly concerned about at the moment is the actual airline travel.
Neither of the two kitties travel well. One gets upset for about half an hour and meows/howls quite loudly, but after that he settles down and has no problems. The other on the other hand goes #2 like there's no tomorrow. But this is with car travel... neither has been on a plane.
So, I need advice. Tips. Comments, etc. Oh, and recommendations on pet carriers. I'm going to try to see if it's at all possible for them to fly in the cabin with me (I know it's a stretch but it's worth a shot), so I guess recommendations for the smaller carriers you can take and put under the seat... as well as the harder bigger ones for the cargo hold.
Also, I may have to end up putting them on the plane without me and having them picked up in Italy by my hubby. Since the AF is paying for my ticket, I don't know yet what airline or what day/time etc. So, they may be traveling to him a week before I show up.
Oh... and how much is this going to cost?
TIA
ETA: Also... if they have to go in the cargo hold could I put them in the same carrier if it's large enough? That way they can sort of comfort each other a little bit maybe?
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