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Should we put our cats or our dog in the cage on a road trip?

We are moving from Lubbock, Texas to around Salt Lake City, Utah. I heard cats can get in the way of driving but my dog can't sit still for a over a minute. Which pet should be in the cage, our 2 cats (1 fat huge cat, 1 slinky but still big cat), or our dog (She's a Boston Terrier, 1 year old)?

Public Comments

1. Simple solution. Two crates. :)
2. Cats, then look for harnesses to use in the car for your dog.
3. the cats will most definitely get all up your grill if they are not secured. dogs know better - might try once or twice but will generally quit once you tell them no. cats don't do 'stay', now do they?
4. ALL of them. Cats can be crated together if they wish and your dog should be crated by herself.
5. I think cats needs to be in a crate more than anything. But sounds like they all need to be crated. Dogs usually sleep most of the time in a lengthy car ride. The problem with cats loose in the car is what if they slip out when you stop for gas. The dog can be kept on a leash so you have more control.
6. Cats will be batter in the cage as there more likely to distract the driver and seeing as there's two as them it would work better.. as for the dog...set up a basket or just a blanket at the footwell and keep her on a lead, maybe give her a bone to distract her?? :]
7. The cat Cat's are more mysterious and if they are not in a cage, when you open the door, they will run outside. And then never to be found again. Cat's can easily live on their own. That's why you see more cats on the street then dogs. (Even though there are both a overpopulation of dogs AND cats.) Dog's are more maintainable. Even though you said she can't sit for over a minute. Dogs probably will try to get out........but you can hold dogs back easier from the door then little snicky cats. So, I strongly suggest..............the cats:)
8. It would be best to crate them all. If you absolutely can't make room for two crates, keep the cats crated, and the dog leashed or on a seat-belt harness. Cats can slip out of the car very quickly at rest & gas stops. Catching a frightened, loose cat at a gas station or along a highway is just about impossible. Take the dog for a good long walk just before you leave, and walk her as much as you can at every stop.
9. crate your cats. WHen i moved from arizona to chicago, i didnt have room for a crate for my two cats. So i had them in the back tied up with enough room to roam to the litter box. Well the one cat kept snapping out of his collar and would run to me and hide right by my feet where the gas and brake pedal was. Which is dangerous because if i have to suddenly brake i may have stepped on him, freaked out he cried and get into a serioius accident. I eventually had to tie a rope around them, which i felt terrible for because after a few hundred more miles, the other cat broke through her collar and he kept snapping out of his. It made my trip longer as i would stop alot to make sure they were not having a rope burn around their neck or cutting their skin because of how hard they were pulling to get out of the rope. Definaltly crate them, will save you some emotional heartache for you and your cats.
10. All. Never travel with an unrestrained animal in your vehicle. if you can't fit enough crates get a car harness for your Boston.