Uneasy cats do like small, familiar spaces; together in a large carrier, I'm afraid one or the other would end up bored or unsettled enough to begin bothering her companion. In a stressful situation like a long car drive, I think even the best feline friends would be better with their own spaces. In my experience, even the most restless cat WILL settle down and sleep if she has to stay in a small enclosed space. And, cats being cats, she won't really resent it. If you stop once in a while to let them use the litterbox, stretch their legs, etc, I think they will be just fine. Do they walk well on harness? I've had a cat who, when sufficiently freaked, could either get out of a harness, or drive herself into a dangerous, clawing panic struggling against it. You don't want to lose a cat at an interstate rest stop.
I would vote against the large dog carrier, as well, because of the fear of what would happen in the case you needed to brake quickly. A cat in a small soft carrier would be less likely to get hurt than a cat being thrown against a plastic wall. If you can secure carriers somehow using the seat belts, so much the better.
Ten or twelve hours of sleep in a small space isn't hard on a cat. I'd expect some meowing for the first hour or so, just on general principle because being put in a car is unsetling, but then a lot of napping. If you want to obtain larger soft carriers, but still keep them separate, that might be nice, but I don't think it's necessary. I've honestly never had one of my cats get upset from being cramped in too small a space. They usually fit themselves into things *I* would consider too small for the fun of it. I know, they don't stay there for ten hours, but aside from the odd running fit a few times a week, they don't seem to have the sort of restless desire for space that would make a day-long confinement upsetting.
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Date: 2003-06-11 08:10 pm (UTC)I would vote against the large dog carrier, as well, because of the fear of what would happen in the case you needed to brake quickly. A cat in a small soft carrier would be less likely to get hurt than a cat being thrown against a plastic wall. If you can secure carriers somehow using the seat belts, so much the better.
Ten or twelve hours of sleep in a small space isn't hard on a cat. I'd expect some meowing for the first hour or so, just on general principle because being put in a car is unsetling, but then a lot of napping. If you want to obtain larger soft carriers, but still keep them separate, that might be nice, but I don't think it's necessary. I've honestly never had one of my cats get upset from being cramped in too small a space. They usually fit themselves into things *I* would consider too small for the fun of it. I know, they don't stay there for ten hours, but aside from the odd running fit a few times a week, they don't seem to have the sort of restless desire for space that would make a day-long confinement upsetting.