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Posted by PHMadameAlto on September 10, 2002 at 21:44:25:

In Reply to: kitten posted by Vally1978 on September 06, 2002 at 00:14:49:

Hopefully the kitten will stop crying and fall asleep. Sedating a kitten at this young age is risky, so I'd avoid that if at all possible.

In the future you might try leaving the carrier out in the house, open and feeding the kitten a treat inside and also puting a few favorite toys in there too. If the kitten can go in and out of the carrier freely, this may help him get aquainted. You can also train him to tolerate the car after he has had positive experiences with the carrier by putting him in the car and not going anywhere - just sitting for three minutes with the engine running. Then try a drive around the block and go further and further. When you return home give the kitten a treat.



I am going to be traveling for 6-7 hours to get home from MA for a long weekend. I have a 10 week old kitten, and he does not like his carrier. I tried to see how he'd react to being in it, and he cried and cried. Will he eventually cry himself to sleep...? I was reading the last post about the 14 hr drive, so this is nothing compared to that. I am just worried about this. I'd love to sedate him haha. He is a little devil! :)

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