Evening star., 1952-01-10
Conducted BY BETSY cASWEL
TRAVELLING WITH CATS.
Fronr Mrs. N. L. M,
Dief~;c3 Eye;nb%e

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My two cats have Travelled thou
sands Of miles with me by car,
plane, bus and train and ! have
never had any trouble with them.
I always give them their last meal
"a hours before leaving and water
IL hours before leaving. Each has
a travelling case which can be
purchased at any pet supply store.
The cases I have are q compost
ton material and not the more
expensive ones. The metal Is apt
| to get quite cold if left In an
unheated place whereas the COM
position does not change tempera-
ture. as readily. I line the bottom
of each case with newspaper, place
the cats inside and we're of.
These cases have on one end a
mesh screen about AKA" and there
is a cover that can be snapped
over this, but Lind the cats prefer
to look out and so I always leave
the screen unobstructed.
On planes the cats have to be
declared as excess baggage and 60
into the baggage compartment.
In trains they are allowed in the
coaches and I keep them with me
all the time. They don't like the
noise Of plane and are likely to
howl but in the baggage compart-
ment they will not disturb any
one. But on the train they never
make a sound. Long distance
buses will not allow cats, but local
buses do. When using public
transportation you must keep
them in their cages all the time.
They have been on the train for
as long as 18 hours without food
and water as I do not open the
case. They have never had any
i'll effects from this.
] Travelling by car with them is
easier for them but it may not be
for you. I put them in their cases
for the first half hour of travelling
Ito give them a chance to get used
to the motion. One Of mine al
ways cries in the car at first, but
the other doesn't. put an OLD
blanket on the back seat and
after half an hour they are lei
out to run around the car as they
please. AS q precautlon don't
open the car windows too wide
or you may lose a cat. On q long
trip I feed them as little as pos.
Isible and then only at the end oil
the days moving. I leave them
in the car all night making sure
however, that the car is locked tt
avoid against passing children
who are inclined to play with
them. I have just completed 6
trip during which the cats spent
IA hours on a train, two on a bu.
and nine days In car. They be.
haved quite well and proved nj
great difficulty. ! hope you have
luck.
May I also suggest that if yor
use canned food as part of theil
regular diet that you take some
with you to avoid q change II
diet while away.
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MANCHESTER. ENGLAND.
from Mrs. K. F. H., Washington.
Mrs. E. A. G.. Washington: Thi.
is. an answer to your request or
your proposed move to Man.
chester, England. I am English
and have experienced all the fur
and difficulties of ocean trave.
with, small children. My husband
and I went home to England
three years ago on q visit wher
our Oldest boy was 21a and hi.
brother was 10 months. I car
give a few suggestions which may
help.
First Of all. take plenty oi
disposal diapers. had been in.
formed that these were available
on board ship, but I found (wher
well out to sea- that this was
not so. There were no specia
facilities for babies washing or
board and drying diapers in the
cabin is not easy.
We found that q stroller or Q
folding baby carriage would have
been great help. When you are
sitting on deck 1t Is exhaustins
to hold or pursue an active l.
year-old who crawls or tries tt
walk. We found that the stew
ards and stewardesses were won.
derfully kind. We could have the
baby's meals (excellently pre-.
pared and served) brought to thu
cabin at any time. The stewardess
also kept a watchful eye on hin
while he mapped If I wished tt
go on deck with the other child
You will need warm clothe:
(and waterproof ones) ready fol
landing. English summer days
can be very chilly.
don't want to depress you, but
I'm sorry you've chosen Man
chester as the place where you
will stay, as the climate there is
notorious. Be certain to have
good raincoats and rubbers, which
will be in constant use.
II you are unable to obtain any
other detailed information about
housing in Manchester, I could
probably find out for you through
Ia friend who lived there for many
years when first married.
I do know that Manchester
people, although reserved, are the
most warm m-tearted and friendly
people imaginable once you get to
know them.
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