Hello everyone,
I'm currently a college student, and last year I flew my two cats to college with me and back home for a total of 6 times, and the cost of doing so was staggering. It was roughly 225 per cat one way (includes vet bills). As you can see, I spent a ridiculous amount of money transporting them, and I can't afford to do so again this year.
However, I found out that most airlines will allow you to put two pets of the same species each under 20 pounds in one kennel and only charge you the cost of one. So i was thinking since both my cats are more on the petite side, 9lbs and 10ish lbs, I was thinking that this might be a way that I can continue to fly them with me, while keeping costs down (they would have to fly checked baggage). The kennel I currently have is one of these
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...:referralID=NA
The second largest or the largest one. I normally use it to fly my bengal, the 10lbs ish one and he has a lot of room in there. My two cats could fit in there very comfortably and still both be able to turn.
What I want advice on is whether it would be a good idea to go ahead with this plan.
PS: both my cats get alone pretty well. They occasionally fight, but I've never seen them draw blood. They usually just wrestle for a little bit. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Leaving them at home is not really an option I want to contemplate as my family isn't the best with taking care of pets. That plus I'll miss them a lot T__T
I'm currently a college student, and last year I flew my two cats to college with me and back home for a total of 6 times, and the cost of doing so was staggering. It was roughly 225 per cat one way (includes vet bills). As you can see, I spent a ridiculous amount of money transporting them, and I can't afford to do so again this year.
However, I found out that most airlines will allow you to put two pets of the same species each under 20 pounds in one kennel and only charge you the cost of one. So i was thinking since both my cats are more on the petite side, 9lbs and 10ish lbs, I was thinking that this might be a way that I can continue to fly them with me, while keeping costs down (they would have to fly checked baggage). The kennel I currently have is one of these
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...:referralID=NA
The second largest or the largest one. I normally use it to fly my bengal, the 10lbs ish one and he has a lot of room in there. My two cats could fit in there very comfortably and still both be able to turn.
What I want advice on is whether it would be a good idea to go ahead with this plan.
PS: both my cats get alone pretty well. They occasionally fight, but I've never seen them draw blood. They usually just wrestle for a little bit. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Leaving them at home is not really an option I want to contemplate as my family isn't the best with taking care of pets. That plus I'll miss them a lot T__T