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Hi all. I'm going to be flying from Los Angeles to Chicago with a 10 yr old, many pounds overweight cat. He is VERY skittish. Whenever we go anywhere by car, he breaths rapidly, and often pants. So, I can only imagine how stressful a plane trip would be for him.
My vet gave me some Acepromazine, and it seems to be the most common tranqualizer for cats. However, it also seems to be the case that the use of tranqualizers is generally discouraged when travelling by plane. It's difficult weighing the risks of giving him the tranqs against the risks of having him fly without artificial assistance. So, I'm not sure what to do.
Does anybody have any experience with tranqualizing their cat, or with flying with them?
By the way, he will be travelling in a Sherpa bag with me in the cabin.
My vet gave me some Acepromazine, and it seems to be the most common tranqualizer for cats. However, it also seems to be the case that the use of tranqualizers is generally discouraged when travelling by plane. It's difficult weighing the risks of giving him the tranqs against the risks of having him fly without artificial assistance. So, I'm not sure what to do.
Does anybody have any experience with tranqualizing their cat, or with flying with them?
By the way, he will be travelling in a Sherpa bag with me in the cabin.