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I would no sooner leave my cat loose in the car than I would a 2 year old child.
I use hard sided carriers and seatbelt.
I use hard sided carriers and seatbelt.
Why is a seat belt not good? It is fine and can be belted around the carrier. Or the carrier can be placed in a footwell, where it just fits snugly and can't move around. A carrier is not likely to fly around the car.Originally Posted by cheylink
A carrier is going to fly just as easily as a cat, then you get into the issue of weighting it down, not good, seat belt not good...we all could go on and on, but the simple fact is to each is own and maybe if you feel safer useing the carrier, you will just have to deal with the meowing...
Understand, It was the carrier my cat hated as well.....Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom
If your cat is not in a carrier, it is roaming freely in the car. There is nothing to prevent it from suddenly being scared by something and freaking out, jumping under the pedal or the seat, etc. If your cat does so well that it will just sit there, then likely it will do equally well in a carrier.
The OP question involves a cat that obviously hates being in the car, and your advice to let it loose could, and likely would, result in injury to the cat or the person.