natural cat sedative

[arschultz40]

is there something that i can get over the counter to sedate my cats to move 1 hr away.

[smudge]

P'raps you could give your local vet or Pets at Home a call for advice. (Assuming you live in the UK of course).

Having said that, some years back, we made our kitty nice & comfortable in her enclosed wicker travel basket & chatted to her on the way to our destination - she was fine when we got to the other end.

Good luck.

[Kimmiebear]

You can try Gravol (it is an over the counter antinausiant that makes you drousy) It would be dosed by her weight so you would need to check with your vet. There is nothing wrong with using a prescription but it is only an hour drive so maybe she would be ok with some catnip and possibly some Feliway. Feliway is a cat feramone spray that often has calming effects on cats. It is available at the vets as well. If it is a quick hour (not a lot of stops and bumpy roads) it might be best to just get a bg carrier and gritt your teeth and do it.
Cheers
Kim

[Finoa]

Chamomile essential oil might work. It has very powerful sedative effects, especially when combined with Lavender. You could burn it in the room before you leave, and put some on a tissue under their blanket while you're in the car.

I think it would be best to see a vet, though, and just use the oils as a back-up.

We live in the sticks and it's nearly an hour to the vets so we've trained our cats to get used to the car. The older one (who we got when I was 13 and had more time for pleasures like pet training!) is particularly well adapted and really enjoys an outing. But a friend of ours has gone one step further. She takes her cat Holly on holiday all over the country, in a campervan. She loves it!

Training obviously won't be helpful to you in the short term, though, so good luck with the trip!


Fiona

[Marika]

milk (or rather the calcium in it) is a natural sedative!