There have been two schools of thought about sedating Cats for travel and I'd like to know if it is recommended.

I asked my Vet and she said she would not do it. She's concerned the tranquilizer might make the Cat sick. Another vet said it's ok.

I salute all the Flyertalkers who have traveled wtih their Cats and other animals. As for yowling Cats... I never heard one in all my travels. I heard one Cat meow but that wasn't as loud as the guys yeowling in First Class, bound for Vegas and feeling NO PAIN (at 11 in the morning!)

And on an OMNI note... I LOVE that New Yorker Cartoon posted earlier!

Thanks for posting.

Love to get it in a picture frame because it represents two of the things I love in life: Travel and Cats. A little pricey for the print though!

(Also would make great notecards... New Yorker does sell Cat theme note cards via Barnes and Noble.)

Take another look at that link. Notecards are available. Maybe you could find a 5x7 mat / frame?

Thanks Scoow. That's another idea. I may also go to ebay to see if there's something for sale there.

I am guessing BBB or Pier One or Targhay (Target) has frames.

Then again, I can put the full size work on my list to the Kitty Santa!

I'm guessing the cat didn't like getting a Retaliatory Secondary Pat-Down.

Mine sure didn't.

And TSA people wonder why we think some of them are complete idiots.

Just the thought of subjecting my cats to a TSA patdown makes me queasy. My male cat is extremely skittish. Doesn't like strangers (meaning anyone who isn't me or my husband). Hates his cat carrier. Any trip to the vet is a project because he develops several more legs as I am trying to get him into the carrier. I don't see me ever being able to take him on an airplane any time soon!!

We've had a handful of birds come though here. One was a large bird (I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what breed) that supposedly hopped onto the person's shoulder and hopped back into the cage after. Another was a large goose which was carried through. Otherwise, I believe a visual inspection is all that's needed. That's how we handle the umpteen turtles and hermit crabs that pass through here all summer.

And just to make one thing clear, just because I've never seen it doesn't mean we don't do it. In the six years that I've been screening, I have never come across a monkey. However, TSA devoted an entire section of the SOP to how to screen a monkey. Don't know what that means, but I guess somewhere in all of TSA it became a significant issue.

You mean they train you for monkey business??

Baby is put into airport X-ray machine at LAX <-- Flyertalk Link

Live or frozen? Also, isn't a "large goose" larger than what will fit under a seat? All the geese I've ever seen are huge - and certainly would have to be crated like a "large dog" and fly in the hold.

Well, if it was a goose that lays golden eggs, no doubt the owner would want to keep it with them at all times.

LOL I don't know of anybody who's actually screened a monkey.

Well, she (?) looked large to me, but she did fit into a carry on crate. She was dressed with a ribbon around her neck and her tail feathers were long and curled. Her owner - who was dressed as Mother Goose - carried her through and put her back in the crate.

Remember this one?

http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/000374.html