• Tetsuo@jlai.lu
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    17 days ago

    Please dont let your cat loose in a moving car…

    If that cats gets scared and goes to hide between the legs of the driver. Good luck.

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        17 days ago

        I also used to let my cat hide in the back seat until someone reminded me that if the vehicle has to stop suddenly or is involved in a collision, the cat could go flying. It’s much safer for them and for you for them to be in a carrier, and the carrier buckled in, or at least wedged in somewhere.

      • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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        17 days ago

        Shit answer.

        You cannot control where a loose animal will go in a car. I’ve dealt with car crashes with dead pets.

        And pets are absolutely a driver’s distraction.

        Fuck off with any driver that allows unsecured pets in their cars.

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        17 days ago

        Nice! How well does your cat travel? I used to frequently stay with my mom for the weekend on some of my days off. It’s about a 3 hour drive. I just got my first cat a few weeks ago and he is relatively chill in the car so I’m wondering how much of a good or bad idea it is to take him on a trip like that.

        • psychOdelic@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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          16 days ago

          Well, it’s not my cat and this was my first time traveling with her, but she was very calm, and slept in my lap most of the drive :)

          Although, if you’re driving alone you should probably put him in a carrier.