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Cat Makes BIG trip

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Cats don't travel all that well, but this cat did pretty well, especially after we told her that it was either this three day trip to Alpine, Texas or to stay in the cat hotel for those three days.
So, having made her choice, we departed with her in the cage---a screened enclosure about 3 feet cubed.  For the first 30 miles, a lot of complaining, but then all was quiet.  She had burrowed under the foam mat and was hiding from this reality of travel.
In Del Rio, we opened the cage door and she then opted to settle into the foot well of the back seat area.  We often were concerned with her jumping out of the car when we stopped for gas and whatnot, but the opposite was true--it was hard to get her to leave the car.
The first night in a motel (Quality Inn in Alpine ---good place and good for pets) was a hoot.  We carried the cage up to the room on the second floor and then opened it.  She cautiously stepped out and then spent the next hour investigating every nook and corner to make sure it was safe.
It wasn't long, however and she was comfortable with just about everything--quickly taking care of her needs of water and food---and the litter box.

By the third night, we had moved to Del Rio and it was second nature for her to move into a new room and get rather comfortable, as the photo above shows.  She is a good cat, doesn't shed a bit, since we brush her nearly every night, so all the shed fur is in the brush.

Then more surprises.  On the way home from Del Rio, she as again under the mattress in her cage, but when we opened the cage while travelling, she first went down in the foot well--then up and walked around on the seat, then up on her front legs to look out the window.  She liked the view.

Home in the garage, successful trip for all---and no cat calmers either.

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