Greetings ,
Last year I remember writing about cats and dogs and some differences between them. That was because I had seen a lady with her cat on a lead (1) by the river. She wasn't walking with the cat, like you would walk with a dog. She was sitting on the grass and the cat could move around her without running away.
Well, I've seen a couple of other cats in the last few weeks.
One was in someone's backpack.
It was a 'special' (animal transportation?) backpack. The piece keeping the cat in was clear plastic, so the cat could see out (and I could see the cat). At the top there were some small pieces of wire mesh (2) to let air in.
There was enough room for the cat to sit, but that was all.
I'm not sure if it was due to how small the space was, or because of the movement as the person carrying it walked, but the cat didn't look happy - it had its ears flat back against its head.
Then a few days ago, I saw a young lady holding a blanket waiting for the U-Bahn. She turned and I realised that she had a cat in the blanket. It seemed to be a young cat - not fully grown. It looked a lot happier than the cat in the backpack.
But I was alarmed when the lady unwrapped the blanket a bit. It looked like it would have been possible for the cat to jump out of her arms. Maybe it would have stayed close to her, but in my mind I could see it running off - possibly even jumping down onto the tracks and getting killed!
Most other people use a proper box when they need to transport their cat (or other small animal). Although they are a bit big and difficult to move around, I think that is the best option. The cats seem happier than the cat in the back pack and it's definitely a lot safer!
What do you think, ? Is it good to carry cats (or other animals) in backpacks - even specially made backpacks? How about just having the animal in a blanket? Have you ever needed to transport an animal and if so, how did you do it? I'm interested to read what you have to say ...
Have a warm week (hopefully 🤞),
Andrea
(1) lead - a rope or chain that connects to an animal's collar or harness that a person can use to control the animal
(2) mesh - a net-like material with evenly spaced holes
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