Happy Tails Alerts
New LIVE Chat!
We are excited to launch our new live chat feature on our website! Have questions about our services? Wondering what the best method of transport is for your pet? Simply click the tab on the bottom right-hand side of our webpage to message us!
Responses will be received as quickly as possible during business hours (7 am - 4 pm MST Mon - Fri). After hours, the chat feature will leave us a message and we will respond the next working day.
Featured Testimonial
"Kim at Happy Tails Travel is an absolute miracle worked. My 125 lb wolfhound more than exceeds normal size regulations, but she found me a kennel AND an airline that could fly him from Maui to Alaska - something that no other pet relocation service was able to offer."
Make sure to read the rest of Weylyn's testimonial and our others here!
Don’t Let the Cat Out!
No pet owner would purposely put their cat in danger, and this blog is intended to give perspective on the risks and dangers when letting your cat outdoors! It is an owner's duty to make sure that their indoor cat has copious daily opportunities for exercise, games, fun and interaction with family members.
Are you worried your indoor cat will miss out on a lot of action? The answer is YES! The average life span of indoor cats is about 14 years, and can live up to 20 years– though this is reduced to 2.5-4 years in cats that are allowed to roam free, exposing themselves to the hazards of outdoor life. This statistic alone should be the deciding factor, and below is a list of some of the things they may miss out by living indoors.
This is especially important when planning to travel with your cat. They are intuitive, intelligent and will know that something is about to change. Often they will get scared and run away as you are readying for shipment of your pet. Please keep them indoors at least 2 weeks prior to and after their airline travel.
- Fights with other cats
- Attacks by free-roaming dogs
- Becoming dinner for a Wile Coyote
- Infections from puncture wounds
- Gunshot wounds
- Fleas, ticks & worms
- Pesticide poisoning
- Feline Leukemia
- Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
- Rabies
- Being hit by a car
- Drinking antifreeze (cats love the taste, and it is deadly)
- Encounters with sick (and possibly rabid) animals
- Being stolen (or kept by someone who assumes that your cat is unwanted!)
- Being trapped and disposed of by a non-cat-loving neighbor
- Being caught in a steel-jawed trap (Illegal in some states, but still legal on private property)
Even if your cat has been an outdoor cat before, it is never too late to become an indoor cat. Just be patient and resist their cry to go out and give them some special attention to divert their desire to go out and get into trouble.
For more information, please visit our website at www.happytailstravel.com or give us a call at 1-800-323-1718 or 520-299-3315. We are always ready and happy to discuss how we can help you to provide a smooth move for any member of your pet family.