Since i was partially responsible for chiming in to "derail" Leah`s thread, i take the liberty to post and quote her original question, since i do consider it highly interesting as well:
"Leah Ireland: I've had a few queries for extended dates around the country recently and, given deposits I'll go.
This puts me in a position about my cat. I really don't want to leave him behind nor subject him to airport stress. So my only option is to drive huge distances, which is an idea I like.
Does anyone have any suggestions/experiences re. taking pets on trips? I really don't want to stress him out, and I think leaving him behind would make him feel abandoned and I'm not going to do that to him. (Worst case scenario would be driving somewhere for an extended date of a few days and he'd have to go into a cat hotel. At least I'd be closer to him than leaving him in Miami.)
Thanks!