Collecting and Transport
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TIP: Fully cover the carrier to avoid travel sickness from cat or kitten seeing sideways movement outside the car. Side movement frequently makes cats sick or stressed.
Where you will collect your kitten will depend on where your kitten has been sourced from:
Regional Pound - these kittens are brought to Brisbane via a pet transport company. They have specific drop off points and you will need to be at the drop off point at the allocated time (some have the facility to track where the transport is to give you a real time understanding of location).
Surrenderer - we will try to minimise the travel distance for you and request the surrenderer transports them to your home, or a meeting point. At times this is not possible and we may ask that you, or another volunteer, collect the kittens.
We recommend purchasing a cat carrier (FFARQ may have some spare - ask your Foster Carer Coordinator)
Bring your cat carrier to the location when collecting cats/kittens. Please have a soft blanket in your carrier.
Never leave your cats/kittens unsupervised in the vehicle on a warm day.
Place a blanket that the animal is already familiar with inside the carrier, if possible.
Cover the cat carrier with a dark but breathable sheet/towel, make sure the cat or kittens can not see out the sides of the car, as seeing the side movements can make them sick.
Secure the cat carrier properly in the car to avoid tumbles during braking. Using the seat belt is the preferred method of securing the cat carrier.
Drive thoughtfully (i.e. NO loud music)
Do NOT place food/water in carriers during travel (the exception may be extended travel), as cats typically will NOT eat or drink when they are stressed – this often just results in wet/soiled kittens that then require bathing = more stress!
