"Normal" antihistimines (prescription or OTC) that you would expect a person with allergies to take don't even come close to handling some allergens. The majority of flights don't have animals in the passenger area. <BR><BR>Fightlike - therefore, it's reasonable for someone with that allergy to expect that NO animals would be on the flight. Especially cats. Dogs, maybe - considering dogs are uused as working animals to assist disabled individuals.<BR><BR>If you are going to fly with a pet, be prepared to check it as cargo and follow any other requirements the airline has. Period. If you are going to drive with a pet, be prepared to have to deal with heat and leaving the animal while you eat.<BR><BR>Personally, I have a trainer/boarder that cares for my pets while I am out of town. Yes. I have to budget in an additional $100+ for each trip for the assurance that my furkids will be well taken care of.

Well ok x now thank you for that. We'll all rest easier now that we know that you board your animals. Did anyone besides x here take this thread seriously? C'mon "traveleing with a cat?" This is not serious! Now x put away your big stick. We're tired of being hit with it. You've managed to change everyone's mind to your way of thinking so you should be happy with the amount of time you spent on this subject.

And, actually, x is wrong at least with respect to the major U.S. airlines. American, United, Continental, Delta and U.S. Airways all allow small pets in the cabin with restrictions. Southwest does not.

jp, I didn't say they don't allow them. I said "The majority of flights don't have animals in the passenger area." Therefore any traveler should be right in anticipating an animal free flight.

Have you been checking the cabin areas of most flights or merely conducting a survey of all of the passengers to determine whether they have brought a pet onboard? If pets are allowed, it would be unreasonable for anyone to expect that it is an "animal-free" flight.

What do people with severe cat allergies do when they sit next to a cat owner who has just kissed and hugged their little kitty goodbye? Doesn't the fur and dander stuck on the clothes affect them?

I know that when I had my Abbysinian, he shed like crazy and there was no way that I could be sure that every single hair was not cleaned off before I went out of the house.Was I unwittingly causing flurries of sneezes wherever I went? and I thought that they were just allergic to me!<BR>

Hey "no name",<BR><BR>Why don't you dip your filthy, cat hair-infested, patchouly-soaked body into a bath tub every now and then, I can smell you from here for cris-sakes.<BR><BR>I'll eat my honey roasted peanuts with glee. Then I'll take my size 4 body on down to the pool to get a little action, while you're inside makin' woopee with the kitties.

I have 3 cats and 1 dog. Cats do not like change and I would prefer for my 3 to stay at home, they do go outside. I would really not recommend traveling with a cat. It really would be for your pleasure only, not theirs.

If I had a trip to take,noone to take care of my cat,I would take the cat.<BR>Because the choice would be my pleasure or the cats and so far he doesn't completely rule our lives.<BR>and we arent talking about torture here,a ride in a car in a crate,and a nice house at the end of the ride shouldn't be too hard.<BR>