I am picking up a kitten saturday and would like to go higher around 14000' , would this be a health issue for a small kitten in an upressurized aircraft?
I hope that thing isnt infested with fleas. , I was hoping to be above/at 14000' for a couple hours. Overflying lake erie and there is a chance I may need to get over some icing at some point along the way as well.
Ok, guess I will just keep that leg around 10k to be safe. Not looking to cause any harm. Thanks for the feed back.
Whatever u do, don't put the pusseh on a pedestal.
small kitten
You should ask your vet.
One time our vet called me to ask, he didn't know **** all about altitudes limits for hypoxia, he's not a pilot and knew I was (my ex worked for him).
Hang the kitten from a rope and keep the cat at 10k.
Than maybe you should get a different vet...
Henning, can you explain your exploding-flea idea?
That kitten will eventually turn into a cat. Fly as high as you want.
This is disgusting and vile. IMO this crap has absolutely no place here.
Uptight aren't we. I own a cat and care about his well being.
You call it uptight, I call it vile. For some people their pets are truly one of the family. I don't think someone here would joke about hanging their three year old son. Yes, my pets are family to me. I just erased a bunch of stuff because it sounded too personal for this forum, and many probably wouldn't understand. But, I will end with this... In the last 10 years I lost both my parents and a 15 year old cat we had since he was a kitten. Guess which was the hardest to deal with..??
I'll get off my soap box now and say no more about it.
Ok I understand
In general and if there is no mitigating health issue, typical domestic animals tolerate altitude much like humans do.
The biggest problems people have with flying animals is overheating, getting chilled, dehydrated, thinking they will help an animal my tranquilizing it (never do so).
I asked about the kitten's age because their eyes/ears do not open until 10 days and it got me to wondering about the ear canal seal, but I think that would not be a problem either.
Exploding fleas. I attempted to counter this concept 10 years ago to the month, right here on POA. Since then I still have never seen one iota of evidence that fleas explode at altitude and continue to strongly question this idea. In fact a search online just now reveals only one site discussing it.....and it is the link I posted 2 sentences ago! So I guess it was on the internet and must be true. Sigh.
How old?
You call it uptight, I call it vile. For some people their pets are truly one of the family. But, I will end with this... In the last 10 years I lost both my parents and a 15 year old cat we had since he was a kitten. Guess which was the hardest to deal with..??
I'll get off my soap box now and say no more about it.
You call it uptight, I call it vile. For some people their pets are truly one of the family. I don't think someone here would joke about hanging their three year old son. Yes, my pets are family to me. I just erased a bunch of stuff because it sounded too personal for this forum, and many probably wouldn't understand. But, I will end with this... In the last 10 years I lost both my parents and a 15 year old cat we had since he was a kitten. Guess which was the hardest to deal with..??
I'll get off my soap box now and say no more about it.
Kritch I have read over several times what you wrote. First and foremost I accept and defend your right to feel about animals in any way you choose. But, (there is always a but). Many, myself included, would consider it vile and disgusting that you would equate human life and animal life. Many of us believe that human life is above all other forms of life. To equate hanging a cat out the window to hanging a human child out the window is very disturbing to those of us with a belief system that acknowledges a supreme being and that humans are created in the image of God. I understand that your belief system MAY be completely different.
I feel much harm has sprung from the lowering of human worth to that of common animals (that is a different discussion). In fairness, I consider myself an animal lover. I am the old man that puts out feed for the birds and squirrels in the neighborhood. Have owned several dogs as pets that I was quite fond of. It would never occur to many of us to equate the fondness for a pet as equal or in your case superior to that of our parents. I am sorry but, I find that offensive.
However it is important that we understand that we have different belief systems. Your elevation of animals above humans is your right and I do not attack you if you don't attack me for feeling different.
My point is there is more than one side to this and I did find the JOKE about the tethered cat funny. If someone ACTUALLY advocated that then my take would be different. My $.02