Do puppy pads stay dry on top?

DD265

We'll be moving our cats 1.5 hours in the new year, and one of them recently wet himself on the 15 min journey home from the vets.

I was wondering whether a puppy pad would absorb any liquid but meant he still felt dry sat on top?

It's not the end of the world if we can't find a solution; normally I'd just have a towel in there and he'd have to put up with it.

ka7e

A piece of fleece or ideally vetbed with a towel or pad underneath should be OK. Moisture will wick away from the fleece. Puppy pads don't "lock away" fluids, they are more like a wad of paper on a plastic backing.

jackieblack

I've used these with my cats https://www.boots.com/baby-child/bathing-changing/changing-bags-mats/huggies-drynites-bed-mats-7pack-10097519

Carrot007

The good ones do lock away fluids. Of course it always depends on how much.


Having had a cat with issues I can recomend the home bargains ones as being the best.


Though you say it occured on the way home from the vets? Are you sure it was not just in protest, cats can do that!


I find mine better in the car if they are not caged, but obviously it depends on what they might do!

DD265

Carrot007 wrote: »

Though you say it occured on the way home from the vets? Are you sure it was not just in protest, cats can do that!

I couldn't tell you - it's the first time he's done that but he's only been to the vet 3 times with us in the past 2 years. They were both definitely a lot more vocal than they have been in the past though.

As for letting them be loose in the car, I don't think we'd make it to our new home in one piece.

I will get some vet bed and and have a look at the suggested mats.

splishsplash

Carrot007 wrote: »

The good ones do lock away fluids. Of course it always depends on how much.


Having had a cat with issues I can recomend the home bargains ones as being the best.


Though you say it occured on the way home from the vets? Are you sure it was not just in protest, cats can do that!


I find mine better in the car if they are not caged, but obviously it depends on what they might do!

I opted to put our four cats in a cattery while we were on holiday many years ago. The cattery was about 30 miles away from home but our flights were late night so we elected to drop the cats off en route to the airport. The airport was 100 miles from home. The four cats sat in their carriers behind my three small kids.

One of the cats became extremely agitated and distressed about fifteen minutes into the drive and no matter how we tried, we couldn't calm her down. We decided to let her out of the carrier and hoped she would settle on one of the kids' laps.

Well, that worked for about five minutes.

Then, as she relaxed, so did her bowels. Many times, impressively. All over the car.

We have always had someone stay in the house to mind the cats while we're away every since.

So my advice, OP, is use a cat carrier, copious amounts of puppy pads and valium.


The valium is for you, obvs.

awtech83

Puppy pads can definitely work in a pinch but I'd follow @ka7e's advice of the vetbed/fleece with a towel/pad.

Good luck!