good luck on the move, Matthew. Hope the furballs don't cause too much of a
fuss.
Jazz and his mama

Don't get sedatives.  You will have no idea if they are just sleepy or if
something is wrong.  If you can get a large enough carrier that you can put
something small enough to use as a litterbox in, as well as small food and
water dishes.  Chances are, they won't eat or use the box the whole time,
but at least it's there for them.
Once you get to the new place, get them set up in one room and close the
door.  Proceed to move your stuff.  Once you are fairly settled and won't be
opening and closing the door frequently, let them out to start exploring.
Don't be surprised if they hide.  They might, or they may act like they've
always lived there.  You never know.

Lots of purrs and best wishes for the move to go really well,

I've found that the sooner I get all the familiar furniture with
familiar smells arranged in the new place, the quicker the cats settle
down and feel like home. Purrs that all goes well with your move.

I'm looking for a new place myself. I may just have found my dream flat,
but I don't know yet if I'll get it. The estate agent is supposed to
call me any day now. It's slightly smaller than the one I'm in, but it,
too, has a glassed-in balcony, and an ocean view (at least partly). It's
also right by a Metro station, and I could get into town in a couple of
minutes instead of the half-hour bus ride I have to take now. Ooh, I'd
love it, but we'll see.

Hope everything goes smoothly for you and the Kitties Mathew
I was able to bring Henri here before I actually moved in' and we
spent a day here together, you wont be able to do that of course,
but I didn't let him out for a week, then he got desperate and pushed
through the narrow opening of the laundry window it was the only one without
a screen, and rather high from the ground, my son ran down to the garden to
get him and I told him to show Henri how he could jump up to the veranda,
and he used that entrance ever after  Jean.P.

Good luck with the move. I'm sure the furballs will soon settle.

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Good luck with the move. My two were not upset at all by coming to a new
place, I could put most of the stuff in place before moving the kitties and
I am sure that helped.

Don't get sedatives for them unless there is no other way, I haven't heard a
lot of good about sedatives with cats ... they might just get  dozy but not
really feel any calmer at all.

Thea & Bono travels up north on a 10 hr drive a couple of times a year, they
mostly sleep through the drive. I do give them a chance to come out of their
transport cages to stretch their legs when I stop some times, Thea will walk
around a bit before she sits herself in a window or go back in to the cage.
Bono gets a little bit car sick and, I think, feels drowsy and don't bother
to come out that much. They normally don't eat or drink during the drive, or
use the box for that matter. I do provide everything for them at stops. Make
sure not to feed before the drive if any of yours get car sick ... do bring
change of bedding, paper towels and water if needed ...
I think that letting the cats get acquainted with the surroundings, in this
case the inside of the vehicle, is a good idea if at all possible.
I try to keep the cats active the day before, playing and just up and
about - they do sleep a lot anyway and always extra after an active day.

Purrs and best wishes

Lena

Belated moving purrs.
Suz&Spicey