I could basically read & understand your post, but can't write well in
French (or at all in Greek or Italian).  Besides, I haven't personally
traveled w/ my cat(s) by air or ship/boat, only by car, so have little to
offer you in the way of advice.

My tiny English answer: I can understand your anxiety, considering there
will be so many modes of transport involved.  You're going to need carriers,
& will have to contact the airline company & the shipping (ferry?) line, to
find out exactly what their requirements are.

For the car, as long as the carriers fit into the back seat, that'll be
fine, & that particular portion of the trip will be short enough that they
won't need litter or water.

The thing is, assuming that the whole trip will be a rather long one, litter
boxes & water (& maybe a little food?) will have to be provided somehow, but
in a way that the cats won't have any chance of accidentally getting loose.

Hopefully someone else here will have *much* better advice - maybe ones
who've dealt with this sort of move before.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble")  Paul Simon

She's moving to Greece with three cats and is worried about a trip. From
Valais to Geneva by car, from there to Athens by plane, and then to her
destination by boat. What can she do? Does anyone have experience with this
sort of thing, and what happened for them?

I've only travelled by car, and never more than 3 hours at a time, so I
can't really offer any advice on this. Anyone else with some advice?

English translation follows:

Hello.  I leave food to Greece (island of Syros, Cyclades) with my three
adult cats in spring, and I currently live with the mountain Were worth
some (CH).  I am terribly anxious for this voyage:  mountain in Geneva
(200kms of car), plane from Geneva in Athens with possibly transit by
Zurich, arrival with the airport then transport towards Pirée, then boat
of Pirée with Ermoupoli (capital of Syros)....  How me and to prepare
them?  Did somebody already live a similar situation and how that it
occurred?  Thank you for your answers, English, Greek, Italian or
French.  Sylvie

Salut Sylvie,

As-tu fait une recherche dans les archives des groupes de discussion en
g?n?ral?   J'y ai tap? par exemple ' long travel with cats'  et il y avait
plusieurs messages et discussions avec s?rement quelques r?ponses ? tes
questions.
On dit par exemple que la cage doit ?tre assez spacieuse pour que les chats
puissent se lever debout et se tourner.  On sugg?re aussi de ne pas les
nourrir avant le d?part et les tranquilisants ne sont pas recommandables.
Cependant, certains rapportent avoir eu de bon r?sultats en utilisant des
rem?des hom?opathiques pour aider ? les calmer.  Ca vaudrait peut-?tre la
peine de consulter un hom?opathe voir s'il n'aurait pas quelque chose ?
t'offrir pour mettre toute les chances de ton c?t?.  Ces rem?des sont sans
effets secondaires.
Est-ce que le voyage se fera en une journ?e?  Ca repr?sente combien d'heures
en tout?
L'id?al serait s?rement que tu puisses les avoirs constamment avec toi dans
chaque transport.  Ils seront plus s?cure m?me si nerveux.
J'esp?re pour toi que tout ira bien.   J'ai un livre des photos de chats
prisent par Hans Sylvester dans les Cyclades.   Tu as de la chance d'aller
vivre dans un si bel endroit!

Bonne chance!!

?laine