Amazon sells large pet carriers that attach to the backseat, large enough to hold food and even a covered litter box.
I read this review on Amazon with some great tips for traveling with animals:
'We recently moved from California to Texas, and while we had our personal possessions shipped we took our cat, a spry 18 year-old kitty on our road trip with us. We ordered the carrier early, put a small blanket that smelled like her family in it, and placed it in the sunlight in one of her favorite spots to lay, in place of her bed. In under 3 days she was going in and out of the carrier like it was her bed. We made the trip across the western states from roadside attraction to roadside attraction, and she made the trip with ease.'
Another great tip I read:
'We had harnesses for our cats that had a leash on them that buckled into our back seat. They could move around, had access to food and water and could use their litter box. The vet gave us a mild sedative for our older cat with cat trauma. It really helped her be calm in the beginning (and was pretty cheap to buy, around 30/40$) but by the third day she didn’t even need it and was looking out the window as we drove. We also started taking our cats to the car to eat dinner and hang out in there about a week before leaving.
And for long drives that require overnight stays, there are quite a few hotel chains that accept pets. Red Roof Inn is one, Motel 6 I heard takes pets as well, I know there are more. AirBnB's can also be a great option with pets.
According to Google Maps that's about a 12 hour drive, I think the easiest, for her especially, would be a large pet carrier in the backseat, one large enough to hold food and even a covered litter box. Amazon sells large kennels that attach to the backseat of a car,
If you are not sure about sedatives, let a vet decide that, there are several options that could work well for your kitty..
I read this review on Amazon with some great tips for traveling with animals:
'We recently moved from California to Texas, and while we had our personal possessions shipped we took our cat, a spry 18 year-old kitty on our road trip with us. We ordered the carrier early, put a small blanket that smelled like her family in it, and placed it in the sunlight in one of her favorite spots to lay, in place of her bed. In under 3 days she was going in and out of the carrier like it was her bed. We made the trip across the western states from roadside attraction to roadside attraction, and she made the trip with ease.'
Another great tip I read:
'We had harnesses for our cats that had a leash on them that buckled into our back seat. They could move around, had access to food and water and could use their litter box. The vet gave us a mild sedative for our older cat with cat trauma. It really helped her be calm in the beginning (and was pretty cheap to buy, around 30/40$) but by the third day she didn’t even need it and was looking out the window as we drove. We also started taking our cats to the car to eat dinner and hang out in there about a week before leaving.
And for long drives that require overnight stays, there are quite a few hotel chains that accept pets. Red Roof Inn is one, Motel 6 I heard takes pets as well, I know there are more. AirBnB's can also be a great option with pets.
I don't know anything about traveling with pets on airlines, but if you have the option of renting a car and having a nice drive, Amazon sells large kennels that attach to the backseat of a car, these will also be good to hold a litter box/toys/food too while traveling:
I read this review on Amazon with some great tips for traveling with the cats:
'We recently moved from California to Texas, and while we had our personal possessions shipped we took our cat, a spry 18 year-old kitty on our road trip with us. We ordered the carrier early, put a small blanket that smelled like her family in it, and placed it in the sunlight in one of her favorite spots to lay, in place of her bed. In under 3 days she was going in and out of the carrier like it was her bed. We made the trip across the western states from roadside attraction to roadside attraction, and she made the trip with ease.'
Another great tip I read:
'We had harnesses for our cats that had a leash on them that buckled into our back seat. They could move around, had access to food and water and could use their litter box. The vet gave us a mild sedative for our older cat with cat trauma. It really helped her be calm in the beginning (and was pretty cheap to buy, around 30/40$) but by the third day she didn’t even need it and was looking out the window as we drove. We also started taking our cats to the car to eat dinner and hang out in there about a week before leaving.
Do the back seats come out to make room for the kennels? If so I would fit 2 large kennels there.
Also, Amazon sells large kennels that attach to the backseat, this first one has a divider which would help with keeping the pets from being too crowded, these will also be good for a litter box:
if one can fit on the seat and one on the floor space below that may work.
I read this great review on Amazon for the cats and I'm sure it will help with dogs as well:
'We recently moved from California to Texas, and while we had our personal possessions shipped we took our cat, a spry 18 year-old kitty on our road trip with us. We ordered the carrier early, put a small blanket that smelled like her family in it, and placed it in the sunlight in one of her favorite spots to lay, in place of her bed. In under 3 days she was going in and out of the carrier like it was her bed. We made the trip across the western states from roadside attraction to roadside attraction, and she made the trip with ease.'
Also this thread has some good tips for using hotels that are pet friendly
https://new.reddit.com/r/moving/comments/e11avi/relocating_1200_miles_socal_to_northern_washington/
I can't comment on movers/RV's, hopefully someone else can address that, but:
Amazon sells large kennels that attach to the backseat of a car, these will also be good to hold a litter box/toys/food too while traveling. 2 cars, or a larger SUV could accommodate the kennels/cats
I read this review on Amazon with some great tips for traveling with animals:
'We recently moved from California to Texas, and while we had our personal possessions shipped we took our cat, a spry 18 year-old kitty on our road trip with us. We ordered the carrier early, put a small blanket that smelled like her family in it, and placed it in the sunlight in one of her favorite spots to lay, in place of her bed. In under 3 days she was going in and out of the carrier like it was her bed. We made the trip across the western states from roadside attraction to roadside attraction, and she made the trip with ease.'
Another great tip I read:
'We had harnesses for our cats that had a leash on them that buckled into our back seat. They could move around, had access to food and water and could use their litter box. The vet gave us a mild sedative for our older cat with cat trauma. It really helped her be calm in the beginning (and was pretty cheap to buy, around 30/40$) but by the third day she didn’t even need it and was looking out the window as we drove. We also started taking our cats to the car to eat dinner and hang out in there about a week before leaving.
And for long drives that require overnight stays, there are quite a few hotel chains that accept pets. Red Roof Inn is one, I know there are more
Amazon sells large pet carriers that attach to the backseat, large enough to hold food and even a covered litter box, here are 2 examples:
I read this review on Amazon with some great tips for traveling with animals:
'We recently moved from California to Texas, and while we had our personal possessions shipped we took our cat, a spry 18 year-old kitty on our road trip with us. We ordered the carrier early, put a small blanket that smelled like her family in it, and placed it in the sunlight in one of her favorite spots to lay, in place of her bed. In under 3 days she was going in and out of the carrier like it was her bed. We made the trip across the western states from roadside attraction to roadside attraction, and she made the trip with ease.'
Another great tip I read:
'We had harnesses for our cats that had a leash on them that buckled into our back seat. They could move around, had access to food and water and could use their litter box. The vet gave us a mild sedative for our older cat with cat trauma. It really helped her be calm in the beginning (and was pretty cheap to buy, around 30/40$) but by the third day she didn’t even need it and was looking out the window as we drove. We also started taking our cats to the car to eat dinner and hang out in there about a week before leaving.
And for long drives that require overnight stays, there are quite a few hotel chains that accept pets. Red Roof Inn is one, Motel 6 I heard takes pets as well, I know there are more. AirBnB's can also be a great option with pets.
Some other options to consider for transportation, if you can rent a large passenger van to hold a couple kennels, Amazon sells large kennels that attach to the backseat of a car or van, if you are open to driving it could be a good option, these will also be good to hold a litter box too while traveling if you have any cats:
If you can have a friend drive with you, make it a fun adventure and buy their plane ticket back home
I read this review on Amazon with some great tips for traveling with the cats, would work for dogs too I imagine:
'We recently moved from California to Texas, and while we had our personal possessions shipped we took our cat, a spry 18 year-old kitty on our road trip with us. We ordered the carrier early, put a small blanket that smelled like her family in it, and placed it in the sunlight in one of her favorite spots to lay, in place of her bed. In under 3 days she was going in and out of the carrier like it was her bed. We made the trip across the western states from roadside attraction to roadside attraction, and she made the trip with ease.'
and also for the drive research pet-friendly hotels.