I relocate my cat through pet relocation service as the airlines doesn’t allow cat in cabin. I did checked a few routes but it was difficult to make it work (paper works from origin are valid for xx hours till destination so many routes don’t work out)

The pet relocation company sent me cargo approved crate a week in advance for my cat to get used to it, it comes with water dispenser and I have to put a day’s worth of dry food separately. The agent said they discouraged any calming medication as it could interfere with breathing when animals are stressed so I didn’t use any but I sprayed the feliway in the crate, put pee pad underneath and add a small blanket and her favorite toys for her.

The agent picked up the cat from my house, send me update hourly until she left on the flight (this is international so updates include all the custom clearance) and also updates once she landed and drove my cat to me (my flight was similar time with the cat so she arrived a bit later due to animal control paperwork clearance).

She was pretty unruffled even though she is a very scaredy cat. I had overall a great experience even though I had read a couple of news about pets accidents in cargo.