We begin with normal
Before discussing unusual behavior, we ask what eating, drinking, litter use, handling, and rest normally look like for your cat.
Why Cat Valet exists
Cats deserve a transport service that understands what makes them different.
Cat Valet grew from hands-on long-distance pet transport experience and a simple observation: cats need more than a smaller version of a dog-transport plan.
Our point of view
The human-cat connection guides the work.
You know what helps your cat feel safe. Tell us about the food they eat, the blanket they choose, handling they accept, signals that mean they need space, and the routine that helps them settle.
Our job is to listen for those details, turn them into a practical care plan, and carry that plan through a long-distance ground journey. We cannot replace your presence. We can respect the trust your cat places in you.
That is why Cat Valet focuses exclusively on cats in its customer experience, educational content, quote questions, and trip preparation.
What specialization means
Fewer assumptions. Better questions.
We document routines
Important details are organized into written care instructions rather than left in scattered messages or remembered at pickup.
We review special care
Medication, insulin, prescription diets, and ongoing health needs receive a review of your cat’s needs before the trip is confirmed.
We plan the handoffs
Pickup and delivery contacts, supplies, communication, and responsibilities are clarified before the journey begins.
Experience & responsibility
Professional planning with honest limits.
Our transport experience dates to 2019 and includes long-distance journeys across the United States and Canada. Drivers maintain the licensing required for the work and are trained in animal first aid.
We are also clear about what transport is not. Drivers do not diagnose illness, prescribe medication, or override veterinary instructions. When a health question needs clinical judgment, the answer belongs with your veterinarian.
Read about medication and diabetic-cat transport or see how the Cat Valet process works.
A personal plan starts here
Tell us about your cat’s journey.
Share the pickup, destination, timing, and care needs. A real person will review the details and follow up within one business day.
What you can verify
Trust should come from specific, checkable details.
Transport experience
Cat Valet is a new cat-only service built from long-distance pet transport work dating to 2019.
Required licensing
Drivers maintain the licensing required for the transport work they perform.
Animal first aid
Drivers are trained in animal first aid, while diagnosis and treatment decisions remain with licensed veterinarians.
Written planning
Food, medication, comfort, contacts, updates, and handoff details are documented before pickup rather than left to memory.
Sources & review
Guidance should be traceable.
Cat Valet uses veterinary and government sources for factual travel, health, and documentation guidance. Service descriptions and pricing explain Cat Valet's own operating approach.
- [1] Feline Veterinary Medical Association: Transportation of Cats in Motor Vehicles — Carrier acclimation, secure transport, hiding options, and feline-specific travel handling.
- [2] CDC: Pet Travel Safety — Travel preparation, identification, vaccination, documentation, and vehicle-safety planning.
Sources reviewed September 10, 2026. Regulations and veterinary guidance can change; verify current requirements with the linked authority and your veterinarian for a specific cat or trip.