#irl update

For context, I have a cat, Bumper, you know? And of course, with me moving, I'm taking my cat with me.

I did ALL the research, asked all the questions over phone calls, paid all the money needed for pet fees and health certificates and nowhere did it clearly state anything about sedation for pets in cabin was not allowed-

So of course, I want my cat to be as calm as possible, right? Who wouldn't? I got the meds cleared by the vet, and managed to give him a dose before I checked in.

So.

Why the FUCK was I told that pets in cabin cannot be accepted if they are sedated??? I did everything right, and no one told nor warned me about this little stipulation. I tried everything to get Bumper on my flight, and ended up, by coincidence, talking to the same lady all four times I went up to ask questions. The third time in particular, she was kinda rude and just looked me dead in the eyes and straight up said "Are you going to fly without your pet? Because if you're still trying to fly with him, I don't want to hear it, I'm done with you."

Ex-fucking-cuse me??? Wow. I know it must have been annoying to have to talk to the same person over and over again, but seriously???

So I made the difficult decision to leave my cat with my family... As luck would have it though, my mom and sister are going to be visiting me in like, two months (which is a whole 'nother can of worms), but it doesn't change how painful this whole situation was for me.

And the icing on the cake? I called AA to just get clarification on whether this was a new policy or something, and the person I spoke to, while polite, just kinda brushed me off and said "yeah this was always our policy, sorry for the confusion :)"

So that's fun.

I'm still excited as fuck to be on my way to my beloved! But both of us are hurting from this whole situation, even if it won't be for too long.