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Remember those crash test videos with the dummies flying o ut of their seats and careening through the windshield? The same thing can happen to your cat in the event of a car accident. When taking your feline friend for a ride, use the seat belt to keep her carrier in place. Hard-sided carriers can be restrained by running the seat belt through the handle and securing it in the usual way. Soft-sided carriers can be a bit trickier, but many have carrying handles as well. Some higher-end models even come with attachments specifically designed to help you buckle your cat in.

Cat expert and animal communicator JaneA Kelley is the webmaster and chief cat slave for Paws and Effect, a weekly cat advice column by cats, for cats and their people.