Thanks for asking this question.

During the years I was car-free, I had 3 cats ... and one of them was diabetic, requiring regular vet visits.

I discovered that there was a service in town for people just like me ... for about $15, she would pick up me and however many cats I was talking with me, take us to the vet, help me into the vet with them all, and wait for us.

That wasn't all she did ... the bulk of her work was taking elderly people to the vet, to the Dr, grocery shopping etc.


Sadly, after a number of years, she stopped doing that ... and so I used a taxi most times, and if I recall correctly, I used the bus once.

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I have, however, seen someone carrying a cat in a carrier on a bicycle. It was our first night in Amsterdam, and I was watching the people in the street when someone cycled past holding the cat carrier in one hand and an umbrella in the other hand!!


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Regarding litter and kitty supplies ...

I was fortunate to live 1 km from a grocery store. I walked up there several times a week for groceries and could only bring home what I could carry. So ... when I needed kitty litter and kitty food, etc., I brought home less food for me. I was skinny as a rail in those days!!

But about every 4-5 months, I would take a bus to a larger grocery store and do a big shop, then I'd take a taxi home. Or, I'd rent a car for the weekend, use it to go to a cycling event or to ride in a distant location, and then I'd bring home a boot full of groceries. Or I'd use a grocery delivery service.

One of the best things I did was to buy a small freezer so I could stock up on my food on those occasions.