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Getting the cat to the vet
Brown Eyes:
Tache looks adorable! And, it's so great that you're taking care of him Roland! Tache is a lucky cat. :)
Best of luck!
Shakesthecoffecan:
And you might want to have a bowl of food waiting for him when he returns, so that what ever conclusion he has come to in his cat brain, this is still the place where he eats.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: shakesthecoffeecan on September 18, 2009, 01:02:25 pm ---And you might want to have a bowl of food waiting for him when he returns, so that what ever conclusion he has come to in his cat brain, this is still the place where he eats.
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Good idea. Try to have positive associations with the carrier.
Vets have cheap cardboard carriers. But they're just temporary things. Cat cages are not cheap, but I'm sure you can find them used. I did.
My cats I have to psyche out and then surprise them. Since I know in advance when I'm going to the vet, I bring down their cage early in the week, let 'em freak out, then get curious, smell it and play around in it, by the end of the week, they've forgotten it. Day of the vet trip? I wake up (and since my cats sleep with me) and immediately grab the victim and put her in the cage. Done. No traumatic chasing - since they always know.
Sheriff Roland:
Thanks for the ideas and the generous good thoughts.
I'm going to wait until Bryan arrives. Tache generally prefers eating with someone present so with both of us there, I plan on closing the cage on him - while he's gobbling down an extra large portion of canned food (he likes "Friskies" more than the dry "Iams") just before we leave for the vet. We're likely to travel by public transit which will involve one transfer.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on September 18, 2009, 03:03:31 pm ---Thanks for the ideas and the generous good thoughts.
I'm going to wait until Bryan arrives. Tache generally prefers eating with someone present so with both of us there, I plan on closing the cage on him - while he's gobbling down an extra large portion of canned food (he likes "Friskies" more than the dry "Iams") just before we leave for the vet. We're likely to travel by public transit which will involve one transfer.
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If you use public transit, then don't use the cardboard carriers. Use a sturdy lockable cage. Put a blanket, bed or one of those cat-tunnels inside them where they feel they can hide.
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