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Dulce and the vet

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Redalder:
Have you asked the vet about collecting a mild sedative before any future visit?  My mothers cat was like this about carriers/travel - mind you getting him to swallow it was fun.

Obelixx:
Go to your pharmacy or health shop and get some Bach's Flowers Rescue Remedy.   A few drops on the cat's tongue - or nose so he licks it off - about half an hour before the visit will help calm him.

Try also leaving the travelling cage out all the time and open with a favourite jumper or blanket in it so he learns not to be frightened of it.

Borlotti:
The travelling cage has been left out all the time, and he goes in at home.  Went to Pet shop today and looking at carriers on the internet as I am not sure that that is the right one for him.  Anyway he doesn't need an cat flu injection until next year.  If we move, asked the vet and they don't sedate cats, but OH has a plan.  My son is a carpenter so may ask him to build a larger box to put in the car, and take him on a few short trips, otherwise it might be kinder to leave him with next door neighbour who loves him, or not move. I am not sure that the design of these carriers is good, have looked at dog kennels but would have to fix the opening.  Anyway he is fine now he is home, and the vet was good, even though he pooed again. One good thing about the vet was that they had an area for cats and shelves so we could put him up off the floor, which did help. Did ask the vet about home visits, obviously in the future if he got ill and had to be put down, and said they did that, but when they get that ill don't think they mind going to the vet.  Well, my new idea is a cat carrier that doesn't look like a cage, they have room to walk around, some of the fold up ones look good, as he likes my shopping trolley.  Met a nice man from the RSPCA in the vets, and he said they spend £2000 a month at the vet, and RSPCA is right near the vet.  I give to the donkeys abroad, and the dogs for the blind, but may be interested in doing some voluntary work as the shop and the shelter is in Enfield, near the vet, so that was a result.  The vet was brilliant again, and Dulce calmed down once he was out of the carrier.  I used to take my cat (Baby) under my jumper to the vet and he was OK with it.  More TCP on my legs, hands, and washed my trousers, as got urine on me when we took him out the carrier the first time, and worst at the vet.  Think we should have left him in the first time as it was worse getting him back him, and made us late as I didn't want to be late and have to wait, but as we missed our appointment it was over 30 minutes.  Good vet though, an old fashioned surgery, not one that asks for money all the time, and checked his heart, which was racing before he had his jab.  NO MORE ANIMALS, think I have said that before.  Even OH loves him now.

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