In a message dated 3/18/2005 1:22:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When we were taking Gypsy in for her tests she was still very
feral. We tried to dose her with a sedative to calm her enough to
put her in a carrier. She was so drunk that we thought it would be
easy. Not so. It seemed like her being that drunk only made
her more upset. She was fighting so hard that we were very lucky
she didn't hurt herself, (my poor husband did get bit!). I think
not being in control of her body made her even more anxious about the
capture. The next time we took her to the vet, we didn't sedate
her. It was actually easier to capture her, and she didn't try to
bite either of us. I would either knock her out with enough
medication to keep her sedated until they do the blood work, (ask your
vet), or use the Feliway and Rescue Remedy to help calm her. If
Buddha is as feral as it sounds, and because she's been through so much
lately, I'd think about having a house-call vet come. Give her the
RR, (you can use it like a transdermal on the inside tip of her
ear, don't get it in her ear canal), put her somewhere that's been
heavily sprayed with Feliway and wait for her to be calm. Then
have the vet sedate her, then take the blood. That will save her
the stress of a car ride and having to go to the vet's office.
Just my 2 cents.
Nina
Hideyo Yamamoto wrote:
I need an advise from you
â I am planning to take Buddha (squeekie) for blood test to make sure
that everything is ok before I merge her with mine â I can pet her,
but she is not completely socialized â and hereâs a sort of my dilemma
as to how to get blood out of her â One way to anthetize (?)
her first so that she doesnât have to be awake when
they do that, and another thing is to give her drowsy drug (called
Acepromazine) to make her bit sleepy prior to the appointment (risk: it can cause a seizure) â so I am not sure
what to do â any suggestions â I really hate to do either â but also I
hate the idea of stressing her out trying to get a blood out of her,
and it might not even be
possible.
Sorry to say, without stressing her more than she already is, to take
blood she'll need to be sedated. I think that's the best way. Good luck.
Sally
