We do a similar thing with Smoky because he gets so scared at the vet. When I open the carrier (it's a pretty big one for kitties, but they both fit in it comfortably) Bandit will come out, but Smoky won't - once, it took two of to get him out, I'd had a piece of carpet glued to the bottom and he was hanging on for all he was worth and he is STRONG. So, since that was so traumatic, we just take the top of the carrier off and lift it up onto the table - we don't really need a towel over him, as long as he can back into a corner. Let me tell you though, some of the techs have trouble handling him - he's just too big and strong and doesn't like being held/handled by his mom at home, let alone his aunties at the clinic. Sadly, Bandit has also become less adventurous at the vet - the last time I had them in for a regular check-up appt, I unscrewed the top of the carrier and lifted it onto the bench in the room - Bandit kind of .... flowed.. up onto th!
e bench
under the carrier lid as we moved it - never really saw him. And he has taken to hiding under the lid of the carrier when it's not his turn.
I am very glad you have found such a compassionate vet! They are treasures that are too few and too far between.
Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We just got back from the vet. What a wonderful human this woman is.
I sprayed the carrier with Feliway and put the Rescue Remedy on Gypsy's
ear about an hour before we left, (thank you so much for suggesting
them, I think they may have helped). She was, of course, still scared
to death. I was trying to be calm, but I was pretty scared too. My
fantastic husband took the morning off to come with us, (Bruce is
Gypsy's favorite human), and I'm sure his presence helped as well. The
vet thinks Gypsy has a chance to pull through! She's put her on a bland
diet, boiled chicken breast and "Kombu and Cruciferous veggies
(cabbages) when boiling chicken", feeding her the broth as well. I'd
done this before, but I guess I didn't give it long enough. She also
sent me home with Vita B12 to inject SQ twice a week. I had been giving
her the sublingual, but that isn't nearly as effective as the shot.
That should give her energy and supplement the B12 she's losing due to
the IBD. She also gave me a supplement called "Nutrigest" to add to her
food. There's a ton of things in it, including the L-Glutamine,
Probiotic cultures, Aloe extract, Folic Acid, if you're interested I'll
send you the full list of ingredients. I'm not clear if she wants me to
take her off the Methylpred shots and Metronidazole yet, I'm waiting for
a call from the office. She also preformed acupuncture on Gypsy.
Something I would have never imagined her to sit still for, but she did!
Something else I wanted to tell you guys, was the way in which she
examined Gypsy. We put the carrier on the table and covered it with a
couple of towels, then we slowly removed the top of the carrier and
covered her with the towel. She felt comfortable enough to stay there
in the bottom part of the carrier, h! idden in the towel, and let the
doctor examine her and give her the acupuncture. What a simple, yet
brilliant idea! I'm going to use it with all my babies when they're
scared at the vets. This is the first time Gypsy has been able to be
examined without having to drug her. I'm telling you, I love this vet!
Thanks again for all the support!
Nina
Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito
"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."
- Anonymous
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