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Vetenarian 'killer'
"Karen R." wrote in message nk.net... eleaticus wrote the following on 11/11/2006 5:39 PM: My 15-year old, Sadie Bugbane, was abused on her first trip to the vet, and since then it is almost worth the vet's life to take her in the doc. She is small and the squeeze net is ineffective and a vet and helpers are sure to get slashed if they really try to do their job. I had one small cat who was normally very sweet and gentle, but who became very aggressive if she had to be pilled. I found that a cat bag worked really well for her. I also have one who is terrified of strangers and a trip to the vet is her idea of h*ll. While she doesn't become aggressive she does much better in a cat bag with me holding her. There may be others out there, but this is the one I use: http://www.cat-in-the-bag.com/ Karen R. I toar wone of dose up wonce. Bear |
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"Julie Porter" wrote in message
k.net... "Karen R." wrote in message nk.net... eleaticus wrote the following on 11/11/2006 5:39 PM: My 15-year old, Sadie Bugbane, was abused on her first trip to the vet, and since then it is almost worth the vet's life to take her in the doc. She is small and the squeeze net is ineffective and a vet and helpers are sure to get slashed if they really try to do their job. I had one small cat who was normally very sweet and gentle, but who became very aggressive if she had to be pilled. I found that a cat bag worked really well for her. I also have one who is terrified of strangers and a trip to the vet is her idea of h*ll. While she doesn't become aggressive she does much better in a cat bag with me holding her. There may be others out there, but this is the one I use: http://www.cat-in-the-bag.com/ Karen R. I toar wone of dose up wonce. Bear Thanks, Karen, for that link. And thanks, Bear, for responding to it. it didn't show up on my system. I might end up getting one or two for travel but for taking Sadie Bugbane to the vet it would be like shredding money. The material would have to be heavy duty denim or canvas to be of any real help. Hmm. If I could get her - with a broken leg, say - into the bag it would be easier to actually wrap her securely. But then, getting the anesthesia delivered would still be a problem/ -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus |
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Julie Porter wrote:
My 15-year old, Sadie Bugbane, was abused on her first trip to the vet, and since then it is almost worth the vet's life to take her in the doc. She is small and the squeeze net is ineffective and a vet and helpers are sure to get slashed if they really try to do their job. I had one small cat who was normally very sweet and gentle, but who became very aggressive if she had to be pilled. I found that a cat bag worked really well for her. I also have one who is terrified of strangers and a trip to the vet is her idea of h*ll. While she doesn't become aggressive she does much better in a cat bag with me holding her. There may be others out there, but this is the one I use: http://www.cat-in-the-bag.com/ Karen R. I toar wone of dose up wonce. Bear Thanks, Karen, for that link. And thanks, Bear, for responding to it. it didn't show up on my system. I might end up getting one or two for travel but for taking Sadie Bugbane to the vet it would be like shredding money. The material would have to be heavy duty denim or canvas to be of any real help. Hmm. If I could get her - with a broken leg, say - into the bag it would be easier to actually wrap her securely. But then, getting the anesthesia delivered would still be a problem/ -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus Exactly -- it's one thing to think of a way to get them to the vet, and still another to figure out how the vet is going to handle them once you get them there. I thought that if Bear went into the bag to transport him, then you still wouldn't be able to handle him once you got him there, or examine or inject him. He's very, very aggressive once he gets there. We've been experimenting lately with the squeeze net, and the vet likes using it, but I think I like the squeeze cage better. Maybe. It's ALL stressful! Julie Generally we go to the Vet's in a cat carrier. How the vet deals with us is his/her problem. That's what they're paid fur. We neffer has enny big issues as our vets are friendly and only a little rude. Fred tries to find vets that do *not* declaw. -- Regards, Fred Williams |
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My 15-year old, Sadie Bugbane, was abused on her first trip to the vet, and since then it is almost worth the vet's life to take her in the doc. She is small and the squeeze net is ineffective and a vet and helpers are sure to get slashed if they really try to do their job. I had one small cat who was normally very sweet and gentle, but who became very aggressive if she had to be pilled. I found that a cat bag worked really well for her. I also have one who is terrified of strangers and a trip to the vet is her idea of h*ll. While she doesn't become aggressive she does much better in a cat bag with me holding her. There may be others out there, but this is the one I use: http://www.cat-in-the-bag.com/ Karen R. I toar wone of dose up wonce. Bear Thanks, Karen, for that link. And thanks, Bear, for responding to it. it didn't show up on my system. I might end up getting one or two for travel but for taking Sadie Bugbane to the vet it would be like shredding money. The material would have to be heavy duty denim or canvas to be of any real help. Hmm. If I could get her - with a broken leg, say - into the bag it would be easier to actually wrap her securely. But then, getting the anesthesia delivered would still be a problem/ -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus Exactly -- it's one thing to think of a way to get them to the vet, and still another to figure out how the vet is going to handle them once you get them there. I thought that if Bear went into the bag to transport him, then you still wouldn't be able to handle him once you got him there, or examine or inject him. He's very, very aggressive once he gets there. We've been experimenting lately with the squeeze net, and the vet likes using it, but I think I like the squeeze cage better. Maybe. It's ALL stressful! Julie |
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"Julie Porter" wrote in message
nk.net... My 15-year old, Sadie Bugbane, was abused on her first trip to the vet, and since then it is almost worth the vet's life to take her in the doc. She is small and the squeeze net is ineffective and a vet and helpers are sure to get slashed if they really try to do their job. I had one small cat who was normally very sweet and gentle, but who became very aggressive if she had to be pilled. I found that a cat bag worked really well for her. I also have one who is terrified of strangers and a trip to the vet is her idea of h*ll. While she doesn't become aggressive she does much better in a cat bag with me holding her. There may be others out there, but this is the one I use: http://www.cat-in-the-bag.com/ Karen R. I toar wone of dose up wonce. Bear Thanks, Karen, for that link. And thanks, Bear, for responding to it. it didn't show up on my system. I might end up getting one or two for travel but for taking Sadie Bugbane to the vet it would be like shredding money. The material would have to be heavy duty denim or canvas to be of any real help. Hmm. If I could get her - with a broken leg, say - into the bag it would be easier to actually wrap her securely. But then, getting the anesthesia delivered would still be a problem/ -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus Exactly -- it's one thing to think of a way to get them to the vet, and still another to figure out how the vet is going to handle them once you get them there. I thought that if Bear went into the bag to transport him, then you still wouldn't be able to handle him once you got him there, or examine or inject him. He's very, very aggressive once he gets there. We've been experimenting lately with the squeeze net, and the vet likes using it, but I think I like the squeeze cage better. Maybe. It's ALL stressful! If Bear is big enough the squeeze net will work a lot better on him than on Sadie. She is small and had no problem reversing direction in it, even when the frightened aide didn't almost let go entirely. -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus Julie |
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Vetenarian 'killer'
"unclefred" wrote in message
... Generally we go to the Vet's in a cat carrier. How the vet deals with us is his/her problem. That's what they're paid fur. We neffer has enny big issues as our vets are friendly and only a little rude. Fred tries to find vets that do *not* declaw. Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous vets. When Sadie came down suddenly with eyes running (clear) I hauled her off to a vet open all night some 40 miles away. They took her to the back in her travelling cage, and came back rather quickly. I marvelled at not hearing her snarl and 'roar' and the gal just gave me a Mona Lisa, 60-70 bucks of meds, and a $90 fee for the visit. The meds were for infections. The eye problem eventually went away. But returned and I took Sadie off to a very unlucky vet who had a squeeze net and the good sense to conclude the problem was allergic reaction and all I needed was some children's Benadryl. The $@*&()*&! at the overnight vet hadn't even gotten a look at Sadie except through the bars of the cage, and stuck me with a wild guess' worth of meds instead of something (well-)diagnosed. -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus -- Regards, Fred Williams |
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"eleaticus" wrote in message . .. "unclefred" wrote in message ... Generally we go to the Vet's in a cat carrier. How the vet deals with us is his/her problem. That's what they're paid fur. We neffer has enny big issues as our vets are friendly and only a little rude. Fred tries to find vets that do *not* declaw. Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous vets. When Sadie came down suddenly with eyes running (clear) I hauled her off to a vet open all night some 40 miles away. They took her to the back in her travelling cage, and came back rather quickly. I marvelled at not hearing her snarl and 'roar' and the gal just gave me a Mona Lisa, 60-70 bucks of meds, and a $90 fee for the visit. The meds were for infections. The eye problem eventually went away. But returned and I took Sadie off to a very unlucky vet who had a squeeze net and the good sense to conclude the problem was allergic reaction and all I needed was some children's Benadryl. The $@*&()*&! at the overnight vet hadn't even gotten a look at Sadie except through the bars of the cage, and stuck me with a wild guess' worth of meds instead of something (well-)diagnosed. -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus Well, that's the thing. You want your cat to have the best treatment possible. If I go on a Saturday, for example, the best-trained people at my vet's office might not be working that day, and they might have trouble giving Bear an injection he needs. I don't want to just step back and say, not my problem. I want whatever apparatus it takes for my cat to get all the treatment he needs. My problem isn't that they charge me for things that they don't do -- but the fact that there just ARE things they can't do. Before the squeeze cage, there were many, many occasions when there was blood slung on all the walls of the room -- sometimes mine, sometime's the vet's. The cage means that they don't give up in order to keep workers from being injured. Julie |
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Vetenarian 'killer'
"eleaticus" wrote in message . .. "Julie Porter" wrote in message nk.net... My 15-year old, Sadie Bugbane, was abused on her first trip to the vet, and since then it is almost worth the vet's life to take her in the doc. She is small and the squeeze net is ineffective and a vet and helpers are sure to get slashed if they really try to do their job. I had one small cat who was normally very sweet and gentle, but who became very aggressive if she had to be pilled. I found that a cat bag worked really well for her. I also have one who is terrified of strangers and a trip to the vet is her idea of h*ll. While she doesn't become aggressive she does much better in a cat bag with me holding her. There may be others out there, but this is the one I use: http://www.cat-in-the-bag.com/ Karen R. I toar wone of dose up wonce. Bear Thanks, Karen, for that link. And thanks, Bear, for responding to it. it didn't show up on my system. I might end up getting one or two for travel but for taking Sadie Bugbane to the vet it would be like shredding money. The material would have to be heavy duty denim or canvas to be of any real help. Hmm. If I could get her - with a broken leg, say - into the bag it would be easier to actually wrap her securely. But then, getting the anesthesia delivered would still be a problem/ -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus Exactly -- it's one thing to think of a way to get them to the vet, and still another to figure out how the vet is going to handle them once you get them there. I thought that if Bear went into the bag to transport him, then you still wouldn't be able to handle him once you got him there, or examine or inject him. He's very, very aggressive once he gets there. We've been experimenting lately with the squeeze net, and the vet likes using it, but I think I like the squeeze cage better. Maybe. It's ALL stressful! If Bear is big enough the squeeze net will work a lot better on him than on Sadie. She is small and had no problem reversing direction in it, even when the frightened aide didn't almost let go entirely. -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus I like the net OK, but this past week, an inexperienced vet tech caught him in it with the frame right on his neck, and if she had jerked him he could have died. Scared me to death. Julie |
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