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"Barb" wrote in message ...
"Hilary JRP" wrote in message om... I've set up one of those big collapsible cat carriers in my bedroom for the past month, with one of Mrs. Sweet Cheek's pillows, her brushes, and some cat nip. The cat nip was the only thing that got her to go completely in to the cage, but interestingly, the attraction wore off in a matter of days. She completely ignores the cat nip now, when I try to use it as a lure. I don't want to put tuna fish in my bedroom (I have the cage set up in my room because she spends most of her time there); the smell would be too unpleasant. She hasn't been to a vet in years because she runs and scratches pretty badly if you try to hold her for more than a few seconds. Is the only way of luring her to throw a towel over her? Now how relaxed will THAT be, when she has a four or five hour trip to her new home ahead of her? This problem is totally driving me crazy, so any help here or by email would be greatly appreciated. Place the carrier close to where you feed them. Keep the door open and put the food right at the entrance. After a couple of days, put the food just inside the entrance. Continue to gradually put the food further and further back in the carrier. I leave my carrier by the food station and they'll actually hang out in it with no fear whatsoever. Shut the door on the day you need to take them to the vet. Or, just be brave and stand the carrier on it's end vertically, grab the cat by the scruff and stuff in butt first. That's the best method with a fractious cat. It's the folks responsibility on the other end to remove the cat and reinsert. We use a nice fishing net at our clinic. Reinsertion has never been a problem for me. My cats willingly reinsert themselves because they know they are going home. Smack the cat in the head with hammer, toss it in the carrier, it shouldn't bleed very much, and will sleep for the whole trip. |
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"Barb" dumped this in on 23 May 2004: Gee, if they have to go to the vet or if we are relocating I just put each cat into the carriers. It's not like I say, "Okay, girls, please go in." They don't like to go in unless they know we are going to return home. I've gotten a couple of scratches but if it were really bad I would put on gardening gloves. I am the boss and sometimes going into those carriers is for their own little good. Sooner or later you are going to have to get your cat into a carrier and although this may be later I say-Go for it! Yup. I have to get Bonnie to the vet next Saturday for her yearly and not looking forward to it. But I planned for a Sat appt because our routine is for her to be in my bedroom on Sat mornings with the door shut (she's used to that) only this time there will be a carrier in there. I know I can pick her up when we're on the bed, she might scratch me going into the carrier, but there is no choice for her. I prefer using a #3 Wood from my golf bag to put my cat into the carrier from across the room. FORE!!! |
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Cheryl wrote in message ...
"Barb" dumped this in on 23 May 2004: Gee, if they have to go to the vet or if we are relocating I just put each cat into the carriers. It's not like I say, "Okay, girls, please go in." They don't like to go in unless they know we are going to return home. I've gotten a couple of scratches but if it were really bad I would put on gardening gloves. I am the boss and sometimes going into those carriers is for their own little good. Sooner or later you are going to have to get your cat into a carrier and although this may be later I say-Go for it! Yup. I have to get Bonnie to the vet next Saturday for her yearly and not looking forward to it. But I planned for a Sat appt because our routine is for her to be in my bedroom on Sat mornings with the door shut (she's used to that) only this time there will be a carrier in there. I know I can pick her up when we're on the bed, she might scratch me going into the carrier, but there is no choice for her. I prefer using a #3 Wood from my golf bag to put my cat into the carrier from across the room. FORE!!! |
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Hey, thanks, Everybody! At least now I know I'm not the only one who
looks forward to transporting felines such as Madame Douce Joux (that's French for Mrs. Sweet Cheeks) as much as I look forward to having my remaining teeth pulled. If not for my repost and your kind replies, I might not have realized that the "top-loader" is exactly what I bought! I just never bothered to read why this collapsible thing was so great (but it definitely was expensive enough). Please everyone keep your fingers crossed that my baby isn't too traumatized. Speaking of traveling with a cat--and I might start a new thread if no one notices this--my sister also had a similar experience with my cat when she finally trapped her (Mrs. SC was feral). She says that as long as MSC was in the hav-a-hart, she was completely nuts, but that when she let her out--although her upholstery almost got ripped to shreds--MSC settled down and road the rest of the way curled up and completely, even suspiciously, quiet on the floor. Thanks again, everybody, I really mean it. Hope your babies are well tonight. |
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Hey, thanks, Everybody! At least now I know I'm not the only one who
looks forward to transporting felines such as Madame Douce Joux (that's French for Mrs. Sweet Cheeks) as much as I look forward to having my remaining teeth pulled. If not for my repost and your kind replies, I might not have realized that the "top-loader" is exactly what I bought! I just never bothered to read why this collapsible thing was so great (but it definitely was expensive enough). Please everyone keep your fingers crossed that my baby isn't too traumatized. Speaking of traveling with a cat--and I might start a new thread if no one notices this--my sister also had a similar experience with my cat when she finally trapped her (Mrs. SC was feral). She says that as long as MSC was in the hav-a-hart, she was completely nuts, but that when she let her out--although her upholstery almost got ripped to shreds--MSC settled down and road the rest of the way curled up and completely, even suspiciously, quiet on the floor. Thanks again, everybody, I really mean it. Hope your babies are well tonight. |
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"KellyH" dumped this in news:8spsc.307$eT4.277
@attbi_s54 on 24 May 2004: I recently adopted a semi-feral foster of mine, and I have no idea how I will ever get him to the vet. I've joked that I will need to borrow a Hav-a-heart trap. Joking aside, that is how Bonnie went to the vet every time for her spay, initial shots, boosters, and then a possible UTI appt even after she wasn't in a cage anymore. The trap was just the only way to get her to the vet. I felt bad, but she didn't hold it against me. Her last vet apt. I cornered her and got a walking jacket on her, and was able to get her in a carrier, the WJ was for when she was being examined so they wouldn't feel the need to sedate her. She did very well. She goes back this Saturday for her annual apt, shots, checkup. I think it'll be easier but it will probably still be a challenge. -- Cheryl |
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"KellyH" dumped this in news:8spsc.307$eT4.277
@attbi_s54 on 24 May 2004: I recently adopted a semi-feral foster of mine, and I have no idea how I will ever get him to the vet. I've joked that I will need to borrow a Hav-a-heart trap. Joking aside, that is how Bonnie went to the vet every time for her spay, initial shots, boosters, and then a possible UTI appt even after she wasn't in a cage anymore. The trap was just the only way to get her to the vet. I felt bad, but she didn't hold it against me. Her last vet apt. I cornered her and got a walking jacket on her, and was able to get her in a carrier, the WJ was for when she was being examined so they wouldn't feel the need to sedate her. She did very well. She goes back this Saturday for her annual apt, shots, checkup. I think it'll be easier but it will probably still be a challenge. -- Cheryl |
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Calculon wrote in message . ..
On 23 May 2004 15:21:43 -0700, (Hilary JRP) wrote: I've set up one of those big collapsible cat carriers in my bedroom for the past month, with one of Mrs. Sweet Cheek's pillows, her brushes, and some cat nip. The cat nip was the only thing that got her to go completely in to the cage, but interestingly, the attraction wore off in a matter of days. She completely ignores the cat nip now, when I try to use it as a lure. I don't want to put tuna fish in my bedroom (I have the cage set up in my room because she spends most of her time there); the smell would be too unpleasant. She hasn't been to a vet in years because she runs and scratches pretty badly if you try to hold her for more than a few seconds. Is the only way of luring her to throw a towel over her? Now how relaxed will THAT be, when she has a four or five hour trip to her new home ahead of her? This problem is totally driving me crazy, so any help here or by email would be greatly appreciated. Scaling Mt. Everest with a blindfold would have been easier than getting Ambra into her carrier. That is before I bought a super deluxe carrier that not only opens on the front but also from the top. Now getting her infrom the top is much easier. Before I used to stand the carrier on it side and attempt to lower her in. Cheers! thankgod i am not the only one to have problems getting the cat into our cat carrier. we start getting her in about 20 minutes before the vet. i wear oven mits (to avoid scratches)and my husband wears his old leather jacket as she climbs all over him to run off! we close all doors so she cant escape. and thats not the hard bit, she then meows all the way to the vets and urinates on the way up, so we always arrive at the vet's more stressed then her! |
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I know my cat Isis hates to go inside the carrier. Mostly I have to push her
into it gently. I always reassure her that we are coming back home. Jade seems a little more accepting of the carrier so it is not always a trial with her. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Hilary JRP" wrote in message om... I've set up one of those big collapsible cat carriers in my bedroom for the past month, with one of Mrs. Sweet Cheek's pillows, her brushes, and some cat nip. The cat nip was the only thing that got her to go completely in to the cage, but interestingly, the attraction wore off in a matter of days. She completely ignores the cat nip now, when I try to use it as a lure. I don't want to put tuna fish in my bedroom (I have the cage set up in my room because she spends most of her time there); the smell would be too unpleasant. She hasn't been to a vet in years because she runs and scratches pretty badly if you try to hold her for more than a few seconds. Is the only way of luring her to throw a towel over her? Now how relaxed will THAT be, when she has a four or five hour trip to her new home ahead of her? This problem is totally driving me crazy, so any help here or by email would be greatly appreciated. |
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