Cat very much doesnt want vavcination

[Demovictory9]

My cat would act almost this crazy at the vet. They would wrap her totally in a towel like a.burrito

[secondwind]

1. I couldn't watch the whole thing.

This cat is severely traumatized, poor baby.

Why don’t they give him some sort of tranquilizer in his food or something, before taking him to the vet…

[wyn borkins]

3. And Neither Could I

So now I have a new respect for small animals of all types, especially kitties.

[Demovictory9]

13. An hour after getting home, my cat would be.purring again

Distressing to see.but they get over it

[TexasTowelie]

2. You think that cat is tough?

Try dragging in a brain-washed Republican to get their vaccination.

[wyn borkins]

4. Brilliant (!!!)

Your comment made me smile, bigggly!
Thank you kindly for the mental lift.

[TexasTowelie]

6. The quips flow freely living with a brother who is an anti-vax respiratory therapist

and a cat that is spayed and vaccinated. My brother doesn't care much about other humans so now I'm laying out the possibility that he might transmit COVID to the cat as a guilt trip.

[wyn borkins]

8. Does Your Brother Work On Sesame Street?

Where 'one of these(those) things is Not-Not-Not like the other'

[SheltieLover]

10. Cats are reportedly particularly susceptable

From what I've read.

Sorry, but I didn't save links.



Sray safe! 😷

[Duppers]

5. 😂

[SheltieLover]

9. You win the Internet for today!

[Duppers]

7. Owners should've given kitty

An oral tranquilizer before bringing it to the Vets...or had it wrapped in a towel for them. Kitties like this are just too dangerous.

I've a kitty now who's a biter; she bites when upset, when playing, when purring & happy! Never seen a kitty like her before!

Tonight I got very upset after she bit me when I was gently petting her. She's a small adult rescue whom we've had for about 2mos now but if she keeps this biting shit up, I'm going to smack her.

Advice anyone?

[SheltieLover]

11. Pheremones or CBD?

[Demovictory9]

14. I let mine be a biter..never let my guard down

.no tummy rubs..just careful pet around the head ready to yank hand back

She was semi feral all her life

[Duppers]

15. Good advice!

TY!

[Silver Gaia]

19. See my reply to Demovictory9 (below).

Hope it helps.

[Silver Gaia]

18. I have one like this, too.

She was a feral kitten, but she's close to 10 now. She is cuddled next to me right now, purring and happy. She will let me do tummy rubs at night, in the dark, when she is cuddled up like this.

With her, an extremely strong prey drive is the culprit. She just can't help it. I've learned to respect that in her, and as you say, never let my guard down. Over the years, I've found that the best way to pet her is to keep my hand movements out of her field of vision so as not to trigger her prey drive.

We are bestest friends. She is a snuggly sweetheart who loves to give kitty kisses (she presses her forehead against my face, so sweet), and is the best bed buddy ever.

[Demovictory9]

22. I also kept people from petting her.. people would walk in, see a cute cat and run to pet her

I would say "STOP". and tell them she will bite them. she would do the bait and switch.. rub against you "pet me please", then bite. lol

[Duppers]

23. Great advice! Thank you!

[Silver Gaia]

27. She rarely comes out of the bedroom when people come over (or when they used to...)

But if she does, or if they go in there, I always warn them.

[diane in sf]

12. Gabupentin a couple hours before the vet visit would take most of that crazy away. Biting:

My cat used to do it. He was about 7 years old when I got him. I would scream and blow air in his face. The scream in his face was to let him know it hurt me. Blowing air in his face was a nonviolent way of saying I don’t like what he's doing. When he was jammed on my hand I’d push back into his mouth, keeps you from getting torn if you try to pull away. He doesn’t bite much anymore and when he does, he usually doesn’t cause punctures.

[spooky3]

17. Yes. This works well for anxious cats. Nt

[slightlv]

16. Had a Maine Coon, street cat,

who found and ended up making his home with me. He had a bad reaction to that first set of shots they give them. About 2am, I'm headed to the emergency vet with him. The cat's in physical distress, didn't appreciate the car ride, and isn't happy about being taken away from "Mama" in the first place.

They finally called me back into the ER room to help them with Whiskers. While they stepped out of the room for a few minutes to let the sedative take affect, I took a look at the paperwork. All I can remember seeing of what they wrote was "Very upset cat." I'd lay odds THAT was an understatement.

Whiskers went thru a period of time I had to give him insulin for diabetes (thankfully, we got that under control). But he was asthmatic his whole life. We had him for many, many years. But unlike most of my cats, he didn't make it to 20+ years old. He'd had a hard life before us, no doubt. But that was one heck of a special cat. I think I paid the salary for at least one vet tech just keeping him healthy, but I loved every minute with him. To this day, I still miss him and his tubby rub "fake-outs"... nothing like a long-haired tuxedo maine coon... except for all my current babies, I guess. (gryn)

When I die, I want to cross the Rainbow Bridge and find all the babies who preceded me. And I don't care what else is "up there"... if I can't spend eternity with wherever the cats and dogs and other critters are, I don't wanna go anywhere else!!!

[Duppers]

24. I feel the same. 🐾

If my special fur-kids aren't there, it's not heaven.

Your Whiskers does sound as if he was a very special cat.

Most all of my babies have given me far more love than most humans. However, the 2 critters I'm currently stuck with cannot match any of my other fur-kids. I'm just not happy with my current dog, inherited fr my mother, or this little devil cat.

When folks say they don't like dogs or don't like kitties, I think either they've not given them a chance OR they've not met the right ones. Each pet is different.

[slightlv]

25. Each has their own personality

and sometimes the personalities between critter and human just don't mesh... just like between people. I've got one cat, a calico, who adores my husband... ONLY. She tolerates me, altho she's mellowing in her old age.

Now that I've gotten older, I'm trying to keep myself away from kittens. Everyone I have now are adults, the youngest three being siblings from the same semi-feral mother. They're about 2 years old. But I have four that are in their mid and late teens, and 2 that are over 20 years old. My little "baby" is a 5 pound, pure black Japanese Bobtail (not a manx). She's about 22 years old and is looking every one of those years, but she is still such a sweetie. I just can't imagine my life when she leaves me. I'm trying to get my heart and head around the fact it'll happen soon... but you know how that goes.

Last night at 4am I was walking the neighborhood calling out for one of my Tabby's who's slipped out between hubby's feet while he was putting the dog out. What we do for these guys! (LOL)

My dog is what I call a pony puppy. He's so big, he broke my leg the first week we had him (he's a rescue). Typical hound dog, but I found an absolutely fantastic training tool called the "Modus Trainer." It works sonically, and one evening's worth of use, and he's hip to what "no bark" means now. When I can screw up the courage, I'm going to take it with me on a walk with him. Hopefully it'll help him to walk beside me, not drag me behind him! He needs kids, but we've gotten attached to him and him to us... and he really has had a hard life before us. Only lasted 3 days with the idiot who rescued him before us.

Truth is, I'd rather live my life with critters than with humans. As long as you treat them right, you've got unconditional love at your beck and call. Humans are just plain mean, at least lately. I say this, even though I'm about as gregarious a person you could meet.

Nice to "meet" you, Duppers! I've been staying in and away from people so much since Covid, I really appreciate a note like this once in a while. It helps cut the loneliness.

Merry meet!
Sandy

[marked50]

20. I worked at a Vet's years ago

We had a cat that would come in for boarding for a few days and it was worse than this cat. In order to just clean out it's litter box you had to put on full riot gear. Not only the heavy gloves were needed, but it used it's urine and defecation methods-so you had to be dressed in gowns, too.

Strange thing though was that after Day Four of this craziness it became the most docile cat ever. This process repeated every time it came in for boarding.

[Woodwizard]

21. Looks like my cat Barney

But he had a super mellow disposition. When he ended up with diabetes the vet asked if they could use him for the insulin shot example video. It was last year full covid so they were videoing while I waited outside. He is was mellow around dogs though. Unfortunately coyotes got him, I miss him every day.

[slightlv]

26. Egads, Woodwizard!

What a horrible experience to lose him that way! My smallest tabby was tomcatting last night and had me in near panic mode. While we don't have coyotes that close to where I live, we do have owls large enough to carry him away, not to mention other critters who'd best him in any fight. I was still walking the neighborhood at 4am, calling for him. He found his own way back home, thank goodness. And, after getting a good "talking to" from me, he got inundated with hugs and nose boops and lots of his favorite food.

[Woodwizard]

29. He usually would come in.

I would call him in for dinner and keep him in that was the routine but once in a while he wanted to stay out all night. We have a new rescue Chester he is really good about coming in and staying in after his dinner does not even stalk the door if we are going in and out.

The Coyotes have gotten more numerous here in the Catskills they were fighting over roadkill deer at 9am the other day down the road which is very unusual at that time, usually midnight and after you hear them. I see them on occasion on my bike rides the other night at around 7 two black bears were in the road its a remote area Peekamoose not very many houses.

[Silver Gaia]

28. This discussion brought to mind a memory from many long years ago

Last edited Sat Aug 28, 2021, 03:34 AM - Edit history (1)

when I worked as an assistant for a country veterinarian. One of our clients was a biologist with a nearby university who was studying a family of wolves he kept on his property. They had to receive rabies vaccinations just like dogs.

The male wolf, Chief, was SO beautiful. His fur was smoky black, his eyes were gold, and he was massive. (The top of his head came up to just below my shoulders.) Chief did NOT want to get his vaccination. He remembered what it was, and politely said NO by growling softly and gently placing his mouth over the vet's hand whenever his hand neared the wolf's body. The vet was visibly trembling when this happened, but he valiantly made about three attempts, all with the same result, before he decided this was not going to work.

So, he and the biologist came up with a plan whereby the biologist would go out the door of the exam room and call Chief to come to him. When Chief was halfway through the door, the vet would slam the door against him and simultaneously jab the needle into his rear. It worked. Chief let out a yowl, but he couldn't really tell he'd gotten the shot, so he was mostly just a bit bewildered, not angry. Fortunately.

What a memory that is!

[Demovictory9]

31. 😳 i respect people who help wild animals

[Silver Gaia]

32. For me, it was just one of those once in a lifetime experiences.

I didn't do much but stand there watching in complete awe!

The vet and the biologist were great, though. They really didn't have much choice but to respect Chief. He demanded it. With solemn dignity.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

30. I had to watch it with

The sound off.
Poor Instabul.
That vet is a saint,to scared cats ,and thier owners.