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Thanks. That is a very empathetic and helpful response. I myself would prefer “going” sooner rather than lingering and I guess should do the same for him. Still beating the bushes for a vet who’s more willing to treat him while he’s relatively healthy until the time that he’s ill comes around.

I thanked that vet profusely for her reluctant willingness to go ahead and sedate then anesthetize him but I know she wasn’t happy. I lived in CT before moving here last year. He was seen regularly at the vet and was handled without medicating and without sedation - just two strong people using...

My 13 year old Jeter is beyond impossible at the vet - even with pre-visit meds he snarls and hisses and slams into the carrier as soon as we get into the exam room and his records clearly describe him as aggressive and as actively lunging at staff. A month ago a vet VERY reluctantly sedated him...

My 13 year old male cat has limited tolerance for other animals and he’s very territorial and defensive. We have a blended household with three other cats, one golden retriever, and have a continuing parade of foster dogs usually one at a time. The golden and he are fine and he’s grudgingly...

Hmm. I think the net bag is a very creative idea but I also think he’d be frantic - that is unless the pre-visit meds really zone him out. So maybe if unscrew the screws - or at least most of them - but use bungees or whatever to hold the top onto the bottom it will ensure his safety but will...

When the vet assistants put my Jeter back in his carrier the zipper broke - was a soft-sided carrier that I got because it was large (he is 13-14 lbs) and could fold down. Since he’s extremely challenging to handle I’m not really blaming them as they were probably struggling even though he was...

He is only my second cat but my son has had many and I’ve known them all. He is by far the toughest and smartest we’ve ever seen. He has opened my medicine cabinet and pulled out bags of treats, chewed a hole through them, and helped himself. He once chewed holes in a plastic bag on the counter...

Oh yes. The last time (the visit during which the tooth extractions were done) I did 200 mg gaba along with Cerenia the night before (because the first time I gave him gaba to gauge his reaction he vomited two hrs later) and then 200 mg gaba two hrs prior to the visit. He was relatively quiet in...

Miraculously I have an appt with a well-reviewed specialist a week from Monday. It’s a bit farther away but I had initially called a practice that was closer and when I explained how challenging he is to handle they said they are a small group and suggested I go to a larger practice with more...

I hope that you feel better soon. Car accidents have both physical and emotional repercussions so take care of yourself.

Love the way you call them fangs! They are for sure. Still waiting for vet to get back to me but in the meantime am making an appt with a vet dental specialist just in case since I know it is a very long wait.

Three weeks ago my vet extracted Jeter’s (13 years old) upper canine d/t resorption . He’s a nightmare at the vet and requires total sedation even after giving him sedating meds prior to the visit. He’s eating and acting normally after the protocol of two weeks of soft food, getting Bupe into...

For the soft chewy treats, I have found (finally!) that he loves Tiki Cat tuna and salmon ones. Also I grabbed a pouch of the Tiki Cat tuna and pumpkin in broth hoping the pumpkin would help “ease” things (in addition to the stool softener) and lo and behold he likes it! Fortunately with three...

Yes thanks you did. Good point. We are going to get a new carrier that allows access from the top and try your suggested strategy but I’m having trouble finding a cat-only vet who will take him. Once they hear that he would have to be sedated for an exam - and I don’t want to lie plus it’s in...

He would need vaccinations but now that we know he’s had resorption and teeth pulled he’ll also need dental exams and/or procedures. Even with medication prior to the visit I would anticipate him still requiring sedation. I am not familiar with feral traps. If one would avoid having to remove...

Used to do that with my former cat - he’d even eat lettuce but it had to be romaine - worth a shot.

Dumb question. Would it work to dissolve Miralax in water and syringe it into him if he is refusing food mixed with it?

Thanks everyone. Miralax is unflavored. I always have it on hand because I occasionally need it. O couldn’t care less about the cost, I just want him to poop!

Here I am again. I am talking more to you folks than to my own family. Cat apparently has opioid induced constipation. Won’t touch pumpkin, managed to get him to eat food this morning with a little bit of Miralax but called vet since he hasn’t gone in three days after dental surgery. She...

Cat won’t touch churu or anything like it. The only “trick” that has ever worked is the oil from canned tuna in oil and that worked only once. Second time, no go. I agree about Jackson - a lot is done for effect. However, my take away was to tru to not yell at the cat which of course is...