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Hey everybody,
Thank you so much for all the amazing advice. I am making a list of different things to try out before the dreaded flight and thankfully since we have a month it should be plenty of time for me to figure out what works best.
The vet visit wasn't fun yesterday. It's been a year since the last time we took him to the doctor so he had forgotten car rides were a thing and felt very much betrayed when we made him go through one again. We got there early so he was seen right away and we were out within the hour but he kept pooping himself in the car and then again with the doctor because he was just so very nervous
He got a rabies vaccine for the year and he got his ears cleaned. His wellness check was all good and the doctor gave him gabapentin for the flight since that's something he's been exposed to before.
The vaccine unfortunately did leave him with some upsetting side effects. He came back home and he ate right away but then when I fed him again in the evening he didn't want to touch his food. He was also barely moving, and when he did move he was moving very slow. I got scared so i called the vet and she said that usually cats don't get side effects but if they do, lethargy and loss of appetite are usually some of the more common ones. She said he should be feeling all better in 24-48 hours and he did eat his full breakfast, in increments today. He is still not 100% better but he did meow at me this morning before coming to sleep with me and then he walked around the house for a little bit and used his litter box.
As I expressed in earlier comments, he just hates his carrier now and he knows that it only means bad things so i'm just not sure how to get him more comfortable with that. He also just absolutely hates going outside so i just want to try everything I can to possibly make the airport experience a bit more easy for him.
I will keep you guys updated on our progress but in the meantime, any more advice you all have is greatly appreciated. Thank you all again for all your help.
Thank you so much for all the amazing advice. I am making a list of different things to try out before the dreaded flight and thankfully since we have a month it should be plenty of time for me to figure out what works best.
The vet visit wasn't fun yesterday. It's been a year since the last time we took him to the doctor so he had forgotten car rides were a thing and felt very much betrayed when we made him go through one again. We got there early so he was seen right away and we were out within the hour but he kept pooping himself in the car and then again with the doctor because he was just so very nervous
He got a rabies vaccine for the year and he got his ears cleaned. His wellness check was all good and the doctor gave him gabapentin for the flight since that's something he's been exposed to before.
The vaccine unfortunately did leave him with some upsetting side effects. He came back home and he ate right away but then when I fed him again in the evening he didn't want to touch his food. He was also barely moving, and when he did move he was moving very slow. I got scared so i called the vet and she said that usually cats don't get side effects but if they do, lethargy and loss of appetite are usually some of the more common ones. She said he should be feeling all better in 24-48 hours and he did eat his full breakfast, in increments today. He is still not 100% better but he did meow at me this morning before coming to sleep with me and then he walked around the house for a little bit and used his litter box.
As I expressed in earlier comments, he just hates his carrier now and he knows that it only means bad things so i'm just not sure how to get him more comfortable with that. He also just absolutely hates going outside so i just want to try everything I can to possibly make the airport experience a bit more easy for him.
I will keep you guys updated on our progress but in the meantime, any more advice you all have is greatly appreciated. Thank you all again for all your help.