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Good morning all, I just have a question about the safety of having a cat sedated for a vet examination. My cat Posie is 5 1/2 years old, and gets very aggressive when I take her to the vet, and the last time I took her in for her rabies shot the vet and his assistant had a hard time restraining her long enough to administer the shot. He told me then that she would probably need to be sedated the next time I brought her in. I have taken her to other vets before as well, and she acts the same way with them. The reason I am taking her in is because I just feel something is "off", and she has not been eating well, and is licking her lips a lot. She has been exhibiting more aggressive tendencies toward myself and my husband, even attacking my husband 3 times over the past month. I am hoping to find out if there are any medical issues causing this increasing aggression, and also I want to ease my mind that she is okay since she has never had a "proper" examination due to how aggressive she gets at the vet's office. Do any of you have to have your cats sedated for vet visits? If so, is there a certain type of sedation I should ask for (i.e. pill, shot, etc)? Thanks in advance for any responses.