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I'm envious! My boy isn't accommodating like this at all LOLPopped open her mouth, she tipped her own head back, and I dropped the crumb on in.
That was a fluke! It's usually a wrestling match. I got her mirtz rx refilled and it's an even smaller pill than last time. I hope the pill cutter is still up to the task.I'm envious! My boy isn't accommodating like this at all LOL
I hope the pill cutter is still up to the task.
You should see her at the vet’s office. Well. This was before her extended stay there. Last time I let her out in the exam room, she sat under the chair. She’s more dog than cat sometimes. She wants to greet strangers and answer the door.Wow she's so chill for being in a hotel. Mine would most likely be cowering under the bed scared to death and Lily hissing at Zoe for being under the bed with her.
I was wondering how you can take her to the vet often. You're lucky Krista is a bada**! Hima gets so heartbreakingly sad and anxious on the way, ironically I hesitate to take her to the vet in fear of the trip making her sick. Once even the vet suggested to come home without extra charge.You should see her at the vet’s office. Well. This was before her extended stay there. Last time I let her out in the exam room, she sat under the chair. She’s more dog than cat sometimes. She wants to greet strangers and answer the door.
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So I was thinking about this. With all she’s been through, she should hate the vet and maybe even be traumatized by it. But I think she’s smart enough to distinguish between people, places, and procedures. She whines a little on the car ride over. But she’s pretty calm in the waiting room and the exam room. She’s still friendly with the techs and the doctors. But then she’ll tell you when you poke her or prod her in a way she doesn’t approve. For awhile, she would poop herself and then go feral. I would say she does her business to let you know she means business. The office wanted to sedate her every time for simple things like blood draw. And so for awhile we were avoiding the office because the price of admission was sedation. But that wasn’t a good idea. Once I figured it out myself, I explained to the office that she gets aggressive when they are reaching into her safe space: the carrier. And if they can do their work with her out of the carrier, things might go better. And it did for a bit. Until she got sedated for a dental and woke up with poop on herself and a bad attitude. We can’t win them all.I was wondering how you can take her to the vet often. You're lucky Krista is a bada**! Hima gets so heartbreakingly sad and anxious on the way, ironically I hesitate to take her to the vet in fear of the trip making her sick. Once even the vet suggested to come home without extra charge.
Thanks for sharing. Aggression is challenging but even that's not the worst. (Vets would totally disagree with me!) Hima gets in her carrier herself although she knows and gets sad that means we will go to the vet. All the scared look and nervous meows on the way. She avoids eye contact with the people at the clinic, just looks around all scared, cries if they do a procedure, and sheds like 1kg hair from anxiety. Just heartbreaking.So I was thinking about this. With all she’s been through, she should hate the vet and maybe even be traumatized by it. But I think she’s smart enough to distinguish between people, places, and procedures. She whines a little on the car ride over. But she’s pretty calm in the waiting room and the exam room. She’s still friendly with the techs and the doctors. But then she’ll tell you when you poke her or prod her in a way she doesn’t approve. For awhile, she would poop herself and then go feral. I would say she does her business to let you know she means business. The office wanted to sedate her every time for simple things like blood draw. And so for awhile we were avoiding the office because the price of admission was sedation. But that wasn’t a good idea. Once I figured it out myself, I explained to the office that she gets aggressive when they are reaching into her safe space: the carrier. And if they can do their work with her out of the carrier, things might go better. And it did for a bit. Until she got sedated for a dental and woke up with poop on herself and a bad attitude. We can’t win them all.