I need some advice because I have a problem that I want to address before it gets worse.
We had the heat ducts cleaned so I left the cats at the vet's for the day. When we brought them home, we found that Aoibhe had peed in her carrier. DH said that the four cats had been put into a room with a litter box, food, and the carrier doors open. Aoibhe was already in the carrier when he got there so we don't know when she peed. It could have happened sometime during the day or on the ride home.
It is important that Aoibhe can handle being in a carrier for 45 minutes because she has to see an eye specialist every six months (she has cataracts and is prone to glaucoma) and it is a long car ride.
I've washed the carrier and will leave it out so she is familiar with it though she has never had a problem going into it. But the last couple of times, when I had to put her in it, she has become very nervous and upset. I tried some treats but she is so upset that she ignores them. I probably will line the carrier with a pad so if she does it again, she won't be sitting in a puddle like she was today.
How can I make the carrier less traumatizing for her?
We had the heat ducts cleaned so I left the cats at the vet's for the day. When we brought them home, we found that Aoibhe had peed in her carrier. DH said that the four cats had been put into a room with a litter box, food, and the carrier doors open. Aoibhe was already in the carrier when he got there so we don't know when she peed. It could have happened sometime during the day or on the ride home.
It is important that Aoibhe can handle being in a carrier for 45 minutes because she has to see an eye specialist every six months (she has cataracts and is prone to glaucoma) and it is a long car ride.
I've washed the carrier and will leave it out so she is familiar with it though she has never had a problem going into it. But the last couple of times, when I had to put her in it, she has become very nervous and upset. I tried some treats but she is so upset that she ignores them. I probably will line the carrier with a pad so if she does it again, she won't be sitting in a puddle like she was today.
How can I make the carrier less traumatizing for her?