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My cat Sango gets very stressed about being picked up and handled in any way. I suspect it‘s due to the abuse she suffered as she’s from a hoarding situation. I’ve tried to catch while she’s sleeping for nail trims and she scratched my arm up pretty badly. Another family member tried to help and almost had to have stitches from deep scratches on her legs and back.
Since then for nail trims, I have to suit up with leather grooming gloves and layered clothing. A few weeks ago, when my husband and I did her nail trim, her reaction was the worst ever. She fought me like crazy and started panting while my husband started trimming her nails. I was worried she was going to hurt herself and tried to hold her a securely as I could. I know we could get the vet to do the nail trims and we used to do this in the beginning, but she’s equally stressed when we try to bring her to the vet. I’ve heard of meds like gabapentin. Do they work in this situations? Since she hates being handled, can it be applied topically? Are there other meds that could work?
I need to schedule a vet visit anyway for her annual exam and booster shots so I’m curious if anyone has had success with medications. I may bring it up at the vet.
Since then for nail trims, I have to suit up with leather grooming gloves and layered clothing. A few weeks ago, when my husband and I did her nail trim, her reaction was the worst ever. She fought me like crazy and started panting while my husband started trimming her nails. I was worried she was going to hurt herself and tried to hold her a securely as I could. I know we could get the vet to do the nail trims and we used to do this in the beginning, but she’s equally stressed when we try to bring her to the vet. I’ve heard of meds like gabapentin. Do they work in this situations? Since she hates being handled, can it be applied topically? Are there other meds that could work?
I need to schedule a vet visit anyway for her annual exam and booster shots so I’m curious if anyone has had success with medications. I may bring it up at the vet.
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