I've been working on socializing a semi-socialized female cat I'm fostering. She's an odd one. She likes being around people, but doesn't like to be touched or handled.
I was curious about how other rescuers have approached things like getting vaccine updates and routine care for cats like this. I'm good at catching cats and getting them into carriers, but I'm having a hard time visualizing how it would work at the vet's office. Or, rather, I'm visualizing it going badly...
I'm sure that the obvious answer is to contact my vet, but do different vets have different policies or procedures regarding cats that are hard to handle?
A neighbor of mine told me that she used to give her cat valium before a trip to the vet. (Her husband is a doctor.) I also recall that my vet in another state gave me something--I think it was klonopin--to give to my cat to take her on an airplane for a cross-country flight (under my seat). She ended up not needing it.
Or would calling a vet that does house calls be a better option?
What has worked for you?
I was curious about how other rescuers have approached things like getting vaccine updates and routine care for cats like this. I'm good at catching cats and getting them into carriers, but I'm having a hard time visualizing how it would work at the vet's office. Or, rather, I'm visualizing it going badly...
I'm sure that the obvious answer is to contact my vet, but do different vets have different policies or procedures regarding cats that are hard to handle?
A neighbor of mine told me that she used to give her cat valium before a trip to the vet. (Her husband is a doctor.) I also recall that my vet in another state gave me something--I think it was klonopin--to give to my cat to take her on an airplane for a cross-country flight (under my seat). She ended up not needing it.
Or would calling a vet that does house calls be a better option?
What has worked for you?