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How long does your cat hate the site of you after a vet visit?
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Vet visit
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Mine are fine just as soon as they get home. They don't hold anything against me. The other cats hiss for a while at the one that went to the vet. That's over in a hour or so.
They can take up to a couple of days. They usually hiss and hide. don't force the issue they can have redirected aggression and bite and claw. I had my cats growl, hiss, and avoid each other when they return from vet visits and the other didn't go. I try to take them together. It can last up to a week, some cats can get VERY stressed. Some treats for stress i got on Amazon really did help, you could try that.
Adding that many cats who are only going to the vet for a simple routine check up, maybe for vaccinations, are fine within a few hours . A vet visit that involves diagnostic procedures, scary machines, sedation, etc to figure out the cause of the cat's illness and on top of that medicine has to be given may result in cats being super stressed and upset for as many as a few days.
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You are very lucky! Mine is currently facing away from me and hissing if I come too near! She’s a very high strung tortie!
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This sounds more like my baby! She’s very mad at mom right now!
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She had blood tests and shots so that’s probably the reason. She’s very difficult to get to the vet. She has had many medical problems and is currently under treatment for ibd and hyperperethesia (don’t know if I spelled it right!). I was delighted that she’s gained a pound! It’s the first time I’ve been able to get her to the vet in quite a while with a liberal dose of gabapentin from the vet!
In my earlier post, I was speaking about a routine checkup and a couple of shots, maybe. Aside from a couple of spayings, that's all they've been to the vet for. Spayings are another story. Those took four or five days for the others to get over. I never had to do anything to ease the reintroduction. The one that had the operation stayed to themself most of the time, presumably because they felt a little punky. The hissing was the only non-recognition behavior I observed.
Neither of my two boys do. They only hate being confined in the Cat Carrier. Once their back home and out of the carrier their right in good spirits .
I have one that's fine after vet visits and one that sulks for a couple of hours. The one that sulks just needs to be alone after for a while even if it's only a check up.
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Yeah, the cat carrier and car ride are the worst for my boy. He actually likes the vet. Of course, they are fear free and have no issue stuffing him full of treats so I'm sure that helps
graycie holds a tiny grudge against my gf but never me even though i am the one who gets her and places her into the carrier
