My Cat has just been thrown out of the Vets...??

Ha ha ...don;t you just LOVE cats !!!! we had a very old cat who we had to take to the vet when we lived in Spain .....the vet had to sedate her (I think judging by the time it took for him to come round it was quite a large dose !) ...he went to have his teeth cleaned, a shampoo, nails trimmed and a blow dry !) .....when we moved to France he was by then around 19 years old, so I donned large gardening gloves and bathed him with special cat shampoo ,,,,,,he didn't like the bathing but he loved to sit in the hot sun and dry himself ...seemed to love being clean and shiny ! He lived until he was 24 and had done a lot of travelling in his time ...UK to Menorca, thence to Brittany, thence to Charente Maritime but he took it all in his stride, including the Spanish stray and 2 French ones who joined him over the years !!!! Hope you got antiseptic for the wounds ,,,,,,,,,,

Gabapenton is a game changer for cats. I had to travel from uk to France with mine, gave them gabapenton (under advice of vets of course) and they were quiet as lambs all the way (15 hours)

FannyCornforth Does your cat need to be clipped/shaved due to matting?

I bought a fantastic grooming tool from the pet shop, last year when my old boy had matts (he had stopped grooming). It's meant for dogs, but the groomer in the store said it's good for cats too. It cost £10 and worked extremely well. It's got a few prongs that have blades in (won't cut an animal's skin) which cut straight through any matts or knots.

Better than struggling at the vet's, and certainly far better than sedating your cat.

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Grooming tool

My Mum once had a half wild cat from a feral litter that lived by the local canal. She just hated humans, she even swiped at you when you put her food down. I only took her to the vets once to have a tooth removed. When I went to collect her he asked me to take her somewhere else next time. His hands and arms had several dressings on them! He was not a happy bunny.

I’m a groomer and have shaved many cats … but! When cars have decided they’ve had enough then it’s game over.
All the techniques in the world won’t cut with a stroppy mog.
Good luck?

PinkCakes

Grooming tool

I've got similar for my dogs, it's called a Mars Coat King and works brilliantly.

When I used to take my dog to the vet (she is sadly no more), she used to shake so much, her whole body would tremble and I was afraid she would have a heart attack. In fact the shaking would start in the vet's car park. I could only keep her close and talk quietly to her until it was over. Dear soul!

I know this makes me sound smug - but my dogs have tantrums if we pass the vets and I don't take them in!

I've always made it a point to take them in at odd times for nothing else but to say hello to Boca, the most amazing vets nurse in the world. Needless to say, the treats she gives them also help!

Fortunately, I'm allergic to cats.

I bought that grooming tool when my vet said he couldn't see my cat at all (emergencies only due to Covid last year) but that he'd do a video call for £25! I declined . I've since changed vet as well - he charged £485 to extract one tooth from my cat.

Thanks everyone for your tips and funny stories
I have every single grooming tool in the book, including specialist Wahl animal clippers (the luxury ones £££, never used)
I just wouldn't be able to use them on her. She'd throw a fit.
And if be so scared of hurting her.
I think it's a job for the professionals tbh

We have two Maine Coon X cats.
Last time booked in for clipping / shaving receptionist said "Oh. they 'll be drawing lots on this one".
Enough said.

Cried with laughter at these posts. I have several cats ( why else would I be kittypaws ) and we used to have dogs. My heart sinks whenever the vet says," your cat will need these pills." Luckily they usually manage to get better without them.

JaneJudge

oh gawd bloody animals! My dog does a high pitched constant scream when we go and she sits under my chair, so there is just this noise coming from between my legs whilst people just look horrified. Luckily last time the horror was diverted by a border terrier taking a crap in full view of the whole room
such joy!

Oh Jane I loved that, so funny. Animals can be real drama queens/kings.
My friends Dalmatian had to be sedated on the car park before they could get her through the door if the waiting room.
They had to call ahead to tell the vet they were outside and he’d come out and give her a quick jab of something nice and calming. They then had to half carry her in ?

GillT, I laughed so much and so hard I frightened my husband. ?????

GillT57

. My late cat was a similar performer when it came to taking worming tablets. We all needed calming down, after our wounds were dressed of course

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Anyone who has ever had cats will recognise this scenario!

Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby.

Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand.

As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth.
Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa.
Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding paws tightly with left hand.
Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger.
Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe.
Call spouse from garden.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws.
Ignore low growls emitted by cat.
Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth.
Drop pill down ruler and rub cat?s throat vigorously.

Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap.
Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains.
Carefully sweep shattered Royal Doulton figures from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.

Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit.
Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away.

Apply band-aid to spouse?s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

Retrieve cat from neighbor?s shed.
Get another pill.
Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing.
Force mouth open with dessert spoon.
Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges.
Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot.
Throw Tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

Call fire department to retrieve cat from tree across the road.
Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat.

Take last pill from foil-wrap.
Tie cat?s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table.
Find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed.
Force cat?s mouth open with small wrench.
Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak.
Hold head vertically and pour 1/2 pint water down throat to wash pill down.

Get spouse to drive you to accident and emergency of the local hospital, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye.
Stop at furniture shop on way home to order new table.

Arrange for S.P.C.A. to collect cat and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

I don't have a cat but have loved reading your stories. They've made me chuckle and put a smile on my face on such a miserable day. Thank you!

One of my dogs used to poop on the floor of the waiting room every time he was at the pdsa. Always when I was waiting to pay . I would take him outside as soon as we left the treatment room but no, he preferred to wait until I was back inside and in the queue.
My Jack Russell I have now is superb at the Vets, he doesnt have any problems at all when we have to go, I think he enjoys it.

My previous cat did have dangerous on her computer record. The vet needed extra strong gauntlets to handle her and a nurse with a swaddling towel. She was ver vicious.
She loved me most of the time but still gave nasty tearing bites that involved her hanging on to the flesh for dear life.
When she required a Cone of Shame I asked the vet if he would do it for me and he looked at me as if I was mad before a brisk “no”.
She was half Bengal and all feral. I adored her.

Might be worth trying the calming spray from Pet Remedy on the blanket or whatever you put in the carry basket or Feliway also makes one.
My cat is completely neurotic about going in the car but since I have used the spray, he is so chilled it's amazing!

JaneJudge

oh gawd grin bloody animals! My dog does a high pitched constant scream when we go and she sits under my chair, so there is just this noise coming from between my legs whilst people just look horrified. Luckily last time the horror was diverted by a border terrier taking a crap in full view of the whole room
such joy!

That really did make me LOL!

If you hadn't mentioned the breed I'd have sworn you were talking about my dog... ?

Talking of drama queens, my cat that I had from a rescue centre in April - she is a beautiful large tortoiseshell, has been a DQ since I've had her, including finding a hole and getting into the walls which are hollow one time staying there 4 weeks. She did it again last week and she must have found a hole into the outside, where she's never been before. I live in a small block of flats with a very long lawn outside my garden door, with a long thick beech hedge. She seems to have left home and is now living voluntarily and happily out in the garden, we've seen proof of her hunting ability and I leave the door open for her to come in if she chooses, also biscuits. But no, she's seen ladying it around the garden as if she owns it and clean and healthy as she comes. So she's made her choice. I'm only glad cos I though she'd got hurt or died. She is of course welcome back any time she chooses.

One of our cats craved attention so much (he used to sit out on the front wall and insist that total strangers picked him up - our neighbour used to say 'Your cat's out there tarting again') that he loved going to the vet's. And they let him sit on the reception desk and soak up all the admiration.

We always had really 'good' lol (I mean calm) animals before we got Walter...he is the worlds soppiest devil, but once as a pup a large Mastiff tried to play with him (beautiful dog lol) and it terrified him so much he pee'd up the leg of an elderly lady and all over her cat carrier and cat!
Never been more embarrassed lol x (The lady was so lovely!)

Your cats out there tarting again . Our late lamented cat was a very good patient at the vets, would suffer all treatments, but just would not take tablets. His record was marked 'does not pill easily'. . Understatement! He also disappeared for a few months, but we knew where he was and we used to see him around, but after a while we just rounded him up and he never wandered again. We referred to it as his gap year.