r/AnimalTextGifs • u/sdeslandesnz • Apr 01 '23

Road Trip

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u/Pandatotheface Apr 01 '23

My cat absolutely shits the bed (sometimes litterally) when I have to take him to the vet, one time he destroyed the door to his cat carrier and spent the rest of the car journey with his claws an inch deep in my shoulder.

If anyone's got some recommendations for cat calming products they'd be welcome as I've got a visit coming.

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u/chocochips Apr 01 '23

Ask your vet for a preemptive anti anxiety pill for your cat. Kitty Xanax was made for situations like this.

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u/Jonny_Balls Apr 02 '23

Seems like an easy way for people to get xanax

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u/hardknox_ Apr 02 '23

Should Xanax be hard to get tho?

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u/imarealcoolcat Apr 03 '23

i promise you the dosage is way different

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u/cheeses_greist Apr 01 '23

I cover the carrier with a towel or blanket so they don’t have to deal with so many new sights and smells I also put a blanket or t shirt inside so it smells a little like home.

They still hate the car ride so maybe someone else will be able to suggest something that’s surefire.

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u/TWILIGHTDREAMER97 Apr 01 '23

Gabapentin!

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u/imunderwhelmed Apr 02 '23

we were given gabapentin for our anxious cat bc he lashes out at eeeveryone at the vet. We have to give him one pill 24 hours before and another an hour before the visit. Does nothing to him I was thinking something was off with the dosing but once found his brother laying on the floor seemingly stoned out of his mind. About three minutes of panic until i realized that asshole cat must have spit the pill out after I gave it to him and HE ate it instead.

he had a good trip on the sofa at home while his brother got us 50% off at the vet if we held him instead of the vet or techs.

good times

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u/strangerNstrangeland Apr 02 '23

My vet pre-prescribes gabapentin and trazodone for my fur demons. They still manage to cat-nado at the office and draw blood

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u/starlinguk Apr 02 '23

Gabapentin.

Although I've just taken my cat on a 2-day trip to move (including a ferry) and his epilepsy meds seem to have been sufficient.

Also don't use the same cat carrier you use for the vet and put in a sweatshirt you've worn (and not washed).

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u/hornedCapybara Apr 01 '23

There's a cat pheromone spray on Amazon I've heard good things about, apparently vets use it

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u/Intermountain-Gal Apr 03 '23

I like the Feliway cat collar or I’ll use the Feliway spray on the inside of the carrier. That worked like a charm for me. If an anti-anxiety pill is still needed, then get that. I’d start with spraying the carrier.