How to Bring Your Cat to the Vet

Bringing your cat to the vet can be a somewhat traumatic experience for you cat. And if you aren’t careful with your approach to this endeavor, it can also end up being a traumatic experience for you. That is, if your cat ends up acting up and making you feel awkward!

You should bring your cat to your vet’s office in a carrier. This is not only for your kitty’s safety, but also for your own. When cats go to the vet, they are usually anxious and scared of the new place and will often use their claws to get out of your hands or to hold on tighter.

You can be seriously injured while holding a cat in your arms if she o he should become upset. The sights and smells of a veterinary clinic can produce a lot of stress and there is always the potential for a cat to become agitated. When cats become frightened, they sometimes become aggressive in defense.

The proper type of carrier can help give your cat a safe haven during any travel or vet trip. Cats like to hide out in sheltered space while still being able to see what is going on around them. The plastic carriers with a grate door seem to work the best. Carriers that you can unscrew the top of the carrier from the bottom and have access to your cat with much less stress than having to pull them through a door are the best.

Controlling your cat’s exposure to other cats that are ill is another good reason to have your cat confined. Keep your cat away from other cats and off the floor will help decrease your cat’s stress and exposure to illness.

Once your cat is in the exam room, let your vet take your cat from the carrier and do all the handling. Even the sweetest cat at home can become frightened and subsequently aggressive at the vet office. That’s actually that they are supposed to do, given the circumstances. Your vet has been trained to interpret and anticipate this sort of behavior and knows how to react to it.