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General Cat Chat / Re: Getting a partly feral stray to the vet

« Last post by Ladymissk on October 20, 2023, 16:37:05 PM »

Hi Frances
Thanks for your reply. I have tried picking him up but he goes wild and scratches me! I will leave the cat carrier out tho, do you think the vet would give me a sedative for him? Mind you I don't know how I'd get that down him!
I will keep you informed!

General Cat Chat / Re: Getting a partly feral stray to the vet

« Last post by Frances on October 20, 2023, 02:04:47 AM »

Hello and welcome to Purrs.

I completely understand that you don’t want to create issues with this boy now that he has decided you are his human however the only way you are going to get him to a vet is to get him in a carrier.

I suggest you put the carrier you want to use somewhere where he cannot miss it so that he can investigate it. Are your carriers top or end opening? If top opening you are going to have to lift him into it – try putting him in, perhaps with a treat, and let him decide if he wants to jump out immediately or turn into a brick(!) If it is end opening, again try bribing with a treat to see if he will go into it himself. If you keep doing this over a period of time he may learn it is not a scary thing.

This may or may not work and you may have to resort to just picking him up and putting him in the carrier despite his protests. This will feel awful for you but I really don’t think you are going to add to any trauma and a vet check and neutering (which will probably mean a second vet visit/getting him in a carrier) are definitely in his best interests.

One of my cats does a vanishing act if I even think about taking him to the vet. I suggest you try for a morning appointment and keep him in a closed room (with food, water, a litter tray and the carrier) the night before. When you get back, open the carrier in the same room so that he both knows where he is and doesn’t immediately run off. He will forgive you!

Do let us know how you get on.

General Cat Chat / Getting a partly feral stray to the vet

« Last post by Ladymissk on October 19, 2023, 12:00:09 PM »

Hi Guys
I hope you can help with this one! For the past 8 months I have been feeding a large ginger un neutered tom, he now comes in the house, is ok with my other cat, doesn't spray in the house and is well behaved. He gets a bit stinky as he wanders sometimes, and I think he has been abused as he is terrified of men, and shoes. He used a litter tray I put down for him, but missed, and was cowering and whimpering under the table as tho he has been hit previously.
Hes a gorgeous cat, I need to get him neutered and checked out, but I just dare'nt frighten him and put him in a cat box, as he has had enough trauma. Any advice?

Welcome to Newbies :) / Re: Hello!

« Last post by Lyn (Slugsta) on September 28, 2023, 14:21:14 PM »

We also have a section that is only visible once you have made a certain number of posts (sorry, can't remember how many!). It's not terribly active, but a handful of us do chat on there.

Welcome to Newbies :) / Re: Hello!

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sorry it's taken so long to say hello I don't pop on here as oftan as I should.

Nice to see some new members from CatChat.

Not nearly as busy here as over in catchat.. but folks are nice.. welcome

I think the trouble is nowadays everyone has moved onto different social media platforms. Purrs does have a facebook page and alot of the old members are on there https://www.facebook.com/groups/91388455703

Cat Illness & Health Disorders / Re: Please help - my cat is self-harming

« Last post by MessaCats on September 25, 2023, 09:41:27 AM »

Thank you Sam.
I am in the office now.
I will reply as soon as I can.
Take care and many thanks,

MessaCats

Cat Illness & Health Disorders / Re: Please help - my cat is self-harming

« Last post by Sam (Fussy_Furball) on September 25, 2023, 08:40:35 AM »

Hi Meesa,

I have sent you a message

Health & Behaviour General / Re: Omeprazole for nausea

« Last post by Desley (booktigger) on September 24, 2023, 16:30:18 PM »

I tried that for Lucy, but couldn't get her to take it, sorry!

Health & Behaviour General / Omeprazole for nausea

« Last post by Kate S on September 23, 2023, 09:56:01 AM »

My Susan has been on this for a week since having a bad vomiting episode. But she was sick and quite distressed last night immediately after taking the medication, and had 2 episodes of sickness earlier in the week.I have e mailed the vets as I don't want to continue with it. Does anyone else have experience with this and any side effects?

Welcome to Newbies :) / Re: Hello!!

« Last post by MessaCats on September 21, 2023, 09:28:21 AM »

I hope to learn a lot from this forum.
Take care
MessaCats