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Title: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: catalyst on April 27, 2009, 17:59:18 PM
My vet cant take Pagan for her spay until Wed 6th May!! I told the vets that she will have probably started another season as she was showing signs of starting. They are too busy to take her sooner. I cant take another season as my flat mates complained a lot the last time as she was very noisey for a week! My vet said that if she started to be noisey that i was to take her into the practice and she would do the trick to calm her. As in make her htink she has been mated by using a sterile cotton bud. Has anyone had this done to their cat before!?
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Millys Mum on April 27, 2009, 18:46:15 PM
Find a new vet!  :shocked: >:(

Cats in heat will mate several times over so cant see how this will help. Did an actual vet say it or was it reception?

Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on April 27, 2009, 18:46:58 PM
God no, I haven't even heard of this  :-:

I would see if another vets can do her sooner  :)
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: catalyst on April 27, 2009, 18:48:09 PM
Yeah i thought it odd! I might do a call around and find another to do her asap. I can tell she will be in full heat within a few days. Iv heard of it before, but only through an online search!
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: catalyst on April 27, 2009, 18:51:06 PM
Oh it was the vet that said it. Il need to wait until tomorrow to call around other vets. Too late now.
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Wibblechick on April 27, 2009, 19:15:01 PM
Ive read about this  :shocked: 

I wonder if it actually works but more to the point, i wonder what the CAT thinks about it!!!  :scared:
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on April 27, 2009, 19:40:58 PM
 :rofl: just posted similar thing elsewhere, you need to use a long soft feather to tickle her fancy ..and gently pinch scruff, this will NOT stop the season but it will give you a couple of hours peace from her calling.
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: catalyst on April 27, 2009, 19:43:25 PM
Sigh. I think il just call around other vets even if its a bus journey away.
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 28, 2009, 07:57:36 AM
i have heard of breeders doing that. Fingers crossed you can find another vet who will spay her
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Rosella moggy on April 28, 2009, 09:16:15 AM
Teresa's "trick" worked on Ruby last night (even though used paper tissue instead of feather  :shify:)  Back to "calling" this morning though  :-:
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: sheryl on April 28, 2009, 09:20:32 AM
I have heard of breeder using this trick, also using a neutered Tom and letting them have "safe sex"

I would definately try and find another vet.
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on April 28, 2009, 09:36:09 AM
Teresa's "trick" worked on Ruby last night (even though used paper tissue instead of feather  :shify:)  Back to "calling" this morning though  :-:

She wants some more tickling  :rofl: goes to show the only safe long term cure is spaying.
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on April 28, 2009, 13:00:52 PM
Wonder if "the trick" works on Husbands  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: Wibblechick on April 28, 2009, 14:26:54 PM
Wonder if "the trick" works on Husbands  :rofl: :rofl:

 :innocent: And there was me thinking it was something they dealt with themselves ..... :-[  :rofl:
Title: Re: Anyone used 'the trick' during season?
Post by: catalyst on April 28, 2009, 21:12:04 PM
 :evillaugh: Well i found another vets that will take her on Monday. So thats a little sooner anyway. Only thing is that i drop Pagan off at the small vets near me and then they take her in a car to another vets to do the op and then drive back to the smaller vets. Im sure its standard practice but i hope its not too stressful for her.