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Cassie is very nervous at the vets but I don't think she is as bad as the Diva, Elaine.. I had to get the vet to clip her claws last year, including the dew claw. The vet layed her on her side and somehow clipped her claws in such a way with her own arm keeping Cassie's head away from what she was doing. I really though Cassie would bite but she didn't....just gentle growls.. Maybe Amber will see this thread and let you know what her vets do |
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Thanx Mags, honestly you have to see her to beleive her. She clings to me like a child would to its mother, I have to tear her off me. I am quite confident about holding her but I understand others being nervous of her. I just worry for her as she snorts and gets higher and higher, I always think she's gonna hyperventilate or something. I have NEVER experienced a cat like the Diva in all my life. But I do love her. |
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It baffles me all this talk of sedation and such lol! When I clip my lots claws, I just grab them and do it, not a peep out of any of them. I wonder why some cats are like the Diva and others couldn't care less! |
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I know Alex, I've never had a problem clipping claws etc. Woody was a very stressy cat, but once you had a good hold of him, he'd just let you. Winston and Mutley were never any problem at all and Bernie is a bloody wriggler but we get there in the end. You know how when you hold a cats head before tableting them and they normally poke their heads forward to try to free themselves? Well the Diva pulls her chin right in so you cannt get at her mouth. I've just got used to that one and i manage to tablet her, normally on the third atempt, but we get there. She is so aukward at absolutely everything. Is there a Ceasar Milan of cats going around at all. I think she needs to be balanced |
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I don't know anything about sedation but I do have a wonderful spray which I bought at the vets ages ago, it is supposed to be a relaxant type spray I think, it eases stress in cats. Fantastic stuff but perhaps not strong enough for the Diva? |
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Hi Elaine.. well the one I have is called Feliway, it's a pheromone spray but you can also get a plug in one I believe. The spray stuff you can use twice a day and spray it around the house - along doorframes, etc. and use for up to a month. I found it to be fantastic when we moved house and when we got a new kitten (for our older cat). Although the poor Diva sounds very stressed poor love. Might be worth a try though? Good luck x |
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Thanx Sarah, it is the same stuff that i have used before but no harm trying again. I just get fed up stressing her out by taking her to the vets only for her to go back into the carrier with out anything being done to her coz she is in such a state, and then i still have to pay for the consult |
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