On 2/9/2017 4:38 PM, John Kasupski wrote:

Minnie is going to the vet tomorrow to be spayed, get her shots, and be
microchipped. It'll be her first time ever going to a vet so I don't expect her
to be happy about it. I hope she won't hate me forever after we get home.

She'll get plenty of attention if she'll tolerate it, and I won't be too proud
to resort to bribery - for which purpose I've got three different kinds of kitty
treats and a bag of catnip in a kitchen cupboard.

Any additional advice from fellow ailurophiles who have successfully convinced
their cat not to hold a grudge after a trip to the vet is appreciated.

John D. Kasupski
Niagara Falls, NY


Just don't give up. Most of the cats I've known have gotten over it
fairly quickly. I think it depends partly on how happy Minnie is with
you now. However, probably part of how long it takes depends on the
personality of the animal. In my experience, pets don't hold grudges.
She may very well punish you at first, but she'll get over it. A
previous cat I had used to punish me for going away on a trip. She'd
hide for the first few hours after I got home. About the time I was
getting serious worried, she would show up, make sure that I saw her,
and sit with her back to me, as far away as she could get and still be
in my line of view. After a while she'd forgive me.