"jmc" wrote in message
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But the best thing to do is just leave the cage out, and feed her in
there. Put in a comfy mat. Feed treats in there, and only in there. When
she goes in, if she likes to be made a big fuss over, then do that. If
not, praise her from a distance. The trick is to make the cage a *good*
place to be.

I totally agree. Some of my cats use them as their private little snooze
spots and it makes it much easier on vet days!

Once she's comfortable going in there on her own (but not until- very
important!) close the door, but don't latch it. Let her push the door
open and escape if she needs to. After a while, she'll probably not feel
the need to escape when you close the door, then you're golden!


Meep goes into her carrier with only a little fuss, but after a vet visit
goes back into it as soon as she's given an opportunity. Same when we're
traveling. Away from home, it's her "safe place".

Mine do this, too. It can be difficult to extricate them from the innards
of the carrier at the vet's! I have one cat who is still totally resistant
to the carrier. If I set up the carrier ahead of time and place it where he
doesn't see it, I can get him in it if I move very very quickly; otherwise
he becomes the Thing with 50 Rigid Legs as Cybercat says! At the vet's even
he wants to be in that carrier.

Bonnie