Sweetie Pie needs some purrs

On 8/27/2014 5:13 AM, Mike Mayers wrote:
What the vet showed me was this. Put her on a table and grab her by the scruff of the neck. Lift up and the mouth will open and you can squirt the liquid medication in. I don't know if you can get pills in this way.


Thanks. I'll try to remember that for the future.

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Joy Unlimited
Colorful Crocheted Critters
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"Mike Mayers" wrote in message
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What the vet showed me was this. Put her on a table and grab her by the
scruff of the neck. Lift up and the mouth will open and you can squirt
the liquid medication in. I don't know if you can get pills in this way.

Vets have lots of tricks like this which works very well for a
well-socialised cat happy with being handled whose owners are not confident
about whether it's OK for what can be perceived as slightly cruel. It's
not cruel, as the mother cat will pick her kittens up by the scruff of the
neck.
And most dogs/cats are so terrified by being at the vet's surgery that all
their bravery is gone anyway.
I've seen many huge dogs in the waiting room, Dobermanns, Rottweilers etc
reduced to trembling wrecks at the thought of seeing the vet.

Aww. If only we could tell them that it's obviously in their best interest
otherwise we wouldn't take them there as it costs so much.
I think pet insurance has driven up the cost, tbh.

Tweed

On 8/27/2014 3:18 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Mike Mayers" wrote in message
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What the vet showed me was this. Put her on a table and grab her by the
scruff of the neck. Lift up and the mouth will open and you can squirt
the liquid medication in. I don't know if you can get pills in this way.

Vets have lots of tricks like this which works very well for a
well-socialised cat happy with being handled whose owners are not confident
about whether it's OK for what can be perceived as slightly cruel. It's
not cruel, as the mother cat will pick her kittens up by the scruff of the
neck.
And most dogs/cats are so terrified by being at the vet's surgery that all
their bravery is gone anyway.
I've seen many huge dogs in the waiting room, Dobermanns, Rottweilers etc
reduced to trembling wrecks at the thought of seeing the vet.

Aww. If only we could tell them that it's obviously in their best interest
otherwise we wouldn't take them there as it costs so much.
I think pet insurance has driven up the cost, tbh.

Tweed

I don't think telling them would help, any more than it does to tell a
child you're doing something for their own good.

I once saw a Great Dane in the vet's office, lying on his back,
trembling and whimpering. When he was called in, they had to drag him.
I feel sorry for all the animals who are so afraid.

Joy

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Joy Unlimited
Colorful Crocheted Critters
Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9

On 8/27/2014 7:28 PM, Joy wrote:

I once saw a Great Dane in the vet's office, lying on his back,
trembling and whimpering. When he was called in, they had to drag him.
I feel sorry for all the animals who are so afraid.

Joy

I agree, it's sad to see the ones who are so darn scared.

I'm always amazed at the cats in Persia's [now former] vet that are up
for adoption in the waiting room. They're in a three-tier cage with a
litter box and comfy places/perches to observe, rest and nap. But there
are lots of animals coming in and out.

When I took Persia in for her final visit someone brought in a very
exhuberant dog. That dog wasn't at *all* scared. She was the kind of
dog who when she wags her tail her entire hind end wags "Hi! How are
you! So happy to see you!" :-D

Then she decided to greet the kitties in the cage. The orange tabby
hissed at her. He was probably protecting the small calico girl who was
in the cage with him. I'm told he's a protective chap.

Fortunately she was a well-trained dog. The man told her to sit and she
did. That orange tabby was still wary. It was then I noticed the dog
was missing a front leg. You'd think if any dog would be freaked out
about going to the vet it would be a dog that had a leg amputated.
Nope, she was just a happy dog.

It's odd what scares animals. Persia didn't mind being weighed. But
when the vet tech clicked her pen to note her weight on the chart,
Persia flinched. She didn't mind having her temp taken (rectally).
Again, when the vet tech clicked her pen to make a note on the chart,
Persia jumped. She She did NOT like the sound of that pen clicking. I
have no idea why the pen scared her.

Jill

"Joy" wrote in message
news
On 8/27/2014 3:18 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Mike Mayers" wrote in message
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What the vet showed me was this. Put her on a table and grab her by the
scruff of the neck. Lift up and the mouth will open and you can squirt
the liquid medication in. I don't know if you can get pills in this
way.

Vets have lots of tricks like this which works very well for a
well-socialised cat happy with being handled whose owners are not
confident
about whether it's OK for what can be perceived as slightly cruel. It's
not cruel, as the mother cat will pick her kittens up by the scruff of
the
neck.
And most dogs/cats are so terrified by being at the vet's surgery that
all
their bravery is gone anyway.
I've seen many huge dogs in the waiting room, Dobermanns, Rottweilers etc
reduced to trembling wrecks at the thought of seeing the vet.

Aww. If only we could tell them that it's obviously in their best
interest
otherwise we wouldn't take them there as it costs so much.
I think pet insurance has driven up the cost, tbh.

Tweed

I don't think telling them would help, any more than it does to tell a
child you're doing something for their own good.

I once saw a Great Dane in the vet's office, lying on his back, trembling
and whimpering. When he was called in, they had to drag him. I feel sorry
for all the animals who are so afraid.

Joy

all cat and dogs are afraid to go in, but the rabbits are not worried at
all..

On 8/27/2014 8:02 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
all cat and dogs are afraid to go in, but the rabbits are not worried at
all..

Oh, not all dogs are afraid! See my reply about the exhuberant
three-legged dog who was just so happy happy happy! I don't think she
cared where she was.

I used to buy Persia's r/x food at a different vet, mostly because it's
closer and they have a bigger stockroom so I didn't have to ask them to
order it. And the food was slightly less expensive. I've seen plenty
of dogs in that vet's waiting room that weren't terrified.

One time I went in to buy food and a woman had a cat (not in a carrier
or on a harness) sitting calmly on her lap. The cat completely ignored
the other pets people brought in, no matter if they were barking or
meowing. The cat wasn't blind or deaf. She simply ignored them. I've
never seen anything quite like it in a vet's office before or since.

Any time I took Persia to the vet, by the time we got there she'd pretty
much stopped crying (and vomiting). But for the first few miles... wow.
YOWRRRRR! By the time we arrived, she was merely resigned. (Okay,
dammit, they're going to poke and prod me. Let's just do this and go
home.) She'd curl up in her Sherpa bag while we were waiting to see the
vet, huddled as close to me as possible. But she was quiet. Of course
she'd start complaining again on the way home.

Jill

On 8/27/2014 5:02 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Joy" wrote in message
news
On 8/27/2014 3:18 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Mike Mayers" wrote in message
...
What the vet showed me was this. Put her on a table and grab her by the
scruff of the neck. Lift up and the mouth will open and you can squirt
the liquid medication in. I don't know if you can get pills in this
way.

Vets have lots of tricks like this which works very well for a
well-socialised cat happy with being handled whose owners are not
confident
about whether it's OK for what can be perceived as slightly cruel. It's
not cruel, as the mother cat will pick her kittens up by the scruff of
the
neck.
And most dogs/cats are so terrified by being at the vet's surgery that
all
their bravery is gone anyway.
I've seen many huge dogs in the waiting room, Dobermanns, Rottweilers etc
reduced to trembling wrecks at the thought of seeing the vet.

Aww. If only we could tell them that it's obviously in their best
interest
otherwise we wouldn't take them there as it costs so much.
I think pet insurance has driven up the cost, tbh.

Tweed

I don't think telling them would help, any more than it does to tell a
child you're doing something for their own good.

I once saw a Great Dane in the vet's office, lying on his back, trembling
and whimpering. When he was called in, they had to drag him. I feel sorry
for all the animals who are so afraid.

Joy

all cat and dogs are afraid to go in, but the rabbits are not worried at
all..

Well, nearly all dogs and cats. My brother-in-law worked as a vet's
assistant until he retired a couple of years ago. While he worked
there, and after he retired, he and my sister would sometimes take their
Goldens into the office for a visit. They enjoyed it, and didn't seem
to mind when they got their shots and exams.

--
Joy Unlimited
Colorful Crocheted Critters
Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9

On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:08:22 -0700 (PDT), Mike Mayers
wrote:

She vomited in the litter box on Sunday and hasn't eaten since then. I took her to the vet this morning after chasing her around the house for over half an hour. She got an antibiotic shot and 100cc of saline solution for dehydration. I took her home with a bottle of medicine to give her twice a day. The vet showed me an easy way to give it to her. So far she hasn't eaten. Purrs please.
Purrs for Sweetie Pie.

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 8/27/2014 8:02 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
all cat and dogs are afraid to go in, but the rabbits are not worried at
all..

Oh, not all dogs are afraid! See my reply about the exhuberant
three-legged dog who was just so happy happy happy! I don't think she
cared where she was.

The first time they are fine. The second time they're a bit worried. The
third time they are frightened. IMO and that of Alison-the-vet. and I'm
sure she knows better than I do.
Boyfie is always terrified the first time. He is fairly sure if anyone else
handles him he will die. He used to faint a couple of years ago if the vet
picked him up but now he goes with Tigger for his injections he doesn't.
Which is not to say Tigger likes it, both say "you go first" but Boyfie
claims seniority.

"Joy" wrote in message
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I don't think telling them would help, any more than it does to tell a
child you're doing something for their own good.

I once saw a Great Dane in the vet's office, lying on his back,
trembling
and whimpering. When he was called in, they had to drag him. I feel
sorry
for all the animals who are so afraid.

Joy

all cat and dogs are afraid to go in, but the rabbits are not worried at
all..

Well, nearly all dogs and cats. My brother-in-law worked as a vet's
assistant until he retired a couple of years ago. While he worked there,
and after he retired, he and my sister would sometimes take their Goldens
into the office for a visit. They enjoyed it, and didn't seem to mind
when they got their shots and exams.

whatever a golden is?