How easy (or hard) is it to take your cat to the vet?

I never get these problems when taking my cat to the vet. She is very quiet and docile, even when she's sick. She doesn't have the courage for bitting or scratching me. On the other hand, she is very shy of new people, and sometimes, when it's just about giving her a vacine, the vet comes here at home. If I don't catch her and hold before she hears someone stranger coming, she'll hide and then it will be really hard bringing her to the vet.

My cat hates going to the vet (or so he seems to hate it). He doesn't like going into his carrier and makes it as hard as possible for me to put him in. Once he is in he meows the whole way their and sticks his paws out to try to hit me. He also tries walking backwards in his cage to find his way out. I know this is very stressful for him, but he really makes it hard to bring him anywhere. He seems to enjoy himself once he is there though because the vet gives him food and he likes food very much!

Its usually easy, my cats let me do anything to them, I just pick them up and put them in the carrier. They might like it but they just put up with it.

My cat really likes his carrier. Whenever I take it out of the closet, he jumps right in. I'll sometimes leave it out for a few days since he enjoys sleeping in it so much. Before I had the dog, I used to just put a leash and harness on the cat and carry him in. He's very laid back and enjoys going places (although he does get car sick sometimes, so the ride is not his favorite part). Now that I take the dog and cat to the vet at the same time for their check-ups, it is easier to use the carrier, which is why I got it.

My cats hate the carrier. As soon as it comes out, they go running. I use one carrier for the two cats. So I have to chase down one and fight him tooth and nails into the carrier. He starts howling while I chase down the other. Now I have to fight to get him in at the same time fighting to keep the other in. Oy, it's such a headache. I really do need to get two carriers. The funny thing, they love to play in the car. I have a jeep and when the top is down they like to go outside and sit in the car. But gosh forbide I put them in the carrier to go in the car. Then they cry all the way to the vet and back.

My cat is very good in the car, and the vet. She does not need to be put in a carrier at all. She either sits on the car seat next to me, or on the ground of that seat. And in the vet office she sits quietly in my lap. She is about two or three, so she's still young...but very well behaived. The last time I brought her to the vet a dog was sniffying in her face and she just sat there quietly, letting the dog annoy her lol. The dog owner was like "Wow, she must be around a lot of dogs." lol. And my vet office staff LOVE her because she is so good for them :) I love my girl!

Our cats love their carriers. All we have to do is put them out and they will find their own way in. Even if we have to catch them to place them in the carrier, they don't put up a fight.

Kitty treats work wonders. I don't call them to me I just open the drawer with the treats and get a couple out. When they start to eat the treat, I grab the cat and any treats that are not already in their mouth and shove both cat and treats into the carrier. Since they get treats all the time and only rarely go to the vet; it works everytime.

Kitty treats work wonders. I don't call them to me I just open the drawer with the treats and get a couple out. When they start to eat the treat, I grab the cat and any treats that are not already in their mouth and shove both cat and treats into the carrier. Since they get treats all the time and only rarely go to the vet; it works everytime.

My cat is hysterical - he loves his carrier and the moment we hold the door open he immediately goes inside it. He isn't too fond of the car journey, but he always falls asleep after a while and doesn't complain much and he actually likes being at the vet as it's a new place and he's ever so curious! We often have to keep him from jumping off the examination table as he wants to explore the place. He's also quite fond of the vet, the last time he went he was neutered and after his operation he was hugging the vet. No hard feelings there then! My parent's cat however... Well, she used to be mine before I moved away, but she's always been quite difficult. Getting her into the cage turned easier as she became older (she just resigned to her fate), but at the vet she's dreadful. The vet can't even give her a proper examination as she's hissing and growling all the time and that scares her (!). Now, I don't think that a vet should be scared of a cat (our current vet from the above story has big gloves in case of angry cats, he doesn't let any cat intimidate him!) as she really isn't that bad. My inlaws also have a cat similar to my parent's cat, he's very very sweet at home, but turns into a raging monster when he's at the vet. Difficult to get into the carrier, too.

All we do to our cat Wilbur is pick him up and put him in their ourselves, although, the fun part is catching him first. He is pretty intelligent as well. Our dog is way more intelligent, so we have to hide the leash from him to get him to be still.

Oh my cat loves his pet carrier when it's in the closet. Heck he'll sleep in there when it's in the closet. OHhhhh but the moment little Mr. Reggie Cat sees me take the carrier out he goes a runnin'. It used to take me at least an hour to catch him in my old house...because I'd chase him around the house until I could get him in the bathroom, the only room he couldn't hide in! He'd scratch me I'd get upset because I knew he was getting upset and I'd be getting all mad and upset because I was mad. The apartment I live in now is good though. I close the bedroom door and I close the bathroom door and I open the closet..get out the carrier and close that behind me. Reggie Cat seeing the carrier goes to run for his safe haven, the bedroom...OH NO THE DOOR IS CLOSED!!!! poor (cute) little thing will put his paws under the door thinking "maybe if I want it bad enough I can slide under the door!" but alas... he does not succeed. The only place he has to hide is under the coffee table which is easily moved and easy to grab him. When he realizes he doesn't have much room to hide...he gives in and doesn't fight too hard to let me get him in the carrier. The worst part is that he gets car sick...so in the car the poor boy is meowing up a storm and sounds like he's in horrible pain! Then he sheds off so much fur at the vets I'm covered in it and always shocked he's not bald! I try to keep him and myself from that whole ordeal as much as possible. it is about time for a yearly checkup though :(

I actually don't take my cats to the vet, he comes to our house and all my cats just run and hide, except Lucy. She doesn't care about a thing, just to have her life. This Saturday I'll take Tina to an exam, lets see how she'll behave. She's kindda nervous and like to cry a lot.

It is not hard for me to take my cat to the vet. He has behavior at the vet when he gets his shots or if he needs a bath. He may start meowing but he is good for the most part. We have no problem and he is very cooperative

My Lynx Point Siamese is the worst one for me to take to the vet. She will let me put her in her carrier, but she gets so upset that she runs at both ends. I hate taking her to the vet for that reason. She was abused and dumped at the Humane Society when she was just 9 weeks old. When she was left the person didn't close the cage door and she got out. (This was at night) The people at the Humane Society chased her for three days before they caught her. She was so tramatized from that and that the home she knew didn't want her that she is terrified that I will get rid of her too. She's 14 years old and has never gotten over it. I would suggest that you put the carrier where the cats can see it and get used to it's presence. You might even put their food in it so that they will get used to going inside to eat (don't have any of their food else where in the house..the only food available should be in the carrier.) I have put the cat that is to go to the vet into a room that doesn't have any hiding places so that they are easy to catch the next day. When I moved from Montana to California I flew, carring my cat with me on board the plane. I followed all the regulations, including getting tranqulizers for her. The day that I was to leave, I gave her the tranqulizer two hours before I was to board the plane, as the directions stated. We did fine getting to the plane, loading and placing the cat and carrier under the seat in front of me in first class. We proceeded to take off and that's when the concert began. That little cat yelled her head off!!! After we were airborne the captain came out to see what was making all the noise. We landed and took off 6 times and the screech from the cat was horrible. Friends picked me up at the airport and the cat yelled the entire 350 mile drive to my home. When we got to the house and we let her out of the carrier, she hopped up on the couch and promptly went to sleep and slept for three days straight! So much for kitty tranqulizers!!!

I found an easy trick that worked so well I felt guilty lol I put a treat I knew my cats would like IN the carrier and they walked nonchalantly into it lol It worked every time! I felt horrible as they looked out from the inside as if I had tricked them lol, but I knew it was for their own good. If your cat is a finicky eater, put something special inside the carrier that they would never refuse.

Iusually don't have a problem getting my cats in the carrier Getting them out at the vets office is the problem (LOL). I find that if you leave the carrier in a corner with the door open and let them go in and out when they want it doesn't panic them as much to put them in it. My cat Smidgett would always sleep in it.