3 Tips to Make Vet Visits Less Stressful for Your Cat

Posted by Shawn William
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Oct 14, 2019
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All pet owners want the best for their pets and this is why they strive to stay diligent about vet visits.  Perhaps, the cat owners have to go to a hectic situation when it is about transporting their cat to the vet.

 

But this doesn’t have to be with you though when you know few simple tricks and tips to make your precious kitty less stressed-out during the vet-visits.

 

In here, we have rounded up 3 clever tips from the expert Vets in Chippenham so that you're little furry companion stays less fearful and most importantly you accomplish your the goal of a stress-free vet visit.

 

REDUCE ANXIETY TRIGGERS

The key to making vet visits less stressful for your cats are to reduce the triggers causing anxiety. Cats are very sensitive creatures and are prone to easily receive the stimulus from outside events.

 

There is lot of things that make the cat threatened with the vet visit. From unfamiliar handlings, previous negative experiences to the fact of traveling outside in a car, there are plenty of things that make the cat uncomfortable with vet visits and trigger anxiety.

 

In case you have a vet-visit planned for them chances are your cats will quickly pick up sensory neurons and start to feel threatened with it. So, to reduce their anxiety triggers try finding out the stressors which are over-stimulating them.

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PREPARE HER FOR THE VET VISIT

To start preparing your cat feel less nervous during her vet visit makes sure she is comfortable and cozy inside the carrier. To make you kitten feel a little bit more relaxed create a more comfortable zone inside the carrier.

 

For this, you may simply spray pheromones inside the carrier as this smell tends to make cats feel more relaxed. You may opt for playing soothing music or simply draw the shades of your to make your cat a little less stressed out

 

PRACTICE Traveling YOUR CAT BY CAR

When you have figured out the way to make your cat feel cozy inside her carrier and she is safely tucked inside it is time to introduce the concept of traveling by car. Though this process might seem a bit more tedious you may make it easier by one little trick.

 

Try to obstruct your cat’s feat of car-riding by placing plenty of her favorite treats inside. Treat her once inside and then outside and repeat the process a few times till she gets accustomed to car rides.

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