I haven't followed this closely but I have a question: Is it possible to
give the cat some sort of mild sedative before taking it to the vet's to
avoid the stress reaction? I try to give mine Rescue Remedy just because
she absolutely hates vets. I don't know what happened to her before she
came to live with me but she is the only critter (dog or cat) that starts
trembling at the thought of going to the vet. Her current vets have given
her no reason to be so frightened. Like I said, just a thought.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: Test results and an OT question
Cats can develop heart murmurs JUST from the stress of being at the vet's
office (one
they don't actually have normally). Try to find a vet that can come to
your home and
examine her without the stress of a car ride and the vet's office.
You might get some good support from the Handicats2 yahoogroup... they
have all kinds
of disabilities there.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HANDICATS2/ is the URL.
Phaewryn
PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!
http://ucat.us/adopt.html
DONATE: We could really use a power saw (for construction), a digital
camera (for
pictures) and HOMES for CATS!
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