Originally Posted by
moosmom
First order of business is a top loading carrier. Another thing you could try is Feliway concentrated calming spray. Put a towel in the carrier and spray it down with the Feliway. It'll calm him.
Put the carrier out and leave the door open a week or so before his appointment. This will allow him to go in it, lay in it and not feel threatened by it.
I'm lucky that my cats don't have "carrier stress". I leave a small carrier out all the time. It's usually Maya Linn that sleeps in it.
Good luck!! Oh, and I also have a 23 lb tuxedo named Spikerdude. Fortunately he's WAY too fat to run away from me.