Hi everyone. Most of you know that I have adopted a third cat named Cirrus. He lets me pet his head and back and even brush him a little bit but he's still not very trusting towards people. Well I wanted to take all 3 cats to get their nails trimmed at a groomers that I have been using. I knew that it would be difficult to get Cirrus in the cat carrier but I didn't realise how difficult it would be. I put both Sunny and Storm in their cat carriers while I tried to catch Cirrus. I must have chased him for a good 30 minutes. I then decided to chase him into my roommates bathroom with the help of her too. He hid behind the toilet so with both of us standing on either side of it I was able to chase him into the carrier. This took about another 10-15 minutes.
The groomers tried to trim his nails but couldn't because he was very wild. The lady said he wasn't vicious but that he just wouldn't hold still. She suggested that I call a vet to ask about sedating him. I called my vet and explained what had happened and he prescribed acepromazine for him. They were too busy today to clip his nails so I'm bringing him in this Wed. morning. I have to give him the pill at least 2 hours before the appointment. I can crush up the pill and put it in some wet food. I sure hope this will work.
I sure hope that I don't have to go through this every time I need to take him to the vet or to get his nails trimmed. I researched the medicine and it said that it could last from 6-8 hours. It also said that the pill form may not be as effective as the shot. Since I don't know how much he weighs I just guessed that he weighs about the same as Storm.
If any one has ever been through this before or has used this medicine on their cats before please let me know. I'd also like some advice about other alternative things that I can use to help to calm him down. The strange thing is that when he was in the car he was very calm. Sunny and Storm were the ones that were howling and crying the whole time.
This experience wore both me and my cats out. They've been sleeping all day. Thanks in advance.
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