Umm...hmmm...well...lets just say Gabe will need his tranquilizers before he goes to the vet He is fine in the carrier and has no trouble going into the carrier, but its hard to get him out at the office and then once he's out...look out They need to use leather gloves and also have a caution sticker on his file that says, " Go slow with this cat". My take is that he is just really scared...and this is how he deals with it... his first visit to the vet was very surprising for me, since he never acted THAT insane at home...he cried like a little baby, I went out into the waiting room, and my husband stayed in the examining room with him and i could hear him out in the waiting room...but after that i knew that this is how it was going to be, so I just kinda got used to it...

SAS, if you plan on getting him shaved once a year ( he definately needs to be put under tranquilizers for that!!), then you may just opt to get his yearly shots done at the same time...that's what I did...my vet had a groomer on the premises...so you may want to look into that as a good option...if you dont get him shaved every year, then he'll need a tranquilzer prior to the visit...

One of the vet technicians actually told me that one of her cats was a complete doll baby at home, and once she got into that vet office, she would go crazy...so anyway, vets are used to "scardy cats" But if you have any other questions, feel free to ask And think of it this way, it's only once a year!!

Robyn