Hi all,
Sorry I haven't been around in awhile. Clayton is much better.. thank y ou for your prayers.

I have been spending alot of time at our local SPCA. it is a NO KILL shelter. THat is where all of our fur children have been adopted from. it is small but filled with so much love.

As to Sophie..... Well bless her heart.
My Shadow... is 14 and a calico.. HATES the vet. When I took her in January for her shots she bit Dr. K on the finger... went all the way thru. Dr. K bandaged her finger and talked softly to Shadow and continued with her exam and gave her her shots. I called back the next day and spoke with Dr. K... she said wasn't the first time won't be the last. She went to see HER MD and was put on some antibiotics in case of in fection. She never blinked. it hurt like hell as Shadow nailed her but good.....but she said after she cam eback in the exam room.. it goes with the territory and knows that Shadow is a Calico who has issues and is easily spooked. She never raised her voice.. just bandaged her throbbing finger and kept on talking softly to Shadow.

Now Clayton....Clayton was dumped off at the SPCA with his MOmma and sister in a Rubbermaid container and left overnight in the cold. He CANNOT go inside a carrier....he FREAKS OUT. He screams blue bloody murder. I made him a solemn promise that I would try an dnever put him a carrier ever again but he had to be good and behave when we go to the vet.So when we go to the vet he sees Dr. G....I have his collar on him and leash. He sits next to me in the waiting room like a little man. When a dog comes in... he just moves closer against my leg or climbs on my lap. He never budges. he is the most well behaved cat. He never moves. Never says a word. When he is examined he usually falls asleep.

So.. I Have a screaming biter and one that is so laid back that he is almost in a coma.. if NOT in a carrier. I have oppisite ends of the spectrum.
As we all know animals sense of smell is very sensitive.... I Am sure that they smell the disinfectant.. the other smells of the animals etc. The vets should expect to have some animals that are NOT good as gold... but to suggest to sedate an animals before a visit... I'd think about getting another vet. WOULD they sedate their child before a visit to the pediatrician? Hardly. There is no difference. THey are Fur Children.They are shoved into a carrier.. they don't know where they are going.. they arrive and have unfamiliar smells to deal with.. barking dogs... howling cats... they can pick up peoples vibrations as well.... No WONDER they get upset.
Next time you take sophie.. YOU hold her tight against you. You are her MOmma... HOLD her good and snug against you.. see if that helps.

BLessings,
Mommacat... Deb






Blessings,
Deb