Great video! The stuffed cat scenario was EXACTLY what happens with me. For some reason, my cat just does not trust the carrier.

🤣🤣🤣 the stuffed animal. This was a huge help tho

To train my Kitsy to do that, it would take at least 6 months and a lot of hard work...

“Show us what your cat has learned” She has invented 7 different ways to kill a human

Such a cute kitty! And lots of great advice here. One thing I didn't see mentioned is making sure the blanket smells good/like home to them and having a very clean carrier. If the carrier was previously used for a trip to the vet it might still have lingering fear smell. I try to do a vinegar wash on carriers as soon as they get home because that smell is horrible for us, so I can't imagine how bad it is for them. My kitties love to use carriers as beds, but I really need to work on them getting used to getting locked in and moved as too many times we've moved and they're starting to get really frightened whenever I start loading them up. I really want a command to have them all go inside at once too. I'm so worried about how to get them safe in an emergency since they'll panic from the fire alarm or other unusual sounds and react to my panic.

This happened to me with my wild feral cat. I had to cancel the vet appointment

Excellent Tutorial !! Thank you !!

7:06 I have a playlist of my cat's favorite songs for when she's having a hard time. She really likes "Katey Moss Catwalk" by David Teie, "Ghosting" by Mother Mother, and a lot of classical opera songs.

question: what if the carrier in question is a backpack (specifically for cats not JUST a normal backpack haha)? do these steps still apply and are backpacks even safe transport for (short) trips?

I have 2 rescue cats. Both, when ill, would "willingly" go into their carriers and I have 3 carriers. But when full of heath just for a vaccination, no way can I get one of them in a carrier. And they hate me afterwards if ever I get one in a carrier. I have one old carrier (very fancy about 20 years ago) I haven't tried it yet (it's a sort of hard rafia basket) and worked well for my first 2 rescue cats. Hope, hope, hope !!!!

How many months did it take to train the cat to go into the carrier without a struggle?

Should this be done over a certain period of time or within one day?

Does this also work for material carryer

Can older cats still be trained to tolerate carriers?

My cat gets a treat in her carrier every day. If I point to it she will go in. She still throws up in the car though so I put down an old towel.

My cat is a old, once feral cat and she won't let me pick her up at all. She'll jump, sleep and love on me but if I try and pick her up, all hell breaks loose. Even if get her used to the crate, she will destroy a vet. What do vet do to cats that won't let you pick them up?

@oravavaara

3 ай бұрын

Vets are used to this. They have magic. My vet sprays herself with calming pheromones, for example

@Montecore827

Ай бұрын

Have a large , hard plastic carrier. Feed her in the carrier for a few weeks before vet visit. Or make it a permanent feeding station. Tie the door open with a shoe lace. Start the food fish near the front ooening or even on the floor in front of the opening. Every couple of days move the dish a few inches back till you can regularly put the dish at the back…. Gabapentin 2 hours before vet visit. Powdered kind hidden in Fussie Cat fishy cat food tuna/ shrimp often a big winner. Make sure cat is real hungry and the gab is in a very small amount of food, so it’s gobbled up. May want to give smaller dose of gab night before vet visit, then a full dose 2 hrs before apt. Verify this with your vet.

None of those treats work for me hahaha

6:27 😷👎👎👎👎