Kittens, Vet and no car

chocdonuty

I have this problem, taxi's have been the solution for me, although some can be a bit funny about cats in the car so best to call up in advance.
My local vets are all about a 25 minutes walk away from home but the one I go to I can go halfway on the bus which is fine for a guinea pig but a fully grown cat I would have difficulty.
It's not so much the weight its just that they are so awkward to carry, and I don't think a backpack or harness and lead would be tolerated!
I keep meaning to buy a pushchair, one of the cheapy ones so at least I could wheel them to the vets if needed.

gettingready

I have 4 boys. 3 are absolutely fine being taken out in a carrier but Fred is having a heart attack every time I try to get him to the vets.

He pants like a dog, foams at the mouth, his eyes enlarge to double normal size and he screams the whole way there and back.

He is a nightmare with carriers and generally a freak though- anyone new coming in Fred hides under the duvet. He is my boy and ONLY my boy.

Maggie_Bob

I've got a wonderful picture of walking the two kittens to the vet on a lead. Somehow I don't think I would be their favourite human if I tried to do that!


We pick them up tomorrow - expect lots of questions and photos in the future :j

Lily-Rose_3

missbiggles1 wrote: »

You can get cat carriers with wheels, which might help.

Didn't know that! :eek:

That would be handy as for me, as even carrying them from the car to the vet where I live is a 5 minute walk. May look for carriers with wheels soon.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Bear in mind that a lot of cats complain loudly about such expeditions, no matter how long, short or comfortable they are. I avoided the abject horror my first cats expressed at such indignities with the Idiot Cat by leaving the carrier in a corner with a blanket in, so he associated it with somewhere snug for sleep - when it came to his Expeditions of Doom, he was merely perturbed by his nice little house being carried outside, so whilst he was still distinctly unimpressed by the softly spoken lady sticking pointy things in him and up him :cool:, he viewed the house as the one safe bit of the whole experience. He just hunkers down and glares at the world for the walk - other than when a loose dog in the waiting room decided to say hello. Then the loose dog found out that sticking his nose into the grille meant it got walloped with five pointy cat bits.

Compare it to the previous occupants, one of whom howled and wailed every moment of his confinement, much to the amusement of the kids on the same bus on their way to school - he shut up when the kids started wailing back at him and giggling.

Yep true. Some cats simply loathe being in the little carrier and will cry and howl and make odd noises!

Personally if I were you Maggie Bob, I would get a taxi and wouldn't walk. As someone said above ^ those cats will get heavy very quickly!