Pierre: I’m in a carrier. Should he panic because it means I have to go to the vet?
Not at all! My sleepypod is out every day for me to access instead of only showing up on vet day. I can hang out in it or sleep in it. It’s a great place to hide and jump out at Newton. Every once and a while, there’s even an unexpected treat in here. So my carrier isn’t scary at all when it’s time to go to the vet.
You don’t need a special carrier to help your cat get over their fear of the carrier. Just make sure that the carrier is part of your everday environment and has positive associations, like mine does.
A happy cat in a carrier is an unstressed cat!
EDIT: Looks Pierre spoke too soon about not having to go to the vet today. This post was scheduled over a week ago, and we didn’t know at the time that he would be seeing the vet about his appetite problems. He’ll be much calmer and more comfortable on the trip because the carrier isn’t a scary, foreign place, but he would still rather hang out in the carrier at home where he can jump out and scare Newton.
When I get put in my carrier, I have no idea where it’s going! Cat show, pet store, veterinary office, surprise… it could be anywhere!
Those sleepy pods are very comfy. Hope you are OK Pierre and that the visit to the vet wasn’t too bad You all have a great day.
Purrs for Pierre….we hope the VET visit goes well. Allie sleeps in one of our PTUs.
The Florida Furkids
We hear Sleepypods are pretty cool to hang out in. We hope all goes well at the vet today, Pierre.
The mom leaves our carrier out all the time and sometimes I’ll even nap in it. But close the door and take me to the vet?? I don’t like that one bit! Maybe because our carrier isn’t as cool as the Sleepypod. 😉 ~Ernie
It’s a great idea to leave a carrier or two out for sleeping or playing on. We do that, too. But after many years a couple of our guys got wise and if we touch the crates, rattling the front door, they go running under the bed. Meow, meow, meow!!
~MamaLisa
Those Sleepypods are just amazing, and making a cat carrier a part of your normal environment is a great idea. Hope everything is okay, Pierre!
We hope Pierre gets a good report from the vet today. We love your sleepy pod. It’s on our wish list.
I hope everything goes well at the vet. Those sleepy pods look great.
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We hope things go well at the Vet for you Pierre.
Pierre
I hope the vet visit went well and you have some good tasty food to try,
I love that carrier.
Hugs madi your bfff
we hope Pierre is OK!!
mom says we are weird about carriers – leave one out with the door open and EVERYONE wants in. try to actually PUT a cat in there and forget about it MOL
You look great in your carrier, Pierre! That does seem nice and cozy. I have to start working on getting my kitties to be more comfortable in their carrier. They have always hated car rides.
Hope everything went well at the vet Pierre.
Yeah our stwoller hangs out in da dinin’ room and weez sumtimes hang out in it while mommy purrpares our meals. And of course we get to go to lots more places than da VET in our stwoller and most of them be fun. Gweat posty.
Luv ya
Dezi and Lexi
I sleep in mine or hang out in there and so far I haven’t said anything about being sipped into it. I LOVE your sleepy pod. How do you get them?
That is one first class, snazzy carrier!
We are going to purchase Sleepy Pods ASAP…and leave them out so Sage and I can hopefully find them a comfy place to nap…only if they are NOT moving
I don’t have a fancy one like that, but I often sleep in my carrier.
Healing purrz for Pierre who it looks like needs a proofreader. My PTU is out all the time but it’s not a cushy one and it still scares me on vet day.
Pierre, we hope your vet appointment went well and you are well 🙂 our ptu’s are out 24/7 and we do enjoy hanging out in them, or even on them. we just don’t like the part where our mom shuts the door, puts us in the car, and hauls us off to the v-e-t! 😀
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That’s one cool carrier.
well I’m a bit behind in commenting, so I hope his vet visit went well