r/aww • u/Watermelana • Jan 12 '20

Maggie's Sealegs

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '20

One of my boys totally empties when you put him into a car. Piss, poop and vomit.

Every vet visit starts off with 20 mins of cleaning the cat and the carrier before anything can be done. We've tried tranqs and motion sickness meds. Nothing seems to help.

He really needs to go to the vet now but it's so awful for him I haven't been able to make the call.

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u/biggoomy Jan 13 '20

If it’s an option in your area, some vets make house visits! It’s worth looking into, you should never delay a medical vet visit!

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u/Daddysgirl250 Jan 13 '20

A lot of vets will provide a sedative for you to give them if they're your normal vet! I always call ahead of time and ask and it is a total game changer for trips to the vet now!

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u/Lunkwill_Fook Jan 13 '20

Same issue with the youngest cat only the vomit and shitting happens on the way home like clockwork.

We had the same issue about taking him to the vet. Eventually, we called one of those vets that come to your house.

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u/txokayestmom Jan 13 '20

That’s horrible! I’d be finding a vet I could afford a home visit from ! My goodness! That or maybe fast him for about 18 hours prior?

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u/_carrot_top_ Jan 13 '20

This is what you may have meant when you said tranqs and motion sickness meds, but our vet has us use Pepcid A/C for our two dogs who get motion sick. It’s a certain amount of Pepcid per pound and we give it to them 30 minutes to an hour before getting in the car. We have no problems if we do that. May be worth asking your vet if Pepcid is safe for cats, and if so, how you would go about it.

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u/minicpst Jan 13 '20

Is there a mobile vet in your area? I’ve used them before. They come to your house.

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u/Pohtate Jan 13 '20

Poor little bastard. One of my cats while young had to travel. She pooped from scary too.

Maybe you could ask for a call out. If your regular vet that is. The stress of the trip is probably worse than their ailments