My cat Jasper will not go in a travel box...if we put him in he gets so stressed out that he pees and throws up. He's quite a large cat (not fat just big), so I guess he doesn't like being confined. We do have a harness for him, and he doesn't pee or throw up if we take him out on it, but he shakes like a leaf the whole time and clings to my shoulder or hides behind me. He won't walk on the lead, it's purely so that he doesn't escape! When he's on the harness he is constantly looking around at noises etc. However, our vet is not impressed when he's not in a box.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Obviously we avoid taking him out as much as possible but for vets and kennels we have no choice. I hate seeing him so upset. We've tried toys and food to keep him occupied, OH has sat with him and talks to him constantly which calms him a little bit but he's obviously frightened to death!
Does anyone have any suggestions? Obviously we avoid taking him out as much as possible but for vets and kennels we have no choice. I hate seeing him so upset. We've tried toys and food to keep him occupied, OH has sat with him and talks to him constantly which calms him a little bit but he's obviously frightened to death!