Pookie, do you feed dry, at all? I forget everybody's situaton, m-o-l.
The reason I ask, is I have a solution, its what I do.
Another thought, and I am prob the only one, on here, that thinks like this, m-o-l, but it does work.
Alot of kitties, are used to a set schedule, but when something disrupts the sched, they get upset. Mine are trained, to accept any situation, anything that might come up. They don't get upset, they just go with the flow.
They do anything I ask, never question it, they know they are not going to be harmed, they know its just temp.
Makes a huge difference.
We have one judge, that points this out, when a kitty gets scared, at a show. He says, the only time the kitty goes out, is to the v-e-t, which alot don't like, so they associate going to shows, with going to the vets, the table, the strange man handling them. He will tell us, turn around, what do you see? Of course, we see nothing, so he tells us, look at all the people, the noise, the commotion, your kitty takes his nappys, when mommy/daddy go to work, the house is quiet, this is what he is used to, now your taking him out of his comfort zone.
Mine start shows at 4 months old, they sleep all the way, 5 hrs one way is the norm, sometimes its 7 hrs one way. We hit all kinds of traffic, weather, stops for bathroom, coffee, they just take it in stride. All show halls are different, some have high ceilings, some have very loud blowers, alot of people, noise, commotion, different cats near them, getting handled all day long, by different judges, different show hotels, mine just go with the flow, very very well behaved. They started learning at 8 weeks old.
Going to the vet, to them, is just like going to a show, the travel, the different atmospher, the people, the different animals, the screaming kids, the table, the man/lady in the white coat, its just another show to them, very very well behaved.
I leave ballpark 1-2am in the morn, which means they get fed at midnight, not their norm. They get snackies when they get to the show. They get snackies thru out the day, depending on the class sched. They like to come out on their bench table, see the peoples who ou and ah over them, don't let them touch them, they love seeing all the people, will even sometimes spot my friends they know, in the crowd, and meow a hello.
Another 5-7 hr ride home, and get fed, an hour after they are home. Certainly not their normal schedule, they just go with the flow.
My hrs at work are nuts. Sometimes the early shift, sometimes the late shift, until 10pm, which means they get fed late, real late. When I have to work late, I give them snackies before I leave, to tide them over. To them, its just "show mode".
They were trained, to accept all situations, they don't get upset, they just do with the flow. I never have to worry, its going to upset them.
Where is our Merry New Years stuff, m-o-l.
