Ask your vet is they are Fear-Free Certified. Vet visits are stressful for cats and Fear-Free training can help vets and vet techs interact with your cat in ways to lower their stress (ie picture on the right).

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

You cannot lower the stress of my younger cat. It is absolutely impossible. Something is wrong with him, he is scared of literally everyone other than two people. I'm not even one of the people despite living with him for 13 years now. He, at best, tolerates me being in the same room, but if I approach him, he will bolt. Something in his brain just has him in fight mode all the time.

This certification sounds pretty sus to me. Knowing how to handle animals is something a vet learns in veterinary school.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The vet is great. She’s a cat only vet and handles the cats really well. The picture was the most unflattering moment, for comedy reasons. Tuxedo boy makes a lot of noises and faces but doesn’t actually do anything. As soon as he is let go he struts around the vet office.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are the same vets on both pictures. Clearly not all cats are easily handled, even when doing everything right, especially if they need multiple tests that can't be contained to a very short period.

My poor recently passed old girl was like that. She might be good for about 15m if they knew how to keep her distracted. But after that, it was a war every time.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The cats are even in the same room at the same time. Only vet I’ve ever had that does that, but it has seemed to help calm the cats comparatively to being alone.

[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

Also, just fuck with your cats a lot. We bother all 7 of ours all the time, and the vet usually remarks on how well behaved they are.