Vet Visit
Vet visits could be stressful for your cat or dog; it could be because the pet has associated the vets with previous negative experiences and the car ride to the vet surgery. This makes it more challenging for the vet to diagnose any problems during the visit.
There are many ways to prepare your cat or dog for the vet visit, such as:
Visit the vet surgery in advance
Get your pet used to being handled at home
Slowly accustom your pet to being held and having different parts of their body held and examined, use a calming tone of voice and provide treats as a reward. Once your pet is comfortable with you handling him/her, ask other friends and family members to help to get them comfortable with other people handling them.
Give them Zylkene calming supplements
Pack their favourite toy or some treats
These can be used as rewards as well as distracting your pet.
Visit the vet surgery at a quiet time.
Bring all the records (if you're going to a new vet surgery)
You can minimise the time spent explaining to the vet your pet’s examination, treatments, prescribed medications and results of any laboratory tests.
