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I dislike the use of negative terms to describe an innocent animal. If he is "spoiled" it is because you "spoiled him" not because he is a "brat". And it isn't possible anyway to "spoil" a 19 year old cat. He is entitled to any special treatment he can get.
Your attitude about this precious boy, at least in print, comes off very poorly. I would think you would cherish every moment with him, not call him names and spray him with water over behaviors he can't help.
Hopefully your vet will have enough sense to NOT vaccinate a 19 year old cat. Spending time examining him, taking blood and urine for testing, checking his blood pressure and hearing, would be a lot more productive.
I need to have him vaccinated due to him being boarded in December and I cannot without him getting another tune up.
I don't know how long you've been a "catmom" but I've had cats for almost 33 years. So pipe down please and relax.
I'll ask my vet if they make cat Ambian or Lunesta, lol
"Having" cats doesn't make one an expert, though I can top your 33 years of 'experience' by a few, and have cared for 4 seniors, and three with life time special needs.
See, here is where we differ. I can't think of any circumstances that would cause me to board a 19 year old cat, short of some kind of last minute emergency, such as a hospital stay or something like that. <shrug>
You don't need drugs for him, try the feliway diffuser, or even Rescue Remedy, or both.
I need to have him vaccinated due to him being boarded in December and I cannot without him getting another tune up.
If this were my cat, I would not vaccinate him at age 19. You could have your vet send documentation to the place of boarding to exempt him. Or, could you board him at your vet's office instead? I'd hate to have a medical issue come up and not have access to medical care.
I do agree with a PP about feline cognitive disorder. Please ask your vet about this.
I just asked my cat if he is offended if I called him a brat, and he said he is fine with it. He says he calls me a lot worse than that when I forget to scoop the litter box.
"Having" cats doesn't make one an expert, though I can top your 33 years of 'experience' by a few, and have cared for 4 seniors, and three with life time special needs.
See, here is where we differ. I can't think of any circumstances that would cause me to board a 19 year old cat, short of some kind of last minute emergency, such as a hospital stay or something like that. <shrug>
You don't need drugs for him, try the feliway diffuser, or even Rescue Remedy, or both.
I'm going out of state for 6 days hence why I'm boarding him. I'm not going to sit here and go tit for tat with you over MY CAT.
Please don't respond to anymore of my posts. There's really no point as you are NOT A VET. Have a nice day.
Boarding is just too stressful on seniors. Many of the boarding facilities in my area don't take senior pets because of this. We always stop leisure travel together as a family when our pets reach their senior years. Hubby and I didn't vacation together for over five years as a result. It's a sacrifice but one I think is well worth it for pets we love.
Boarding is just too stressful on seniors. Many of the boarding facilities in my area don't take senior pets because of this. We always stop leisure travel together as a family when our pets reach their senior years. Hubby and I didn't vacation together for over five years as a result. It's a sacrifice but one I think is well worth it for pets we love.
I understand what you are saying but this is an almost $10k pre-paid vacation so it's happening. This is a cat only boarding who's been in business for 20 years. I've checked them out and feel confident in them. Plus I will give them all medical info including the emergency overnight hospital he can go to that has my CC on file already.
I normally leave him home on a one or two day trip but I would never on a 6 day. Plus he gets to roam around with the other cats and that's obviously the reason for the shots. He's already been there as they do his grooming too.
Not to get off track here from OP but I've done my research on him boarding and will get all medical based info tomorrow am.
So the vet gave him his shots and a mild sedative for him at night. So hopefully this will help all of us.
He also highly recommended a different cat place that will be less stressful so I already booked it!
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