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• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Take them nice places in the box.

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  • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m gonna wine and dine them next time :-)

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• zaperberry@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hey I don’t have cats so it might be a bit different, but I’ve had a few dogs over the years and I figure it would be similar. Your cats probably associate the carriers with going to the vet which it sounds like they’re not a fan of. Their thought process is probably carrier = vet = no thank you.

  Have you tried to put them into the carrier without actually taking them to the vet? Drop some treats in there, let them explore it at their own pace, close it for a minute or two, and then either reward or praise them after release? Keep progressing to the point that treats are no longer required to lure them and they enter on their own, but still reward them on release. Rinse and repeat (and repeat and repeat and repeat). Over time they may change their attitude towards the carrier their mindset may turn into carrier = treats and praise.

  If they’re not food motivated you may have to use alternate bait such as toys or nip.

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  • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I often let the carriers stand outside, and they even sleep in them. i must be giving off other vibes when i take them out for the doc visit.

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• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  No transport box. You just put blanket in your arms and pick the cat up.

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  • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    we have no car and use public transport. its a short ride, about 10 minutes bus and 10 minutes walk time, or about 40 minutes walking only (while carrying a cat in a box).

    I didn’t have a car in my entire life, because public transport in my city (Vienna) has great interval times, are nearly always clean and cheap to ride; long distance i prefer trains.

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    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You cant take the cat on the bus?

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      • AeonFelis@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Just how docile are your cats? If I’d take my cats to the bus without a container I’d have to run back and forth trying to fish them from the overhead storage racks when I reach my stop.

        I tried releasing them in my car once, and they managed to squeeze under the driver and passenger seats. At least that was an environment fully under my control.

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