• Cat Behavior changes after vet visit

Cat Behavior After Cat Vet Visit

Every decent pet owner knows that cats need to make regular trips to the cat vet, to make sure that they are in good condition. Through these regular checkups at the cat vet, you can start dealing with any health issues that your cat may be going through at present.

However, trips to the clinic are not that simple for cats. Your cat, or the other ones living with it, may exhibit different behaviors after its visit to the vet. It is always best to monitor the behavior of your cat after visiting the catvet. Here are some of the most common cat behaviors after a veterinarian visit.

Specific Cat Behaviors after Cat Vet visit

Disoriented Behavior

Disoriented Cat after cat vet visitSome cats can appear disoriented after a trip to the vet. This can be due to some reasons. Some of them include sedatives that your vet may have used, the stress of having to sit in a car for a long while, or any other experiences your cat may have had at the vet, or on the way. This tends to be normal amongst cats that are easily stressed. You can prevent your cat from getting stressed on trips to the vet by making car rides a fun experience for it.

Leave it some treats, or a toy that it can play with while in its pet crate. Never force a cat to get inside its crate by shoving it inside. Otherwise, it may associate the crate with excessive force and helplessness.

Aggressive Cats

It is natural for cats to start attacking each other if one of them went to the vet while the others remained at home. As mentioned above, cat behavior is determined by their scents. You can prevent your cats from exhibiting aggressive behavior after a trip to the vet by keeping them in separate rooms and rubbing the cat that went to the vet with any clothes that have the scents of you and the other cats.

Defensive Behavior

Cat Vet at the Veterinarian

The behavior and demeanor of cats is defined by scent. They act according to what they smell. If they are surrounded by scents that are familiar to them, they are more likely to relax. However, when surrounded with unfamiliar scents, they will start acting defensively. This is why cats tend to rub up on people and objects—they are trying to place their scent, so they know that these objects and people are non-threatening.

While at the cat vet, your cat attracts many different scents—the clinic, the doctor him- or herself, or other pets. Regardless of the origins, your cat may smell differently to others in the house and may seem threatening to them. Once this happens, your cat may begin adopting defensive behavior after the vet visit.

Is your cat showing these behaviors after visiting the Vet?

How can you prevent these behaviors from surfacing after visiting the vet? It is best to separate the visiting cat away from those that stayed home. This way, they will not be provoked into attacking each other. Take note of these common cat behaviors after a vet visit to keep your beloved pets happy.


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