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Lixouri
Citizen
Username: Lixouri
Post Number: 24
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 12:27 am: | 
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Has anyone had a good (or bad) experience with Dr. Mallampati at Maplewood Animal Hospital on Springfield Ave? It's near our house, and since our cats flatly refuse to get into their carriers, we may actually have to get leashes and WALK them to the vet. Needless to say, suggestions for getting fast/elusive cats into carriers are also welcome. |
Larry Seltzer
Citizen
Username: Elvis
Post Number: 51
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 7:02 am: |
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If you can get them on a leash then you can get them in a carrier, since you can grab the leash near the collar and force the cat in that way. Leave the leash hanging out of the carrier so that you can control the cat when they get out.
But... Dr. Malampati is great. The building itself is pretty old and drab and I wouldn't want to board a pet there for very long, but he's a good and compassionate vet. |
cody
Citizen
Username: Cody
Post Number: 1025
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 7:20 am: |
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I thought someone had recently posted that Dr. Malampati had retired and that the practice had been sold to a new vet.
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Camnol
Citizen
Username: Camnol
Post Number: 380
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 8:06 am: |
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Dr. M sold his practice to Dr. Rogers.
Sometimes it is easier to get the cat into the carrier back-end first, instead of head first. Have you tried placing the carrier so that the opening is up and dropping (not literally) the cat in rear-end first? |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14765
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 8:42 am: |
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It takes two people and a pillowcase to get a cat into a carrier. One person holds the pillowcase open. The other dumps cat into pillowcase. Then stick the pillowcase into the carrier. If you like, take the pillowcase out, so the cat can see.
I've already brought my dog to Dr. Rogers. He's gentle with my dog and knowledgeable. He talks with me very patiently and seems willing to take however long it takes. Give him a try.
Dr. Rogers will be renovating the place. He may have started already.
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mlj
Citizen
Username: Mlj
Post Number: 279
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 9:05 am: |
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We will miss Dr. Malampati. He was a great vet. We went to him for many years. Very smart, respectful, attentive, compassionate and patient. I wish more MDs were like him. I know the place was not impressive, but we boarded our cats there occasionally over the years and they received excellent care.
Based on Tom's recommendation, we will try Dr. Rogers when the time comes. |
mlj
Citizen
Username: Mlj
Post Number: 280
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 9:10 am: |
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P.S. Get a cat carrier with the entrance on the side, not one where you place them in from the top. Just shove them in quickly. By the time they turn around to face the door, you will have closed it (hopefully)
You can also put some hard food in the back of the carrier to tempt them, but they may be too smart to take the bait.
(If you have a nervous cat, put newspaper on the bottom of carrier for obvious reasons.) |
Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1284
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 9:39 am: |
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I used to put my cat into a cloth laundry bag, and then put the resulting bundle into a canvas tote bag from L.L. Bean. She seemed to prefer that to a cat carrier, and would be quiet all the way to the vet's office. |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1813
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 11:56 am: |
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My cats hiss and paw when they're at the vet; they HATE it. But somehow, they COMPLETELY forget where they'll be going when the cat carriers come out. It's the funniest thing - the only time they're in the carriers is when they go to the vet, but every time, they just see them and think "cool! wonder what's inside here!" ....and they just walk right into them. |
catmanjac
Citizen
Username: Catmanjac
Post Number: 292
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 2:02 pm: |
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Lure your cat to the carrier with some heavy-duty weed-- CATNIP!
Another veterinarian nearby is Dr. Stack at Valley Veterinary Hospital, corner of Millburn Ave and Valley St. |
Lixouri
Citizen
Username: Lixouri
Post Number: 25
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 3:28 pm: |
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These are great suggestions -- thank you! I suspect the catnip in the carrier will work; our cats have very addictive personalities... |
Gregor Samsa
Citizen
Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 538
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 4:36 pm: |
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Let me apologize in advance for posting this...This thread has made me very upset over the last couple of days. I had always taken my 12 year old Chesapeake to Dr. Rao, mainly because he was such a kind and compassionate vet. My dog is definitely in the twilight of her life now, and I have always taken solace in the fact that when the time came I would take her to Dr. Rao and she would pass from this life at the hands of such a gentle soul. I am now horrified at the prospect of having a stranger do this. I suppose now I will be taking her to Dr. Rogers. I can only hope that he will be as good to my dog as Dr. Rao was, and that the "time" will not come for another couple of years yet...
Once again, I'm sorry for posting this, and I'm sorry if I upset anyone. I feel a little better now having let it out. |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14797
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 4:54 pm: |
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No need to apologize. It is scary to realize you have to take your dog to someone other than your regular trusted vet.
Give him a try. He was able to calm Red down more than Dr. M was, which is saying a lot. Red is very scared of the vet's office.
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mlj
Citizen
Username: Mlj
Post Number: 283
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 10:23 am: |
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Gregor, I thought the same exact thing. Dr. Rao Mallampati was so kind and caring when that dreaded time came in the past, and now I too feel uneasy thinking about the next time. He actually gave us his phone number, and came to open his office, outside of his normal hours, just for us.
I know how you feel. Perhaps after a routine office visit with Dr. Rogers, or another new vet, we will both feel less anxious. |
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