Pets

Our cats loved those rod and reel toys. Brought back so many good memories, thank you!
If I may, I want to tell you about a medication that helped my Sebbie at the vet. Seb had a whole host of health problems at the end of his life. He had to make vet visits frequently. It was torture for both Seb and the vet. We tried other medications for anxiety, but they didn't work very well. In fact one medication had the opposite effect--revved him up and he bit one of the vets pretty badly. When he was younger we just withheld food before a vet visit and the vet gave him some gas in the "fish tank". As he aged they were afraid to use the fish tank because of spinal problems and heart issues. Then my vet read about using Gabepentin, a pain med, for anxiety. Oh, my goodness, what a game changer! Seb went from trying to kill everyone to "Oh, wow, Dude, can you hear the colors?!" I remember my vet saying, "I never thought I'd be able to pet him like this!" as she stroked him after an exam while he lay quietly on the exam table. He still gave a few token growls now and then, but she could do every thing she needed to do and we didn't have to starve him beforehand and sweat out each visit. That was on a very low dose, too! You might talk to your vet about using it, could make vet visits easier for everyone.
Again, hope everyone is safe and well.