this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2024
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

One is willingly, the other is not. Consent makes all the difference. No matter if human or animal.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

someone should try putting a cardboard box in the carrier

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Has anyone had the bright idea of taking their cat to the vet in the cardboard box it refuses to get out of?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I find it easier to just leave the carriers out for a while after each use (like a week) and open so they treat them like the boxes. Never had a cat hate a carrier since.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I leave ours out and open all the time, even toss a toothy-treat in there occasionally. She will poke her head in and steal a treat, but she still doesn't trust the carrier. I wouldn't either, never knowing if I'd get locked in and find myself at a doctor's appointment.