I'm pet-sitting for one dog and two cats. One of the cats is diabetic; that's no big deal as I've given injections to cats before. He doesn't like it, but tolerates getting poked and I've done so before without incident.
I went over there tonight to feed them and give the insulin; the cat saw me approaching with the needle, tried to bite me and ran into hiding. I waited him out for about 45 minutes before I had to feed and walk the dog (the dog owner is also having me house-sit for her, the cats' mom--who the dog owner takes care of-- doesn't like having other people staying in her place).
I notified the dog's owner that the cat tried to attack me and bolted, so she knows he didn't get his insulin tonight (I plan to go back over there earlier than usual tomorrow and hopefully he'll behave). If he doesn't, I'm not sure what we can do other than see if the vet can board the cat--they have refused to board him before on basis of temperament--but then we run into whether the cat owner will pay for it (or if she'll demand a refund of what she paid me to take care of them).
My mom told me that the injection did not have to be in the neck; if I see his butt sticking out to just jab it. He's clearly never going to let me actually hold him still.
I went over there tonight to feed them and give the insulin; the cat saw me approaching with the needle, tried to bite me and ran into hiding. I waited him out for about 45 minutes before I had to feed and walk the dog (the dog owner is also having me house-sit for her, the cats' mom--who the dog owner takes care of-- doesn't like having other people staying in her place).
I notified the dog's owner that the cat tried to attack me and bolted, so she knows he didn't get his insulin tonight (I plan to go back over there earlier than usual tomorrow and hopefully he'll behave). If he doesn't, I'm not sure what we can do other than see if the vet can board the cat--they have refused to board him before on basis of temperament--but then we run into whether the cat owner will pay for it (or if she'll demand a refund of what she paid me to take care of them).
My mom told me that the injection did not have to be in the neck; if I see his butt sticking out to just jab it. He's clearly never going to let me actually hold him still.
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