Cat panting when going to vet

I have to take my 2 cats to the vet tomorrow. They pant bad and breathe heavy- cause they don't like to leave my house. Will this be OK? Nothing bad can really happen to them when they breathe like this- right? Its about a 10 minute car ride to my vet. I hate having to take them, but they need to go.
Anyone else's cat do this too???
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you could get some Bach's Rescue Remedy, a natural calming agent, and give it to them an hour before going. That might help relax them a bit

 

Really? OK...I will look for it...any store in particular that would sell it?
If I can't get that- I do have Feliway to spray, but that never helped them calm down (believe it or not)...SO, I dunno.
But, as long as nothing bad can happen to them from panting or breathing heavy....I will feel better!!?

 

youc an get Rescue remedy at GNC or a health food store - it's kinda pricey (by my means anyway) but it works well...on most animals

 

My girl pants too after 5 minutes in the car. She crys too.

Very sad. I need to find a closer vet since mine is 15 minutes away.

I heard you can cover their car carrier with a light sheet or something. It might be worth a try.

 

My vet is a 25min bus ride away... Raz hates it. but i sing to him and he calms down in the end. plus i keep my hand against the carrier door to feel.

 

Thats what I aways did with mine, I used a dark cover though and of course had to be careful of any heat inside the car and make sure that the carrier still has some ventilation, I found it helped a lot with one cat in particular that would get really stressed out and scream for the entire journey as well as look like hed just run a marathon by the time we got to where we were going. I also started putting him in his carrier about half an hour before leaving the house (dont actually know if that made a difference though).

 

The last time we had Toonces at the vet, she gave herself a fever. I need to remember to look for that Rescue Remedy. Maybe it would calm Romeo down some too (he turns into a little tazmanian devil when being examined).

-Chelle

 

Thanks for all your notes.
I will definitly be passing GNC today on my way from lunch, so I will be sure to stop in and check out the Remedy stuff. Thank you for that idea!
I feel sooooooo bad taking them, but they need to go and get checked!! I have a new Vet, who is a sweetheart- She specializes in Cats...and she saved my one cats life. He is a diabetic, and she helped him. He had Kerotones (spelt wrong) and stones on his kidneys. She saved him...and now he is doing A-Ok. My other 2 cats who are going today- haven't met her yet, but I want them to meet her so she will know them & have a file for them...just incase anything happens where I need her (God forbid!)
Thanks for your help!!! :y_the_best:

 

my 3 babies always pant too....

 

Sierra pants too, and her yowling sounds like a little kid vomiting. I notice if I talk to her softly, leave my music off, and touch her every now and then, it relieves the stress until we get there. Luckily she's a healthy girl and doesnt need to go often!
Tell us how that Rescue Remedy works...Is it a pill or something? I was never good at giving cats pills...*looks at the scratch marks on her arm.* :?