His Catness is a young, healthy ginger boy, goes outside, accomplished rodent killer. He is quite skittish and shy which I don't mind as I think when he's out I'd rather he was cautious. He's lively, curious and not a cuddly boy - strictly at night if he deigns to visit the bed he'll cuddle in to my neck but otherwise - hands off!
He was a rescue cat - 3-4 months old when we got him, was dumped with sibs after mother run over. No idea what happened to him but absolutely petrified of travel. Fine when he gets somewhere, will eat and explore but going in cat carrier and travelling is awful.
Carrier sits out in spare room, he did sleep in it with cover off, won't now even though I wash the inside lining after he has travelled. So used to it being there. Once put in it, he gets really loud, low pitched yowling, sweaty feet, stress purrs, won't eat a treat he'd normally bite your hand off for, and he poops. Every damned time he's in for longer than 20 mins (trip to vet time).
Vet says he'll get used to it and he's fine, but he's not. She won't give him a sedative and as a result he is a nightmare to take anywhere. We've to go to my mums at Christmas, 3-4 days too long to leave him and I'll have to take him on the train! It's a 2 hour journey, I'll try and sit next to the loo so hopefully can scoop and dispose of evidence before being chucked off but does anyone have any ideas on how to calm him down? Feliway sprayed all over carrier beforehand doesn't seem to help much.