How to get a cat in a carrier?

[Trish1974]

Put the carrier on its end so its facing upwards with the door open. Pick up cat and put her in butt first. Close door.

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[Dinogrrl]

Another thing you can try, if she's friendly enough with you to allow handling, is to wrap her up in a towel like a burrito (not too tightly though) so she can't easily get her legs free, then put the whole burrito in the carrier. She'll eventually work her way out of the burrito on her own as long as the towel's not too thick and taking up all the carrier space.

With one of my cats, I have to stand the carrier on end and (carrying the cat like normal), gently drop her end either back end or front end first, depending on her mood that day. Sometimes you may have to take hold of the first pair of legs together in one hand to prevent them from turning into an octopus and escaping.
With my other cat, I take the carrier apart (it's a plastic one where the entire top half lifts off), set her in, and quickly set the top back on. She used to walk into the carrier on command but I dropped the ball on continuing to reinforce that command with her.

Oh, forgot to include some links to info from the American Association of Feline Practioners' website regarding carriers:
https://catvets.com/public/PDFs/ClientBrochures/Cat-to-Vet-HandoutPrint.pdf
https://catfriendly.com/be-a-cat-friendly-caregiver/cat-carrier-mistakes-avoid/

 

[Birdsong 82]

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That's what I have to do for one of my cats. She is amazingly strong for being only 11 pounds and with her or usually end up with a couple Band-Aids. The other two I can usually trick in there with a treat. If she's calm enough I have put my kitten in a burrito with a towel and held her while someone drove us to the vet. But a lot of cats aren't usually that calm

 

[SueT]

I'm going to use a havahart trap to catch the skittish feral cat someone dropped off here. The vet says just bring him in the trap, and they'll neuter him for free. I will get him used to eating near it, then in it further and further. This is day 1, I just set the trap near the food bowl.

 

[Folly's place]

Doing good work!!!
Mary