@fesshole This is the correct response, where is the fess?

@Annacats Thank you. I never know if these things should have been obvious to me

@Annacats

First one was thankfully passed on to me before I became a cat parent.

Hands are never toys.

Second one I really wish I'd had earlier. Get your cats used to being handled for future vetcare. Use patience and lots of whatever keeps them calm so you can handle their paws, but also get them comfortable having their mouth opened. Practice tooth brushing (delicious things on a child's toothbrush works), give them cat milk or gravy in a tiny syringe, small treats from a pill gun. It will help so much with oral medication. Figuring these things out before you're dealing with a cat that's in pain, without the pressure that they really need whatever you're trying to give them, is a lot easier. Take them for short carrier trips. Concentrate on building trust. The trust has mostly got us there without the practice, but it definitely could have been easier