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Wow, that sounds utterly horrendous. My much much milder version of the same process just involved the kitten which I had put in a separate carrier first yelling in distress and clawing the carrier grill trying to get out. Made my very soft heart sink.
Haha, bless! They'll be ok, I promise. The first few times are always the worst.
Longer-term, it might help to leave the carrier out all the time, so they can use it as a den. You might need to lure them in with treats at first, and you can gradually work up to shutting the door while they're inside, briefly. Just get them used to the idea of the carrier being a safe place instead of a tiny death box where scary things happen. Feliway make a spray that you can squirt in the carrier to help calm them down, too (give it 10 mins for the alcohol to evaporate before putting them in): https://www.feliway.com/uk/Products/feliway-classic-spray
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Wow, that sounds utterly horrendous. My much much milder version of the same process just involved the kitten which I had put in a separate carrier first yelling in distress and clawing the carrier grill trying to get out. Made my very soft heart sink.
I also lamented our choice of size for our new bed. A cat sat at the center point of the underside of a super king cannot be reached by normal length limbs. Had to poke her out with a broom.
I'm so glad I had no pee/poo/curtain blend to contend with.