I find the not eating bit hard to believe

I don't...after years of working with animals, you realize that there are
those that become so emotionally upset over something new and uncertain that
they shut down. Soemtimes this happens with trips to the vet or groomers,
sometimes from forced trips in a vehicle if the animal has not been trained
to travel comfortably....it's not a rare thing at all...

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein