Comments | xiphias: Let's see if I can type this fast enough to get it to count for "Friday Cat Blogging"

xiphias

Let's see if I can type this fast enough to get it to count for "Friday Cat Blogging"

Mar 10, 2006 23:57

Was pilling the cat. That means, for the three of you reading this journal who DON'T have cats that need medicine on a regular basis, holding the cat's mouth open, dropping a pill down her throat, clamping her jaws shut, and rubbing her throat to make her swallow ( Read more... )

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darkrosetiger March 11 2006, 05:41:18 UTC

Do you have a pill gun? You can get one from the vet's--they're absolutely marvelous.

lietya March 11 2006, 06:05:09 UTC

My husband accidentally hit on a way to almost always make the cat swallow - put the pill in, then *immediately* pour about a teaspoon of milk into her mouth. She'll swallow reflexively to keep from "drowning." (Milk is better just because that'll bribe her a bit; if she doesn't like it or you don't have it, any liquid will do.)

he discovered this the day we had to cut the pill out of the fur of the OTHER cat, who was passing by at the critical moment....

dandelion_diva March 11 2006, 06:32:23 UTC

*giggle* I hope the third time was the charm.

My dog, Brooklyn, had the ability to take a pill, have a snack, have some water, wander around for a while then come over and spit the pill out at my feet. It was annoying, but amazing.

Gessi

jhitchin March 11 2006, 08:03:33 UTC

We've only had to give Onyx liquid antibiotics. She hates it, but she does end up swallowing some of it.

Hope she eventually took her meds!

cogitationitis March 11 2006, 11:09:54 UTC

wren13 is a vet, and she suggests blowing (gently) in the cat's nose.

I used to have a cat who would hold it in her cheek for up to half an hour, then spit it out behind the TV.