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2 pills down and the first one only came out twice before it finally went down! Ans no claws or bites (did wake him up to do it though!) |
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I use pieces of chicken to pill Tom twice a day. I have also used a piece of cheese as someone has already suggested, it can be moulded around the tablet. |
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Unless you have a super suspicious cat who suspects all is not quite well with that second piece of ham or chicken .... the one with the pill in it .... too smart for their own good, sometimes  |
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So much easier to give pills to unsuspecting & greedy labradors than suspicious & fussy cats!!! The ways I've managed in the past are: 1. For crushable pills ~ find something super tasty & quite strong tasting that the cat will lick from a saucer. I used fish paste but Pate, meat paste, thick yoghurt or cream can work just as well. Crush the pill between 2 teaspoons (back of one against the front of the other) to a fine powder, mix with paste/pate & let cat lick up. Only use a small amount of paste/pate that the cat will eat in one go. 2. For non-crushable pills (or cats that won't lick up paste/pate) you'll need a human helper (& possibly a thick towel or thick gloves!). Helper holds cat still ~ I find it's better to hold the cat from behind & ensure that claws are managed (wrap in thick towel?). Then pill popper opens the cat's mouth by putting fingers or a finger & thumb in the sides of the cat's mouth & opening it. With the other hand, push pill to back of throat, hold mouth close, & gently rub throat till cat swallows. The pill-popper things can be invaluable for really difficult & feisty cats. But cats very quickly learn how to avoid taking a pill, especially if the act of forcing it down the cat's throat is particularly traumatic. So it can help if you can follow up the pill-popping with something the cat really loves, e.g. a good brushing, game with a toy, special food that they don't get any other time. This helps stop the association forming between you (owner) & the cat being grabbed & having a pill forced down it's throat. End on a positive  |
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I use the cheese method to get tablets into Minnie.Also she has her tablet when we get in from work when shes always hungry. Weekends can be a struggle as she gets out of her routine.We tried the towel and 2 people method but it was to traumatic for Minnie and husband and i ended up argueing.  |
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