Drontal application....

gettingready

Just had to give it to my 4 monsters.....and my good dog

Fred was good as gold so was George.

The girls though... OMG - I am scratched all over by Fiona and Phoebe....

Zara was the best....

That remined me

How to Give a Cat a Tablet



Pick the cat up and cradle in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop pill into it, allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind the sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw soggy pill away. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call partner in from garden. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get partner to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from the foil wrap. Make note to buy a new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered 'Dolton' figurines from hearth and set to one side for gluing later. Wrap cat in large towel and get partner to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
Check label to make sure pills not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply plaster to partners forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap. Retrieve cat from neighbours shed and get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon and flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus jab. Throw t-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom. Ring fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across the road and apologise to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid the cat. Take last pill from foil wrap. Tie cats front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed and pry cat's mouth open with a small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by a large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour a pint of water down throat to wash down pill.
Get partner to drive you to the Emergency Room and sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearms and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call at furniture shop on way home to order new table.
Arrange for RSPCA to collect cat. Ring local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.



How to Give a Dog a Tablet

Throw it in the air.

Say "Catch"

:rotfl:

morg_monster

We did our 2 (cats) yesterday. Usually Mia is easy peasy, but Lila growls and scratches, we have to wrap her up in a cat burrito and do it.
But yesterday Mia just refused to swallow - she was perfectly happy being "held down" on the kitchen counter, and didn't jump off, but every time we opened her mouth, she just jammed her tongue to shut her throat so she could just flick the pill straight out! It took AGES and the pill was getting battered by her teeth so the nasty taste was starting to come through. We always coat it in butter, but in the end i put veg oil on it and tried that, eventually it worked but she has a really oily head now! Poor thing. She forgives us so quickly though, she's a bit of a "special" cat!
Lila was actually fine once burrito'd and we got it in first time.
HOORAY though isn't it a good feeling when you know you don't have to do it for another 3 months!!

Ooh - another interesting thing this time was that the drontal tabs have changed shape, they are a bit smaller and an elongated shape, seemed easier to swallow than the previous ones.

gettingready

Oh - finally I had to put the soggy tablets in a chicken pate and let them have it this way..... Next time I wount even TRY normal way with my girls, thos scratches look lovey on me today.....:rotfl:

cd1986

soft cheese always seems to do the trick with us.

gettingready

Will remember that for next time LOL

tizerbelle

Tablets for cats - gave up any attempts at trying to get them down whole years ago - now lightly crushed in a bit of tuna / something strong smelling/tasting.

The real fun in ours starts with spot-on treatments though. Piggy Cat has to be done first because if she see's either of the others being done before her, she is out the door and won't be back till she's certain everyone has gone to bed and she is safe.

Even doing Piggy first isn't easy and it usually ends up with me virtually sitting on her to keep her still long enough to get the treatment anywhere near her neck. This is invariably after a few rugby style tackles to actually catch her in the first place.

Dippy Cat hovers round looking worried while this is going on but the second Piggy is released, she rushes out of the house and on her way wallops Dippy. So now he's in a bit of a state and applying his treatment is usually achieved by pinning him against a wall by the throat!

Bizarrely, Demon Cat is totally relaxed about it. Call him over, apply the drops and off he goes, no fuss, no bother. I say bizarrely as this is the cat that will decide to launch himself at people / cats / dogs for no reason other than he's in a bit of mood and feels the need to beat the c**p out of something and when he had to have a blood test at the vets it took 2 nurses to hold him down to avoid them being ripped to shreds and that was just while the vet was trying to clip his fur. Yes, 3 people to clip an area less than an inch square.