How to drug my cat!

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It depends on each cat - hopefully theres' something here that works for you. Here's what I do with our worming tablet - it usually works: Grind the tablet up into a fine powder and mix with (fresh from the butchers) lamb's liver to form a paste - any lumps though and you're rumbled. Our cat (born feral we believe) shuns close contact, so the whole swaddling approach is saved for dire emergencies only

danih

I've had success with both wet food, and the grab and into the mouth.

The ear has started to improve no longer a constant weeping, bit less gross. Poor cat still isn't comfortable. But so far so good.

Thank you for all your tips!

Froglet

here are some more tips


How To Give Your Cat A Pill

1. Pick up cat and cradle it 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 apply gentle pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw soggy pill away.
4. 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 10.
5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for glueing later.
8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply Band Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10. Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus jab. Throw away T-shirt and fetch new one from bedroom.
12. Ring Fire Brigade to retrieve cat from tree across road. Apologise to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to miss cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
14. Get spouse to drive you to Casualty, sit quietly while doctor stitches finger and forearm and removes remnants of pill from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
15. Call RSPCA to collect cat and ring pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

Katy012

running their throat definitely helps x

Dib

Easypill

http://www.vetinnov.com/about-us/

£1.70 from my local vet, but also available online - stressfree for both your cat (or dog) and you! Worked brilliantly when my cat needed anti-histamines recently.

oscarward

Perhaps we're lucky.


We had 2 cats (twins) both which needed medication for heart failure.


The male was fairly easy but the female was a nightmare. We gave up on swaddling and pill inducer after she wee'd down me. Obviously we were stressing her more.


So it was back to wrapping the pill which was a bit hit and miss. Eventually she died but the male is still going.


He has to have 3 pills twice a day now so we wrap them in a variety of foods. We don't just give the pills but small pieces of food on their own as well so he doesn't cotton to the fact that there is a pill there every time, just sometimes it's a bit crunchy. But the food has to have a strong odour/taste to disguise the pill.


What has worked is Fresh cooked chicken or Cat Pate of Ocean Fish/chicken/salmon whatever. Or terrine of whatever. He also Likes Applaws and Encore. Just so it will wrap the pill and disguise it.


So far it's worked OK, I reckon he gets bored with 1 type after a week or so, just have to have a variety on hand to tempt with.

TBagpuss

My previous cat had thyroid problems which meant he had to have a daily tablet for the last 2 years or so of his life. Initially I had a lot of trouble, to the extent that I was having to seriously consider whether the stress of the daily battle could be justified.

I'd tried saddling, tried wrapping the pills in bacon or cheese (which worked occasionally.

What I eventually found which worked for us was to use sardines - I would open a tin of sardines and break one fish into about 3 pieces. The pill went into one. I'd let it sit a little (which got the pill nice and fishy) then give him the bits of sardine - normally I'd give him the pill in the 2nd bit of sardine. Mostly he ate it, if he spit it out I could usually get it into him with the 3rd bit.

I'm fortunate in that the current cats are both pretty laid back and it is much less struggle. Which is just as well because they are also weird and don't like fish!

Former_MSE_Megan

Haha it's fab to read all these ways to try and get cats to take tablets - just shows they're all the same! I've not had to give mine any pills yet, not looking forward to it!

danih

Glad to report that Buddy has finished his course of tablets, and his poor sore (puss filled, weepy and highly gross) ear is now better. No serious injury to human or kitty, and he continues to choose our home as his main residence (in spite of temptation from at least 2 neighbours who feed my big ginger boy ham and wet cat food!)