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Angela Ryan
August 30th 03, 02:40 AM
LOL!!!!

"Napoleon" > wrote in message
om...
> For everyone who has had to try to get this done.
>
> ************************************************** ************
>
> HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL
>
> 1) Pick cat up 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 gently apply 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 ten.
>
> 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
> gluing 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 1 beer
> 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 neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another
> beer.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. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply
> cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus
> shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss-back another
> shot. Throw Tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
>
> 12) Ring fire brigade to retrieve the f------ cat from tree across the
> road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to
> avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap.
>
> 13) Tie the little *******'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. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints
> of water down throat to wash down pill..
>
> 14) Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the
> emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm
> and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way
> home to order new table..
>
> 15) Arrange for RSPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and ring local
> pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

Alan Erskine
August 30th 03, 11:41 AM
> wrote in message
...
> Napoleon > wrote:
> Oh, believe me, I was thinking about this today when trying to pill
> Smudge!
>
> Joyce

One of my former neighbour's told me that her cat used to litterally spit
the pill out and it would go sailing half-way across the room. The vet
didn't believe her so the next time pill-time arrived it was off to the vet.

And howls of laughter at the site of the pill sailing half-way across the
vet clinic reception area!

--
Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
Where's the Weapons of Mass Distruction,
Mr Bush?

Marina
August 30th 03, 01:24 PM
"Alan Erskine" > wrote
>
> One of my former neighbour's told me that her cat used to litterally spit
> the pill out and it would go sailing half-way across the room. The vet
> didn't believe her so the next time pill-time arrived it was off to the
vet.
>
> And howls of laughter at the site of the pill sailing half-way across the
> vet clinic reception area!

A friend of mine needed to pill her two cats, I forget why. Anyway, she went
out and bought two bits of fine, expensive fillets of beef. She cut a slit
in each piece and slid a pill inside each. Then she gave the fillets to the
cats. They hunkered down and started inhaling the yummy treat. At one point,
both said PTUI and each pill came neatly flying out of the corner of the
mouths. Meanwhile, the cats calmly continued eating, never missing a chomp.

--
Marina

polonca12000
August 30th 03, 03:17 PM
ROFL! What a great story!
Best wishes,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Marina" > wrote in message
...
> A friend of mine needed to pill her two cats, I forget why. Anyway, she
went
> out and bought two bits of fine, expensive fillets of beef. <snip>

Bobcat
August 30th 03, 06:11 PM
"Napoleon" > wrote in message
om...
> For everyone who has had to try to get this done.
>
> ************************************************** ************
>
> HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL
>
> 1) Pick cat up 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 gently apply 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. [etc.]

A relative who used to work at a vet's office while going to university gave
us a tip. If you see the cat his/her nose, it usually means the pill has
been swallowed. - Mind you, there are some tricky cats who know about this
rule and fake a nose lick, then spit out the pill after you release your
grip!

Hopitus2
August 30th 03, 09:03 PM
Yes, that's what the Evil 3 do! And why I started just holding them and
giving the pill all by itself. Oliver was the *worst* of all of them when he
had to have pills: he would hold it in his mouth till he started foaming at
the mouth (!) and then it would be a challenge to 1: reopen his mouth and 2:
*find* the d***med pill to repoke back into throat with the finger and 3:
reclose Oliver's bellowing jaws again and then 4: vigorously rub his
delicate little throat.
I never bought a "pillgun" because I always believed it would turn their
"annoying" pilling session with me into maybe a "terrifying" ordeal with a
strange rigid plastic intruder in their mouths.


"Marina" > wrote in message
...
:
: "Alan Erskine" > wrote
: >
: > One of my former neighbour's told me that her cat used to litterally
spit
: > the pill out and it would go sailing half-way across the room. The vet
: > didn't believe her so the next time pill-time arrived it was off to the
: vet.
: >
: > And howls of laughter at the site of the pill sailing half-way across
the
: > vet clinic reception area!
:
: A friend of mine needed to pill her two cats, I forget why. Anyway, she
went
: out and bought two bits of fine, expensive fillets of beef. She cut a slit
: in each piece and slid a pill inside each. Then she gave the fillets to
the
: cats. They hunkered down and started inhaling the yummy treat. At one
point,
: both said PTUI and each pill came neatly flying out of the corner of the
: mouths. Meanwhile, the cats calmly continued eating, never missing a
chomp.
:
: --
: Marina
:

Jean H
August 31st 03, 01:49 AM
I've always managed to pill my cats ,[my present one Wilson may give me a
run for my money
though]but yrs ago, the dentist gave me a pill to give my daughter before an
examination we
tried unsuccessfullya few times then lost the pill, weeks later I found it
wedged between the
wall and the floor tiles in the bedroom,how it got there, upthe hall and
through the bedroom
door I'll never know she still has a struggle to take a tablet today. jp
"Marina" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Alan Erskine" > wrote
> >
> > One of my former neighbour's told me that her cat used to litterally
spit
> > the pill out and it would go sailing half-way across the room. The vet
> > didn't believe her so the next time pill-time arrived it was off to the
> vet.
> >
> > And howls of laughter at the site of the pill sailing half-way across
the
> > vet clinic reception area!
>
> A friend of mine needed to pill her two cats, I forget why. Anyway, she
went
> out and bought two bits of fine, expensive fillets of beef. She cut a slit
> in each piece and slid a pill inside each. Then she gave the fillets to
the
> cats. They hunkered down and started inhaling the yummy treat. At one
point,
> both said PTUI and each pill came neatly flying out of the corner of the
> mouths. Meanwhile, the cats calmly continued eating, never missing a
chomp.
>
> --
> Marina
>

Alan Erskine
August 31st 03, 10:27 AM
"Jean H" > wrote in message
...
> I've always managed to pill my cats ,[my present one Wilson may give me a
> run for my money
> though]but yrs ago, the dentist gave me a pill to give my daughter before
an
> examination we
> tried unsuccessfullya few times then lost the pill, weeks later I found it
> wedged between the
> wall and the floor tiles in the bedroom,how it got there, upthe hall and
> through the bedroom
> door I'll never know she still has a struggle to take a tablet today. jp

WORLD RECORD SPITTER!

(just don't let any cats see it - the word would get out and noooo cat would
be able to take a pill ;-)


--
Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
"This is a time to try men of force
and vision, and not be confined
exclusively to those who are judged
thoroughly safe by conventional standards."
Winston Churchill, October 19, 1940

William Hamblen
August 31st 03, 04:46 PM
In article >, Napoleon wrote:

> For everyone who has had to try to get this done.
>
> ************************************************** ************
>
> HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL

Credit Sarah Hartwell (www.messybeast.com) for this one.