Thread: Pilling Envy!
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Old January 3rd 06, 02:15 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Default Pilling Envy!

On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:49:23 -0600, "CatNipped"
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I told my daughter I have pilling envy. The last time I had to give Jessie
a pill, it took me, DH, and my daughter Erin to (try to) hold her. We put
the (tiny) pill in her throat about 27 times and she spit it out 27 times
until the pill was soggy and dripping off our fingers along with her drool.

Today Digger was given antibiotic pills about the size of half my pinky
finger. When it was time to pill him, I broke off a piece of roll, wrapped
it around the pill, and tossed it to him. It went down in a single gulp!

It's not fair!!!! ;

Boy can I relate, Lori, to the problems of pilling a cat!! Lucy was
VERY sick as a small kitten and needed pilling. There were evenings
where ALL we did was take a pill. I just kept trying until the pill
was dissolved in my hand, then get another pill and keep at it. You
would think a sick kitten wouldn't put up so much of a fight but boy
howdy did she! So I know where you're comming from...She finally
learned that Mom was always going to win so we both got the hang of
it. I still need to give her an antihistamine daily and a prednisone
occassionally, so we both keep in practice. How wonderful it would be
to just wrap it in something and have it go down that easily!!

Hope Digger continues to improve!!

--Kim