Teaching my mom how to pill a cat

Since I'm going on vacation at the end of the month (yay! finally!)
my Mom said last year she'd stay at my house overnight all week to
take care of kitties. Since Shadow requires daily pilling, we
agreed she should come ahead of time to make sure she could first,
lift him, and second give him his pills. After I showed her how to
lift him (big fat cat, but docile) she positioned herself over him
but of course he wasn't cooporating by standing up. I said, you
have to lift him under his tummy to get him to stand, but you can't
lift him up to the counter that way, must support his chest and
rear-end. It took her a long time, Shadow kept moving away from her
LOL, and finally was getting really annoyed with her. Finally he
went to the kitchen on his own and she was able to lift him to the
counter. He has this thing he does when he is not comfortable up
there where he leans into you and puts his paws on your arm so you
can lift him back down and he kept doing that to her. That leaning
thing started back when he had a feeding tube and he got annoyed at
me and wanted down from the counter and his feedings. She did well
giving him the pill and it went down on the first try. I warned her
that will spit it out if you don't place it right. She did
purrfectly. She was a little uncomfortable with the water chaser in
a small syringe but managed to get just enough into his mouth to
chase the pill without choking him. She's going to give his pills
just before he eats so I told her not to worry about that part, the
food will wash it down. When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??" So he leans into her to get her to put him
down (he won't jump anymore) but she didn't hold him right and he
yowled at her. Yikes. So I said, maybe I should just board him? but
she said no, (thankfully!) and after a bit went to "practice"
picking him up again. This time she did it just right, he wasn't
stressed and put him back down gently like he's used to, and I felt
better about the whole thing. I even had her give him his chicken
pieces that he gets after pilling which makes him forgive everyone
immediately, but the mention of Shamrock's raw liver treat he gets
on the weekend grossed her out so he'll be going without. Shamrock
was his usually lovey-playful self so he'll be fine. Bonnie even
came out after a bit and was relaxed with both of my parents which
is new. At least my mom will be able to call on my cell if she runs
into problems.

Then they were off to go get lessons on taking care of my brother's
daughters bird for the week. lol

--
Cheryl

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0500, Cheryl
yodeled:
When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??"
(Snip)

Reminds me of that episode of STTNG, when Data leaves his cat in
Worff's care. Worff says "I will feed the animal."
Data says, "But you must do more. You must spend time with Spot. You
must talk to him."
"*Talk* to him?"
"Yes. You must tell Spot he's a good cat, and a pretty cat."

Worff glowers. "I will feed the animal."


Theresa
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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0500, Cheryl
yodeled:
When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??"
(Snip)

Reminds me of that episode of STTNG, when Data leaves his cat in
Worff's care. Worff says "I will feed the animal."
Data says, "But you must do more. You must spend time with Spot. You
must talk to him."
"*Talk* to him?"
"Yes. You must tell Spot he's a good cat, and a pretty cat."

Worff glowers. "I will feed the animal."


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com
alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/

Kreisleriana wrote in message
...
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0500, Cheryl
yodeled:
When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??"
(Snip)

Reminds me of that episode of STTNG, when Data leaves his cat in
Worff's care. Worff says "I will feed the animal."
Data says, "But you must do more. You must spend time with Spot. You
must talk to him."
"*Talk* to him?"
"Yes. You must tell Spot he's a good cat, and a pretty cat."

Worff glowers. "I will feed the animal."

LOL, I remember that episode.

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com
alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/

Tee hee, just be thankful you don't have to tell WORF how to pill the cat.
=o) On the other hand, it might be a contest worthy of a Klingon Warrior.
Batleff(Sp?) vs Claws.

Melissa

Kreisleriana wrote in message
...
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0500, Cheryl
yodeled:
When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??"
(Snip)

Reminds me of that episode of STTNG, when Data leaves his cat in
Worff's care. Worff says "I will feed the animal."
Data says, "But you must do more. You must spend time with Spot. You
must talk to him."
"*Talk* to him?"
"Yes. You must tell Spot he's a good cat, and a pretty cat."

Worff glowers. "I will feed the animal."

LOL, I remember that episode.

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com
alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/

Tee hee, just be thankful you don't have to tell WORF how to pill the cat.
=o) On the other hand, it might be a contest worthy of a Klingon Warrior.
Batleff(Sp?) vs Claws.

Melissa

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0500, Cheryl
wrote:

Since I'm going on vacation at the end of the month (yay! finally!)
my Mom said last year she'd stay at my house overnight all week to
take care of kitties. Since Shadow requires daily pilling, we
agreed she should come ahead of time to make sure she could first,
lift him, and second give him his pills. After I showed her how to
lift him (big fat cat, but docile) she positioned herself over him
but of course he wasn't cooporating by standing up. I said, you
have to lift him under his tummy to get him to stand, but you can't
lift him up to the counter that way, must support his chest and
rear-end. It took her a long time, Shadow kept moving away from her
LOL, and finally was getting really annoyed with her. Finally he
went to the kitchen on his own and she was able to lift him to the
counter. He has this thing he does when he is not comfortable up
there where he leans into you and puts his paws on your arm so you
can lift him back down and he kept doing that to her. That leaning
thing started back when he had a feeding tube and he got annoyed at
me and wanted down from the counter and his feedings. She did well
giving him the pill and it went down on the first try. I warned her
that will spit it out if you don't place it right. She did
purrfectly. She was a little uncomfortable with the water chaser in
a small syringe but managed to get just enough into his mouth to
chase the pill without choking him. She's going to give his pills
just before he eats so I told her not to worry about that part, the
food will wash it down. When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??" So he leans into her to get her to put him
down (he won't jump anymore) but she didn't hold him right and he
yowled at her. Yikes. So I said, maybe I should just board him? but
she said no, (thankfully!) and after a bit went to "practice"
picking him up again. This time she did it just right, he wasn't
stressed and put him back down gently like he's used to, and I felt
better about the whole thing. I even had her give him his chicken
pieces that he gets after pilling which makes him forgive everyone
immediately, but the mention of Shamrock's raw liver treat he gets
on the weekend grossed her out so he'll be going without. Shamrock
was his usually lovey-playful self so he'll be fine. Bonnie even
came out after a bit and was relaxed with both of my parents which
is new. At least my mom will be able to call on my cell if she runs
into problems.

Then they were off to go get lessons on taking care of my brother's
daughters bird for the week. lol
Why didn't you tell them to pretend they were you as an infant? MLB

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0500, Cheryl
wrote:

Since I'm going on vacation at the end of the month (yay! finally!)
my Mom said last year she'd stay at my house overnight all week to
take care of kitties. Since Shadow requires daily pilling, we
agreed she should come ahead of time to make sure she could first,
lift him, and second give him his pills. After I showed her how to
lift him (big fat cat, but docile) she positioned herself over him
but of course he wasn't cooporating by standing up. I said, you
have to lift him under his tummy to get him to stand, but you can't
lift him up to the counter that way, must support his chest and
rear-end. It took her a long time, Shadow kept moving away from her
LOL, and finally was getting really annoyed with her. Finally he
went to the kitchen on his own and she was able to lift him to the
counter. He has this thing he does when he is not comfortable up
there where he leans into you and puts his paws on your arm so you
can lift him back down and he kept doing that to her. That leaning
thing started back when he had a feeding tube and he got annoyed at
me and wanted down from the counter and his feedings. She did well
giving him the pill and it went down on the first try. I warned her
that will spit it out if you don't place it right. She did
purrfectly. She was a little uncomfortable with the water chaser in
a small syringe but managed to get just enough into his mouth to
chase the pill without choking him. She's going to give his pills
just before he eats so I told her not to worry about that part, the
food will wash it down. When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??" So he leans into her to get her to put him
down (he won't jump anymore) but she didn't hold him right and he
yowled at her. Yikes. So I said, maybe I should just board him? but
she said no, (thankfully!) and after a bit went to "practice"
picking him up again. This time she did it just right, he wasn't
stressed and put him back down gently like he's used to, and I felt
better about the whole thing. I even had her give him his chicken
pieces that he gets after pilling which makes him forgive everyone
immediately, but the mention of Shamrock's raw liver treat he gets
on the weekend grossed her out so he'll be going without. Shamrock
was his usually lovey-playful self so he'll be fine. Bonnie even
came out after a bit and was relaxed with both of my parents which
is new. At least my mom will be able to call on my cell if she runs
into problems.

Then they were off to go get lessons on taking care of my brother's
daughters bird for the week. lol
Why didn't you tell them to pretend they were you as an infant? MLB

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", m. L. Briggs
artfully composed this message within
news
Why didn't you tell them to pretend they were you as an infant?
MLB

LOL That was a loooooong time ago. Actually, my mom is used to
picking up my twin neice/nephew who are just about 40 lbs so I knew
the weight of Shadow wasn't an issue. I think she's just afraid
she'll break him, and she hasn't had to pick up a cat in a long time.
Particularly a large 19 lb cat where you have to support each end.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", m. L. Briggs
artfully composed this message within
news
Why didn't you tell them to pretend they were you as an infant?
MLB

LOL That was a loooooong time ago. Actually, my mom is used to
picking up my twin neice/nephew who are just about 40 lbs so I knew
the weight of Shadow wasn't an issue. I think she's just afraid
she'll break him, and she hasn't had to pick up a cat in a long time.
Particularly a large 19 lb cat where you have to support each end.

--
Cheryl

You have a nice mom, Cheryl! I'll be "training" my family (DH and daughter)
re all my cat duties while I'm gone to see my mom next week (7/15-7/19).
Christine
"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
Since I'm going on vacation at the end of the month (yay! finally!)
my Mom said last year she'd stay at my house overnight all week to
take care of kitties. Since Shadow requires daily pilling, we
agreed she should come ahead of time to make sure she could first,
lift him, and second give him his pills. After I showed her how to
lift him (big fat cat, but docile) she positioned herself over him
but of course he wasn't cooporating by standing up. I said, you
have to lift him under his tummy to get him to stand, but you can't
lift him up to the counter that way, must support his chest and
rear-end. It took her a long time, Shadow kept moving away from her
LOL, and finally was getting really annoyed with her. Finally he
went to the kitchen on his own and she was able to lift him to the
counter. He has this thing he does when he is not comfortable up
there where he leans into you and puts his paws on your arm so you
can lift him back down and he kept doing that to her. That leaning
thing started back when he had a feeding tube and he got annoyed at
me and wanted down from the counter and his feedings. She did well
giving him the pill and it went down on the first try. I warned her
that will spit it out if you don't place it right. She did
purrfectly. She was a little uncomfortable with the water chaser in
a small syringe but managed to get just enough into his mouth to
chase the pill without choking him. She's going to give his pills
just before he eats so I told her not to worry about that part, the
food will wash it down. When the pill was done, I told her not to
forget to tell him he's a good boy, rub his ears, and tell him "all
done". lol Well she hollared out to my dad, "have you ever seen
such spoiled cats??" So he leans into her to get her to put him
down (he won't jump anymore) but she didn't hold him right and he
yowled at her. Yikes. So I said, maybe I should just board him? but
she said no, (thankfully!) and after a bit went to "practice"
picking him up again. This time she did it just right, he wasn't
stressed and put him back down gently like he's used to, and I felt
better about the whole thing. I even had her give him his chicken
pieces that he gets after pilling which makes him forgive everyone
immediately, but the mention of Shamrock's raw liver treat he gets
on the weekend grossed her out so he'll be going without. Shamrock
was his usually lovey-playful self so he'll be fine. Bonnie even
came out after a bit and was relaxed with both of my parents which
is new. At least my mom will be able to call on my cell if she runs
into problems.

Then they were off to go get lessons on taking care of my brother's
daughters bird for the week. lol

--
Cheryl