Pills and cats

Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)

Last night, I tried a tiny amount of lamb baby food with the pill inside. He
swallowed it. This morning, he refused it and the other cats converged to help
eat it. Dean said he wasn't holding him again, wished me good luck and left for
work. (Remind me to smack him when he gets home!) I couldn't get NEAR him, he
is semi feral and the only person who can pick him up is Dean. I used to be
able to pick him up a few times, but that was before I spent the weekend
pilling him.

I finally locked all the cats out of the front part of the house except Cajun
and put the baby food spoon with pill on the floor. He ignored it for about
half an hour. I finally scooped up the pill and walked over to where he was
commiserating with Doby through the closed door. Somehow, I managed to get the
pill down him by scruffing and pilling him quickly.

Maybe I'll try a different flavor of baby food tonight to encourage him to try
it. I don't know. Maybe put Dean in his leather jacket so he doesn't lose half
the skin on his stomach/chest again. (Dean is not the greatest of cat
restrainers, he tries, but he doesn't have the experience of working in a vet
clinic learning how to not lose skin. He has never had to hold a cat who was
serious about getting down before. I'd hold Caj and let Dean pill but he can't
seem to get the pill DOWN his throat far enough. Add to the fact that these
cats are his kids and he really HATES having to help "torture" them,
well....you can see the problem.)

Any good ideas? Cajun is excellent at hiding and knows all the escape routes in
this house. He's not just your "normal cat", he retains his feral waryness
about me walking up to him, especially after I pilled him a few times.



Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

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Maybe Dean could scoop Cajun up with a blanket or towel and kind of roll him
up and hold him with that while you pill him? I've seen the vet techs do it
at my vet with one of my cats who really really protested being seen by the
vet...
Judy F

"Angela" wrote in message
...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling
better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning
when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)

Last night, I tried a tiny amount of lamb baby food with the pill inside.
He
swallowed it. This morning, he refused it and the other cats converged to
help
eat it. Dean said he wasn't holding him again, wished me good luck and
left for
work. (Remind me to smack him when he gets home!) I couldn't get NEAR him,
he
is semi feral and the only person who can pick him up is Dean. I used to
be
able to pick him up a few times, but that was before I spent the weekend
pilling him.

I finally locked all the cats out of the front part of the house except
Cajun
and put the baby food spoon with pill on the floor. He ignored it for
about
half an hour. I finally scooped up the pill and walked over to where he
was
commiserating with Doby through the closed door. Somehow, I managed to get
the
pill down him by scruffing and pilling him quickly.

Maybe I'll try a different flavor of baby food tonight to encourage him to
try
it. I don't know. Maybe put Dean in his leather jacket so he doesn't lose
half
the skin on his stomach/chest again. (Dean is not the greatest of cat
restrainers, he tries, but he doesn't have the experience of working in a
vet
clinic learning how to not lose skin. He has never had to hold a cat who
was
serious about getting down before. I'd hold Caj and let Dean pill but he
can't
seem to get the pill DOWN his throat far enough. Add to the fact that
these
cats are his kids and he really HATES having to help "torture" them,
well....you can see the problem.)

Any good ideas? Cajun is excellent at hiding and knows all the escape
routes in
this house. He's not just your "normal cat", he retains his feral waryness
about me walking up to him, especially after I pilled him a few times.



Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

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links,
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Maybe Dean could scoop Cajun up with a blanket or towel and kind of roll him
up and hold him with that while you pill him? I've seen the vet techs do it
at my vet with one of my cats who really really protested being seen by the
vet...
Judy F

"Angela" wrote in message
...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling
better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning
when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)

Last night, I tried a tiny amount of lamb baby food with the pill inside.
He
swallowed it. This morning, he refused it and the other cats converged to
help
eat it. Dean said he wasn't holding him again, wished me good luck and
left for
work. (Remind me to smack him when he gets home!) I couldn't get NEAR him,
he
is semi feral and the only person who can pick him up is Dean. I used to
be
able to pick him up a few times, but that was before I spent the weekend
pilling him.

I finally locked all the cats out of the front part of the house except
Cajun
and put the baby food spoon with pill on the floor. He ignored it for
about
half an hour. I finally scooped up the pill and walked over to where he
was
commiserating with Doby through the closed door. Somehow, I managed to get
the
pill down him by scruffing and pilling him quickly.

Maybe I'll try a different flavor of baby food tonight to encourage him to
try
it. I don't know. Maybe put Dean in his leather jacket so he doesn't lose
half
the skin on his stomach/chest again. (Dean is not the greatest of cat
restrainers, he tries, but he doesn't have the experience of working in a
vet
clinic learning how to not lose skin. He has never had to hold a cat who
was
serious about getting down before. I'd hold Caj and let Dean pill but he
can't
seem to get the pill DOWN his throat far enough. Add to the fact that
these
cats are his kids and he really HATES having to help "torture" them,
well....you can see the problem.)

Any good ideas? Cajun is excellent at hiding and knows all the escape
routes in
this house. He's not just your "normal cat", he retains his feral waryness
about me walking up to him, especially after I pilled him a few times.



Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

www.rabbitadoption.org Rabbits & small animals for adoption--worldwide
links,
including vet referrals & other rescues, care tips, mail order products,
etc.

Maybe Dean could scoop Cajun up with a blanket or towel and kind of roll him
up and hold him with that while you pill him? I've seen the vet techs do it
at my vet with one of my cats who really really protested being seen by the
vet...
Judy F

"Angela" wrote in message
...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling
better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning
when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)

Last night, I tried a tiny amount of lamb baby food with the pill inside.
He
swallowed it. This morning, he refused it and the other cats converged to
help
eat it. Dean said he wasn't holding him again, wished me good luck and
left for
work. (Remind me to smack him when he gets home!) I couldn't get NEAR him,
he
is semi feral and the only person who can pick him up is Dean. I used to
be
able to pick him up a few times, but that was before I spent the weekend
pilling him.

I finally locked all the cats out of the front part of the house except
Cajun
and put the baby food spoon with pill on the floor. He ignored it for
about
half an hour. I finally scooped up the pill and walked over to where he
was
commiserating with Doby through the closed door. Somehow, I managed to get
the
pill down him by scruffing and pilling him quickly.

Maybe I'll try a different flavor of baby food tonight to encourage him to
try
it. I don't know. Maybe put Dean in his leather jacket so he doesn't lose
half
the skin on his stomach/chest again. (Dean is not the greatest of cat
restrainers, he tries, but he doesn't have the experience of working in a
vet
clinic learning how to not lose skin. He has never had to hold a cat who
was
serious about getting down before. I'd hold Caj and let Dean pill but he
can't
seem to get the pill DOWN his throat far enough. Add to the fact that
these
cats are his kids and he really HATES having to help "torture" them,
well....you can see the problem.)

Any good ideas? Cajun is excellent at hiding and knows all the escape
routes in
this house. He's not just your "normal cat", he retains his feral waryness
about me walking up to him, especially after I pilled him a few times.



Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

www.rabbitadoption.org Rabbits & small animals for adoption--worldwide
links,
including vet referrals & other rescues, care tips, mail order products,
etc.

I wrap them in a towel with only the head sticking out.

Karen

"Angela" wrote in message
...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling
better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning
when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)

Last night, I tried a tiny amount of lamb baby food with the pill inside.
He
swallowed it. This morning, he refused it and the other cats converged to
help
eat it. Dean said he wasn't holding him again, wished me good luck and
left for
work. (Remind me to smack him when he gets home!) I couldn't get NEAR him,
he
is semi feral and the only person who can pick him up is Dean. I used to
be
able to pick him up a few times, but that was before I spent the weekend
pilling him.

I finally locked all the cats out of the front part of the house except
Cajun
and put the baby food spoon with pill on the floor. He ignored it for
about
half an hour. I finally scooped up the pill and walked over to where he
was
commiserating with Doby through the closed door. Somehow, I managed to get
the
pill down him by scruffing and pilling him quickly.

Maybe I'll try a different flavor of baby food tonight to encourage him to
try
it. I don't know. Maybe put Dean in his leather jacket so he doesn't lose
half
the skin on his stomach/chest again. (Dean is not the greatest of cat
restrainers, he tries, but he doesn't have the experience of working in a
vet
clinic learning how to not lose skin. He has never had to hold a cat who
was
serious about getting down before. I'd hold Caj and let Dean pill but he
can't
seem to get the pill DOWN his throat far enough. Add to the fact that
these
cats are his kids and he really HATES having to help "torture" them,
well....you can see the problem.)

Any good ideas? Cajun is excellent at hiding and knows all the escape
routes in
this house. He's not just your "normal cat", he retains his feral waryness
about me walking up to him, especially after I pilled him a few times.



Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

www.rabbitadoption.org Rabbits & small animals for adoption--worldwide
links,
including vet referrals & other rescues, care tips, mail order products,
etc.

I wrap them in a towel with only the head sticking out.

Karen

"Angela" wrote in message
...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling
better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning
when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)

Last night, I tried a tiny amount of lamb baby food with the pill inside.
He
swallowed it. This morning, he refused it and the other cats converged to
help
eat it. Dean said he wasn't holding him again, wished me good luck and
left for
work. (Remind me to smack him when he gets home!) I couldn't get NEAR him,
he
is semi feral and the only person who can pick him up is Dean. I used to
be
able to pick him up a few times, but that was before I spent the weekend
pilling him.

I finally locked all the cats out of the front part of the house except
Cajun
and put the baby food spoon with pill on the floor. He ignored it for
about
half an hour. I finally scooped up the pill and walked over to where he
was
commiserating with Doby through the closed door. Somehow, I managed to get
the
pill down him by scruffing and pilling him quickly.

Maybe I'll try a different flavor of baby food tonight to encourage him to
try
it. I don't know. Maybe put Dean in his leather jacket so he doesn't lose
half
the skin on his stomach/chest again. (Dean is not the greatest of cat
restrainers, he tries, but he doesn't have the experience of working in a
vet
clinic learning how to not lose skin. He has never had to hold a cat who
was
serious about getting down before. I'd hold Caj and let Dean pill but he
can't
seem to get the pill DOWN his throat far enough. Add to the fact that
these
cats are his kids and he really HATES having to help "torture" them,
well....you can see the problem.)

Any good ideas? Cajun is excellent at hiding and knows all the escape
routes in
this house. He's not just your "normal cat", he retains his feral waryness
about me walking up to him, especially after I pilled him a few times.



Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

www.rabbitadoption.org Rabbits & small animals for adoption--worldwide
links,
including vet referrals & other rescues, care tips, mail order products,
etc.

I wrap them in a towel with only the head sticking out.

Karen

"Angela" wrote in message
...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling
better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning
when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)

Last night, I tried a tiny amount of lamb baby food with the pill inside.
He
swallowed it. This morning, he refused it and the other cats converged to
help
eat it. Dean said he wasn't holding him again, wished me good luck and
left for
work. (Remind me to smack him when he gets home!) I couldn't get NEAR him,
he
is semi feral and the only person who can pick him up is Dean. I used to
be
able to pick him up a few times, but that was before I spent the weekend
pilling him.

I finally locked all the cats out of the front part of the house except
Cajun
and put the baby food spoon with pill on the floor. He ignored it for
about
half an hour. I finally scooped up the pill and walked over to where he
was
commiserating with Doby through the closed door. Somehow, I managed to get
the
pill down him by scruffing and pilling him quickly.

Maybe I'll try a different flavor of baby food tonight to encourage him to
try
it. I don't know. Maybe put Dean in his leather jacket so he doesn't lose
half
the skin on his stomach/chest again. (Dean is not the greatest of cat
restrainers, he tries, but he doesn't have the experience of working in a
vet
clinic learning how to not lose skin. He has never had to hold a cat who
was
serious about getting down before. I'd hold Caj and let Dean pill but he
can't
seem to get the pill DOWN his throat far enough. Add to the fact that
these
cats are his kids and he really HATES having to help "torture" them,
well....you can see the problem.)

Any good ideas? Cajun is excellent at hiding and knows all the escape
routes in
this house. He's not just your "normal cat", he retains his feral waryness
about me walking up to him, especially after I pilled him a few times.



Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

www.rabbitadoption.org Rabbits & small animals for adoption--worldwide
links,
including vet referrals & other rescues, care tips, mail order products,
etc.

In article ,
op enlightened us with...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)


If he had restrained him properly, he could not have been clawed.
Restraining the cat without hurting yourself or your cat is easier said
than done.
http://www.doctordog.com/catbook/1-14cvg.gif
This shows how to hold the cat so it cannot claw.
Make sure some of your (or his) weight is on Cajun's shoulder so he
can't be a squirmy wormy.

The rest of the page is helpful, too.
http://www.doctordog.com/catbook/cathand.html

You're just going to have to bribe him to help you again.

I have found that liquid is easier to give than a pill. The cat doesn't
have to open its mouth for liquid. You can squirt it in between the
teeth (the gap behind the "canine" teeth) and let gravity do the work.

--
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~kaeli~
Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't stare at someone
who does. Just don't lick the TV screen, it leaves streaks.
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In article ,
op enlightened us with...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)


If he had restrained him properly, he could not have been clawed.
Restraining the cat without hurting yourself or your cat is easier said
than done.
http://www.doctordog.com/catbook/1-14cvg.gif
This shows how to hold the cat so it cannot claw.
Make sure some of your (or his) weight is on Cajun's shoulder so he
can't be a squirmy wormy.

The rest of the page is helpful, too.
http://www.doctordog.com/catbook/cathand.html

You're just going to have to bribe him to help you again.

I have found that liquid is easier to give than a pill. The cat doesn't
have to open its mouth for liquid. You can squirt it in between the
teeth (the gap behind the "canine" teeth) and let gravity do the work.

--
--
~kaeli~
Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't stare at someone
who does. Just don't lick the TV screen, it leaves streaks.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

In article ,
op enlightened us with...
Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling better, and
now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was
holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning when
Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him pilled)


If he had restrained him properly, he could not have been clawed.
Restraining the cat without hurting yourself or your cat is easier said
than done.
http://www.doctordog.com/catbook/1-14cvg.gif
This shows how to hold the cat so it cannot claw.
Make sure some of your (or his) weight is on Cajun's shoulder so he
can't be a squirmy wormy.

The rest of the page is helpful, too.
http://www.doctordog.com/catbook/cathand.html

You're just going to have to bribe him to help you again.

I have found that liquid is easier to give than a pill. The cat doesn't
have to open its mouth for liquid. You can squirt it in between the
teeth (the gap behind the "canine" teeth) and let gravity do the work.

--
--
~kaeli~
Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't stare at someone
who does. Just don't lick the TV screen, it leaves streaks.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace