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Giving cat medicine
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My cat was just put on heart medication and I attempted to give it to her this morning. She is not big on treats so putting it in cheese or bologna wouldn't work and she spit it out when I tried to pill her. I really stressed her out which is something the vet said shouldn't be done. Any advice for giving medicine to a cat would be greatly appreciated. Are there some treats out there that no cat would pass up? My cat seems to have a problem eating anything that is not hard food. Thanks, Shannon |
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"SexyGirl" wrote in message
m... Hello, My cat was just put on heart medication and I attempted to give it to her this morning. She is not big on treats so putting it in cheese or bologna wouldn't work and she spit it out when I tried to pill her. I really stressed her out which is something the vet said shouldn't be done. Any advice for giving medicine to a cat would be greatly appreciated. Are there some treats out there that no cat would pass up? My cat seems to have a problem eating anything that is not hard food. Ask your vet about compounding the medication. Pharmacies can compound the medication into treats or into a transdermal gel that you rub inside the ear. My cat, who is also on heart medication and impossible to pill, gets her medication that way. It was a lifesaver for us (and her!). If your vet doesn't work with a compounding pharmacy, there are several reputable online ones - you just need a prescription from your vet. In the meantime, a trick someone suggested here that has worked well for us when we have to give her lasix (which we didn't compound since she's only on it as needed) is to put the pill in a bit of honey and then put the honey on her mouth. When she licks the honey, the pill goes in and she can't spit it out because it's sticky. If the pill is large, you can crush it up in the honey, though that's messy. Someone else I know is giving her cat heart medication using friskies soft treats - they are large enough to break in half and stuff a pill in, and her cat just gobbles them up, apparently. If your cat has just been diagnosed with a heart problem, you might want to check out the yahoo feline hearts HCM group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feline-heart/ We're all in the same boat over there... |
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"SexyGirl" wrote in message
m... Hello, My cat was just put on heart medication and I attempted to give it to her this morning. She is not big on treats so putting it in cheese or bologna wouldn't work and she spit it out when I tried to pill her. I really stressed her out which is something the vet said shouldn't be done. Any advice for giving medicine to a cat would be greatly appreciated. Are there some treats out there that no cat would pass up? My cat seems to have a problem eating anything that is not hard food. Ask your vet about compounding the medication. Pharmacies can compound the medication into treats or into a transdermal gel that you rub inside the ear. My cat, who is also on heart medication and impossible to pill, gets her medication that way. It was a lifesaver for us (and her!). If your vet doesn't work with a compounding pharmacy, there are several reputable online ones - you just need a prescription from your vet. In the meantime, a trick someone suggested here that has worked well for us when we have to give her lasix (which we didn't compound since she's only on it as needed) is to put the pill in a bit of honey and then put the honey on her mouth. When she licks the honey, the pill goes in and she can't spit it out because it's sticky. If the pill is large, you can crush it up in the honey, though that's messy. Someone else I know is giving her cat heart medication using friskies soft treats - they are large enough to break in half and stuff a pill in, and her cat just gobbles them up, apparently. If your cat has just been diagnosed with a heart problem, you might want to check out the yahoo feline hearts HCM group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feline-heart/ We're all in the same boat over there... |
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"SexyGirl" wrote in message
m... Hello, My cat was just put on heart medication and I attempted to give it to her this morning. She is not big on treats so putting it in cheese or bologna wouldn't work and she spit it out when I tried to pill her. I really stressed her out which is something the vet said shouldn't be done. Any advice for giving medicine to a cat would be greatly appreciated. Are there some treats out there that no cat would pass up? My cat seems to have a problem eating anything that is not hard food. Ask your vet about compounding the medication. Pharmacies can compound the medication into treats or into a transdermal gel that you rub inside the ear. My cat, who is also on heart medication and impossible to pill, gets her medication that way. It was a lifesaver for us (and her!). If your vet doesn't work with a compounding pharmacy, there are several reputable online ones - you just need a prescription from your vet. In the meantime, a trick someone suggested here that has worked well for us when we have to give her lasix (which we didn't compound since she's only on it as needed) is to put the pill in a bit of honey and then put the honey on her mouth. When she licks the honey, the pill goes in and she can't spit it out because it's sticky. If the pill is large, you can crush it up in the honey, though that's messy. Someone else I know is giving her cat heart medication using friskies soft treats - they are large enough to break in half and stuff a pill in, and her cat just gobbles them up, apparently. If your cat has just been diagnosed with a heart problem, you might want to check out the yahoo feline hearts HCM group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feline-heart/ We're all in the same boat over there... |
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"SexyGirl" wrote in message m... Hello, My cat was just put on heart medication and I attempted to give it to her this morning. She is not big on treats so putting it in cheese or bologna wouldn't work and she spit it out when I tried to pill her. I really stressed her out which is something the vet said shouldn't be done. Any advice for giving medicine to a cat would be greatly appreciated. Are there some treats out there that no cat would pass up? My cat seems to have a problem eating anything that is not hard food. Thanks, Shannon Since your cat does not want to accept the pill mixed with her food, you will probably need to administer it yourself. Some people use "pill guns." They are available at pet stores and may be available from your vet. I haven't used them, but others on this group may be able to describe it. I administer pills by dropping the pill into the cat's mouth. Go to this site (below) and click on "How To Give Your Cats Medicine." That will bring up a leaflet with illustrations that shows how to do it. Be sure to gently hold your cat's mouth closed and stroke its neck until you are sure that she has swallowed the pill. Otherwise, she may spit it up. Go to this location: http://www.allaboutpets.org.uk/catindex4.html#cat15 MaryL |
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"SexyGirl" wrote in message m... Hello, My cat was just put on heart medication and I attempted to give it to her this morning. She is not big on treats so putting it in cheese or bologna wouldn't work and she spit it out when I tried to pill her. I really stressed her out which is something the vet said shouldn't be done. Any advice for giving medicine to a cat would be greatly appreciated. Are there some treats out there that no cat would pass up? My cat seems to have a problem eating anything that is not hard food. Thanks, Shannon Since your cat does not want to accept the pill mixed with her food, you will probably need to administer it yourself. Some people use "pill guns." They are available at pet stores and may be available from your vet. I haven't used them, but others on this group may be able to describe it. I administer pills by dropping the pill into the cat's mouth. Go to this site (below) and click on "How To Give Your Cats Medicine." That will bring up a leaflet with illustrations that shows how to do it. Be sure to gently hold your cat's mouth closed and stroke its neck until you are sure that she has swallowed the pill. Otherwise, she may spit it up. Go to this location: http://www.allaboutpets.org.uk/catindex4.html#cat15 MaryL |
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"SexyGirl" wrote in message m... Hello, My cat was just put on heart medication and I attempted to give it to her this morning. She is not big on treats so putting it in cheese or bologna wouldn't work and she spit it out when I tried to pill her. I really stressed her out which is something the vet said shouldn't be done. Any advice for giving medicine to a cat would be greatly appreciated. Are there some treats out there that no cat would pass up? My cat seems to have a problem eating anything that is not hard food. Thanks, Shannon Since your cat does not want to accept the pill mixed with her food, you will probably need to administer it yourself. Some people use "pill guns." They are available at pet stores and may be available from your vet. I haven't used them, but others on this group may be able to describe it. I administer pills by dropping the pill into the cat's mouth. Go to this site (below) and click on "How To Give Your Cats Medicine." That will bring up a leaflet with illustrations that shows how to do it. Be sure to gently hold your cat's mouth closed and stroke its neck until you are sure that she has swallowed the pill. Otherwise, she may spit it up. Go to this location: http://www.allaboutpets.org.uk/catindex4.html#cat15 MaryL |
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