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I used this method (crushing the meds up and mixing it in a baby
syringe) with Miss Lucy when she was younger and it worked pretty well. I had trouble holding on to her, though, until I knelt on the floor and put her between my legs. Then she couldn't get away from me so easily and I had both hands free to "do the deed". Best of luck to you both.... On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:07:23 -0800, Dan Mahoney wrote: SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how the hell can I give her the tablet. I've managed twice so far but it takes about 1/2 an hour each time. She won't even eat chicken if the tablets with it (I even tried hiding it in the chicken....didn't work) and she wouldn't eat her normal food with the tablet in. What, if any, are the tricks? I have to do it twice a day. I've never been successful at pilling my cats, but have been able to give liquid oral meds pretty well. Maybe you could crush the pill in just a bit of water, and put in a syringe with something liquid to help mask the taste. Dan |
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Gizmo TED Report
Well, I picked Gizmo up yesterday from TED.....they couldn't completely rule
out as UTI as she wouldn't pee for them either and because she'd eaten that morning they couldn't sedate her to gt it out the other way (whatever that is)....but the vet says she has abdominal tenderness (near the bladder) and a sensitive kidney(??). So she is on antibiotics. AND next week she has to go back to get her teeth cleaned....apparently she has bad tartar. She has to have a general anaesthetic for that and they'll collect some urine from her then.....poor little kitty. I've never actually taken her for an operation (she was desexed when I got her)...she's going to hate me. SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how the hell can I give her the tablet. I've managed twice so far but it takes about 1/2 an hour each time. She won't even eat chicken if the tablets with it (I even tried hiding it in the chicken....didn't work) and she wouldn't eat her normal food with the tablet in. What, if any, are the tricks? I have to do it twice a day. Well..heres purrs that she is OK next week and I am sane giving her the tablets!!! Purrs Angela and Gizmo PS. As for the peeing, she didn't pee all day but still managed to pee once she got in my car to go home!!! |
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SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how
the hell can I give her the tablet. I've managed twice so far but it takes about 1/2 an hour each time. She won't even eat chicken if the tablets with it (I even tried hiding it in the chicken....didn't work) and she wouldn't eat her normal food with the tablet in. What, if any, are the tricks? I have to do it twice a day. I've never been successful at pilling my cats, but have been able to give liquid oral meds pretty well. Maybe you could crush the pill in just a bit of water, and put in a syringe with something liquid to help mask the taste. Dan |
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In article , "Gizela" u wrote:
-- SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how -- the hell can I give her the tablet. Well, with some cats it's almost impossible, but... I've had pretty good luck just pushing it as far back in the throat as possible with my index finger, causing the cat to gag and instinctively swallow the pill. This might not work if the cat has an unusually small head or really is a "squirmer", but in general it isn't a grotequely difficult process. Art |
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:14:23 -0800, Gizela wrote
(in message ): This works with Bruiser, never tried it on Maya but the vet did, pry mouth open, (after this speed counts) tilt head back, put pill in back of throat, close mouth, blow a puff of air in the eyes, she should swallow and have and amazed look on her face. Well, I picked Gizmo up yesterday from TED.....they couldn't completely rule out as UTI as she wouldn't pee for them either and because she'd eaten that morning they couldn't sedate her to gt it out the other way (whatever that is)....but the vet says she has abdominal tenderness (near the bladder) and a sensitive kidney(??). So she is on antibiotics. AND next week she has to go back to get her teeth cleaned....apparently she has bad tartar. She has to have a general anaesthetic for that and they'll collect some urine from her then.....poor little kitty. I've never actually taken her for an operation (she was desexed when I got her)...she's going to hate me. SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how the hell can I give her the tablet. I've managed twice so far but it takes about 1/2 an hour each time. She won't even eat chicken if the tablets with it (I even tried hiding it in the chicken....didn't work) and she wouldn't eat her normal food with the tablet in. What, if any, are the tricks? I have to do it twice a day. Well..heres purrs that she is OK next week and I am sane giving her the tablets!!! Purrs Angela and Gizmo PS. As for the peeing, she didn't pee all day but still managed to pee once she got in my car to go home!!! |
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"Gizela" u wrote in message ... Well, I picked Gizmo up yesterday from TED.....they couldn't completely rule out as UTI as she wouldn't pee for them either and because she'd eaten that morning they couldn't sedate her to gt it out the other way (whatever that is)....but the vet says she has abdominal tenderness (near the bladder) and a sensitive kidney(??). So she is on antibiotics. AND next week she has to go back to get her teeth cleaned....apparently she has bad tartar. She has to have a general anaesthetic for that and they'll collect some urine from her then.....poor little kitty. I've never actually taken her for an operation (she was desexed when I got her)...she's going to hate me. SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how the hell can I give her the tablet. I've managed twice so far but it takes about 1/2 an hour each time. She won't even eat chicken if the tablets with it (I even tried hiding it in the chicken....didn't work) and she wouldn't eat her normal food with the tablet in. What, if any, are the tricks? I have to do it twice a day. Well..heres purrs that she is OK next week and I am sane giving her the tablets!!! Purrs Angela and Gizmo PS. As for the peeing, she didn't pee all day but still managed to pee once she got in my car to go home!!! well - I've always just done the pry-open-the-mouth-and-toss-the-pill-in routine. Not a fun experience for human nor cat, but the easiest way (for us, anyway). After the pilling, kitty always gets a reward. Good luck, and I hope Gizmo will turn out to be okay. I've survived enough teeth cleanings with my cats - a bit unnerving to have them put under, but they've made it through just fine. Brenda |
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Brenda wrote:
"Gizela" u wrote in message ... Well, I picked Gizmo up yesterday from TED.....they couldn't completely rule out as UTI as she wouldn't pee for them either and because she'd eaten that morning they couldn't sedate her to gt it out the other way (whatever that is)....but the vet says she has abdominal tenderness (near the bladder) and a sensitive kidney(??). So she is on antibiotics. AND next week she has to go back to get her teeth cleaned....apparently she has bad tartar. She has to have a general anaesthetic for that and they'll collect some urine from her then.....poor little kitty. I've never actually taken her for an operation (she was desexed when I got her)...she's going to hate me. SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how the hell can I give her the tablet. I've managed twice so far but it takes about 1/2 an hour each time. She won't even eat chicken if the tablets with it (I even tried hiding it in the chicken....didn't work) and she wouldn't eat her normal food with the tablet in. What, if any, are the tricks? I have to do it twice a day. Well..heres purrs that she is OK next week and I am sane giving her the tablets!!! Purrs Angela and Gizmo PS. As for the peeing, she didn't pee all day but still managed to pee once she got in my car to go home!!! well - I've always just done the pry-open-the-mouth-and-toss-the-pill-in routine. Not a fun experience for human nor cat, but the easiest way (for us, anyway). After the pilling, kitty always gets a reward. Good luck, and I hope Gizmo will turn out to be okay. I've survived enough teeth cleanings with my cats - a bit unnerving to have them put under, but they've made it through just fine. Brenda Yep, my Simon has needed at least one pill every day for over a year now and the only way I can get them down is open his mouth and put the pill as far back as I can. At 20 years old he's just too smart to eat a pill hidden in his food, and usually manages to spit out anything that didn't go right into the back of his mouth. But then, at 20 years old, he hasn't got the physical fight in him that a younger cat can have. I find kneeling down with puss between my knees is the best way to hold on to the cat and still have both hands free. Here's hoping that Gizzy's feeling better soon Helen Wheels |
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"Gizela" u wrote Well..heres purrs that she is OK next week and I am sane giving her the tablets!!! PS. As for the peeing, she didn't pee all day but still managed to pee once she got in my car to go home!!! LOL! Isn't that just typical? Purrs for Gizmo for all she will have to endure, and for you for the pilling. I give Frank and Nikki their thyroid medication by crushing the pills and mixing them into sour cream, but this only works if the pills are very bland in taste. I didn't manage to trick Frank into taking antibiotics this way a couple of years back, so I crushed the pills and mixed them with water, then squirted it into his mouth with a syringe. You could try something stronger than water, like e.g. beef or fish stock, or water from a tin of tuna. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi |
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:14:23 +1100, "Gizela"
u wrote: Well, I picked Gizmo up yesterday from TED.....they couldn't completely rule out as UTI as she wouldn't pee for them either and because she'd eaten that morning they couldn't sedate her to gt it out the other way (whatever that is)....but the vet says she has abdominal tenderness (near the bladder) and a sensitive kidney(??). So she is on antibiotics. AND next week she has to go back to get her teeth cleaned....apparently she has bad tartar. She has to have a general anaesthetic for that and they'll collect some urine from her then.....poor little kitty. I've never actually taken her for an operation (she was desexed when I got her)...she's going to hate me. SO now....a question. I know this has been asked numerous times BUT....how the hell can I give her the tablet. I've managed twice so far but it takes about 1/2 an hour each time. She won't even eat chicken if the tablets with it (I even tried hiding it in the chicken....didn't work) and she wouldn't eat her normal food with the tablet in. What, if any, are the tricks? I have to do it twice a day. Well..heres purrs that she is OK next week and I am sane giving her the tablets!!! Purrs Angela and Gizmo PS. As for the peeing, she didn't pee all day but still managed to pee once she got in my car to go home!!! Purrs for Gizmo to get better, and come through the teeth cleaning with no problems. When Rocky was at TED getting snipped he stayed two nights and one full day, and refused to eat or use the litterbox the whole time he was there. Once I got him home he wolved down a can of wet food, ran outside for a few minutes. and came inside to eat some more. Crazy cat, I still don't think he's ever used the litterbox. He's been spending nights inside lately with our cold weather, but still wants out first thing in the morning. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html |
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"Gizela" u wrote in message
... Well..heres purrs that she is OK next week and I am sane giving her the tablets!!! Purrs for all to go well! -- :: lewe ------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi |
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