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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004How do I worn a cat that hates midications?
More on my 2 new friends, Buttons and Miss Muffet. I am having a problem worming them, but especially Miss Muffet. I just couldn't get anything down their throats without great anguish. I am a coward and gave up. They were pretty upset for a few hours and I have admitted defeat. I was supposed to hold open their mouths and place the small tablet at the back of their tongue with (optionally) a small squirt of water, close their mouths and gently massage their throats. Sounds easy doesn't it? Boy what a fiasco! No success. So I crushed the tablets up and mixed it in with their evening meals. Neither would eat anything. Nope not a damned thing for 24 hours when I gave in. Fortunately, I have found that Buttons at least _will_ eat the palatable wormers without bother, but Miss Muffet resolutely refuses any medication in any form. I was told the palatable worming tablets are not as effective as the prescribed ones froma vet. What am I to do? Fortunately Miss Muffet doesn't wander far from the house, despite there being a wood at the end of the garden. Any ideas anyone? Richard >More on my 2 new friends, Buttons and Miss Muffet. I am having a problem >worming them, but especially Miss Muffet. I just couldn't get anything down [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Any ideas anyone? Ask the vet if you can crush the tablets - if you can, put a few drops of warm water in a bowl and let the pill soak for a few minutes to soften, then crush it with the back of a spoon. Add a heaping tablespoon or so of human grade chunk light tuna in water and a bit of the liquid - mix well. Put the cat and the bowl somewhere convenient and watch the whole thing disappear, leaving you with a quite clean bowl and a dosed cat. I have several cats that are experts and not taking pills - mixing it with high grade tuna works every time. Tuna cat food doesn't - they won't eat it under any conditions. T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. > Ask the vet if you can crush the tablets - if you can, put a few drops > of warm water in a bowl and let the pill soak for a few minutes to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > with high grade tuna works every time. Tuna cat food doesn't - they > won't eat it under any conditions. My Nikki doesn't like tuna, so I use sour cream. I crush the pill with a small mortar and pestle, but the principle is the same. Mix it into something your cat just can't refuse. Purrs that you get Miss Muffet pilled.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki Richard had some very interesting things to say about How do I worn a cat that hates midications?: >More on my 2 new friends, Buttons and Miss Muffet. I am having a problem >worming them, but especially Miss Muffet. I just couldn't get anything down [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >from the house, despite there being a wood at the end of the garden. >Any ideas anyone? I've had the best luck with liquid medications. Ask your vet if the needed glop is available in that format. Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL Go to this site: http://www.lbah.com/ear_cleaning.htm#fr I have found wrapping a cat this way is absolutely the best way of administering medication. My vet gave me a liquid wormer already in a syringe. Pearl, my most obstreperous, took it like a champ. It really helps and gets it over without much trauma. Karen I had the same problem earlier this year trying to dose my cats. I found that it was SO MUCH easier on everyone involved when I tried what a friend suggested. Simply do what a mother cat does: immobilize the cat by holding onto the scruff of the neck. Use one hand to hold him and with the other gently push his mouth open and insert the pill, pushing it to the back of the tongue with your finger. Once it is in, hold his mouth closed and rub his neck to encourage him to swallow. I tried wrapping her in a towel, I tried the pill shooter the vet gives you, I tried liquid medication. Believe me, this is the simplest way! Less stress and trauma for you and the kitty. > I had the same problem earlier this year trying to dose my cats. I found that > it was SO MUCH easier on everyone involved when I tried what a friend [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > vet gives you, I tried liquid medication. Believe me, this is the simplest way! > Less stress and trauma for you and the kitty. I still can't seem to manage to get hold of a grown cat that way. My daughter on the other hand is great at it. And the cats don't object like you would think. Of course she did spend some time working with a vet and bathing cats was one of her jobs. So rather then risk life and limb when the cats need a going over to check for burrs, etc, I wait for her to hold them for me. They both absolutely adore her. She has long acrylic nails and does very thorough scritching. If the are outside she can comb lots of loose fur out of their coats just with her nails. Jo >> I had the same problem earlier this year trying to dose my cats. I found >that [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >Jo What does she charge? My three would love it. They HATE to be brushed even though I think that it feels so good afterwards. I have tried those shredder things, ZoomGroom, brushes made especially for cats, all different types. I even tried one of those mittens that you use. Nothing works they just get up and walk away mad. I can get the pills into them, but I can't get either of them to tolerate a good brushing! I guess it's a trade off: my life as an artwork would be entitled "A Study In Cat Hair," but, at least they are healthy. |
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