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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2004Update on the kits
As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. I called them for the results of Frank's thyroid test, and everything was fine, Since Frank is eating drinking, pooping and peeing normally, TED said the high urea and liver values must have been just some momentary hitch. I promised to take him in for dental work in a month or so, when he has calmed down from this visit. Nikki is on antibiotics for the sores on her chin. I don't think it's quite necessary, but since Nikki hasn't been on antibiotics for over ten eyars, I figure she is safe to take a course. The first kind we got, she was violently sick immediately after the first dose, so I called TED's and they gave me another prescription. The first few days, she let me just pop the pill into her mouth, and then I held it shut and blew in her eyes like you people have mentioned (sorry, don't remember who). Then I squirted her hyperthyroidism meds on top of it. The last couple of times she won't let me pop the pill in her mouth so easily. Somehow she always manages to push it out between her lips before I can grip her mouth tight enough. It's a struggle, but so far I've got every pill down her throat. I pick them up, however soggy they are, and just shove them back in her mouth. The strange thing is, she forgives me the minute I let go of her. She's nothing like Frank, who will hide under the dining table for up to an hour, and hold a grudge even longer.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I've got every pill down her throat. I pick them up, however soggy they > are, and just shove them back in her mouth. The strange thing is, she > forgives me the minute I let go of her. She's nothing like Frank, who will > hide under the dining table for up to an hour, and hold a grudge even > longer. AAAWWWWW. What a sweetie to forgive you. Pilling a cat is very hard from what I've heard. > > I've got every pill down her throat. I pick them up, however soggy they > > are, and just shove them back in her mouth. The strange thing is, she [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Pilling a cat is very hard from what I've heard. As long as I slip up on Pan when he's napping, then tip his head way back and pop the pill right down past the little "hump" of his tongue, he'll swallow it without too many problems. The key for me is to be quick and quiet and get the pill down him before he realizes he's being pilled. He gives me a dirty look, gets up off the bed and sashays away in a huff, usually, but he ultimately forgives me. He knows I'm the source of food in his bowl. And I think the old guy still kind of likes me. After two pills a day for six months now, that shows a forgiving nature. But the difficulty of pilling/medicating depends on the cat. When I had to give Amoxycillin to Francesca when I first had her, it was QUITE a battle to get the nasty stuff down her little gullet. It didn't help that it was in liquid form. She wasn't at ALL sure she wanted to be my cat, at that point! Melissa Melissa > As long as I slip up on Pan when he's napping, then tip his head way > back and pop the pill right down past the little "hump" of his tongue, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > still kind of likes me. After two pills a day for six months now, > that shows a forgiving nature. What a good boy. I can't really sneak up on Nikki that way, because I have to prepare her and Frank's meds (F eats his crushed up and mixed into a little sour cream). When she sees me crushing the pills she looks up with this 'oh-oh' look in her eyes, and when I take out the syringe, she is gone. When I've given Frank his meds, I go and do something else to lull Nikki into a feeling of security. She always comes out of hiding sooner or later, and then I grab her. Poor girl. > But the difficulty of pilling/medicating depends on the cat. When I > had to give Amoxycillin to Francesca when I first had her, it was > QUITE a battle to get the nasty stuff down her little gullet. It > didn't help that it was in liquid form. She wasn't at ALL sure she > wanted to be my cat, at that point! Oh, Amoxycillin is nasty stuff. That's what made Nikki so sick. Frank projectile vomited last time he was given that stuff. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > > I've got every pill down her throat. I pick them up, however soggy > > > they [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > Pilling a cat is very hard from what I've heard. > But the difficulty of pilling/medicating depends on the cat. When I > had to give Amoxycillin to Francesca when I first had her, it was > QUITE a battle to get the nasty stuff down her little gullet. It > didn't help that it was in liquid form. She wasn't at ALL sure she > wanted to be my cat, at that point! Clifford (RB) had a strange relationship with the strawberries-and-cream flavored human pediatric amoxicillin. He'd struggle against the dropper, but then there would be a moment of insight, and he'd start licking his lips to see if there might be any more of the good stuff. But just lick it from a spoon? Surely you jest. In general, I try to give cats medication as liquids, but with a blunt syringe rather than a dropper. Yes I would think giving liquid medicine would be *much*harder after all they can just dribble it out, or even squirt it back in your face if they want to lol. Jean.P. > > > I've got every pill down her throat. I pick them up, however soggy they > > > are, and just shove them back in her mouth. The strange thing is, she [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Melissa On Sun, 26 Sep, Jean P. Hobbs wrote: >Yes I would think giving liquid medicine would be *much*harder >after all they can just dribble it out, or even squirt it back in your face >if they want to lol. Jean.P. My sweet Misty (RB) struggled every time she had to be medicated. She would spit out pills even to the point of frustrating the best efforts of her TED, who swore that he could pill any cat. He couldn't pill Misty and gave her a shot instead. Once when we had to give her some medicine with a dropper, she struggled so much that she loosened one of her upper fangs and it fell out on the table. I felt just awful! I'd hurt my sweet girl, but she forgave me once the course of medication was over. Regards and Purrs, O J > On Sun, 26 Sep, Jean P. Hobbs wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Regards and Purrs, > O J I had to pill Grant for a year, every other day. Of course, he is a real sweetie, but I've used this same thing on Sugar and Pearl who do NOT behave for pilling or squirting. I have the stuff ready and then I put a towel down, set the cat on it and then wrap them up with only their head sticking out. If you have them between your legs, it leaves pretty much both your hands free to operate. > > > I've got every pill down her throat. I pick them up, however soggy they > > > are, and just shove them back in her mouth. The strange thing is, she [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Melissa I guess I lucked out with Tucker 'cause I've had to give him that pink amoxycillin liquid several times. I started out offering him vanilla custard Yoplait yogurt on the tip of a spoon and he loved it so then I added a little of the pink stuff behind the yogurt and his tongue got a taste of that and I've been able to get the whole dose down this way and he thinks he's getting a treat! I always end up giving him some of the pure vanilla yogurt on the spoon to finish off. Christine So glad to hear Frank's test results are back to normal. Purrs for you to be able to give Nikki her pills without a problem, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. <snip Maybe I missed it, but what was the verdict on the stripe on Frank's nose? And good hear that they are doing well :) -Caroline S. > As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. I > called them for the results of Frank's thyroid test, and everything was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > will hide under the dining table for up to an hour, and hold a grudge > even longer. > Maybe I missed it, but what was the verdict on the stripe on Frank's nose? > > And good hear that they are doing well :) Thanks, Caroline. I asked the vet about the stripe, and she asked me if he ever had trouble vreathing, and when I said no, she just sort of dropped it. With everything that was going on, I forgot it, too. I might get back to it when Frank has his dental work. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. I >called them for the results of Frank's thyroid test, and everything was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >will hide under the dining table for up to an hour, and hold a grudge >even longer. Great news that Frank's tests don't show any new problems. Let us knwo when to start purring for the dental work. Purrs for Nikki to take her medicine like a good girl. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. I > called them for the results of Frank's thyroid test, and everything was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > will hide under the dining table for up to an hour, and hold a grudge > even longer. I'm glad to read that Frank's test results were okay - we are sending meds purrs to the kitties. Is Frank taking his meds any better now? ------ Krista >As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. I >called them for the results of Frank's thyroid test, and everything was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >will hide under the dining table for up to an hour, and hold a grudge >even longer. I roll the pill in butter before dropping it in. Tasty lubrication. I hope the sores heal quickly. i have heard of other cats with chin acne, often caused by eating out of plastic dish. None of my cats have ever had it. But i feed them out of old stoneware dishes. -- CATherine > I roll the pill in butter before dropping it in. Tasty lubrication. > > I hope the sores heal quickly. i have heard of other cats with chin > acne, often caused by eating out of plastic dish. None of my cats have > ever had it. But i feed them out of old stoneware dishes. I use ceramic bowls, and their water dish is stainless steel. I'm pretty sure the sores were caused by the medicine she drooled on her chin, which then made the fur mat. They are much better already. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> I roll the pill in butter before dropping it in. Tasty lubrication. >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >sure the sores were caused by the medicine she drooled on her chin, >which then made the fur mat. They are much better already. Yeah, I remember Amber wouldn't clean himself when I was using that nasty tasting Laxatone. Sticky, gooey that would dry hard and I would have to soak it off with warm water. He really didn't mind the warm water until it softened the gooey mess and made it smelly. Then he thought I was giving it to him again and he would fight! But he never got sores or acne or matts. Poor Nicky. Sores on the mouth takes the enjoyment out of eating. It is a sensitive area. I am glad it is almost healed. -- CATherine > As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. I > called them for the results of Frank's thyroid test, and everything > was fine, Since Frank is eating drinking, pooping and peeing > normally, TED said the high urea and liver values must have been just > some momentary hitch. I promised to take him in for dental work in a > month or so, when he has calmed down from this visit. <SNIP> I'm glad there is nothing seriously wrong with either of them. Purrs for Frank's dental work and for Nikki to finnish her course of antibiotics without too much trouble. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. Marina if you do have trouble keeping the pill in her mouth, squeeze her mouth open at the sides, and push the pill right down her throat, I had to give {Henri and Zac both RB,} tablets all their lives every day for some hormone deficiency they had, The vet showed me this way and after a few times I got the knack and it was so much easier, I used to do the same with the dogs. Jean.P. > As some of you may remember, I took the cats to TED's last week. I > called them for the results of Frank's thyroid test, and everything was [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ > and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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