Giving meds - tip, "The Mummy"

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Juls - 17 Jul 2005 23:52 GMT

I've been struggling with giving Jack eye drops and oral antibiotics
and he doesn't like it.

When I take the boys to the vet (one at a time), I wrap them in a large
towel, like a mummy. For Dmitri, it's always made him feel safe and he
is restrained without being in a carrier. They don't try to fight their
way out.

Well, after days of trying different positions to hold Jack in place, I
tried the mummy, and it works like a charm! He tries a time or two to
get out, but his front legs are in the mummy wrap, and he gives up.
Then it's very easy to give his meds.

I do have to admit that now when he sees me coming with the towel, he
tries to run, but somehow he thinks that getting in the bed on the cat
tower is a great place to hide. LOL, it just makes it easier because I
don't have to bend over.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

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jmc - 18 Jul 2005 17:45 GMT

Suddenly, without warning, Juls exclaimed (17-Jul-05 11:52 PM):

> I've been struggling with giving Jack eye drops and oral antibiotics
> and he doesn't like it.
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>
> Anyway, just thought I'd share.

Someone here gave a great tip for feeding pills. Get some gel caps (I
think you can get them from any healthfood store; I saved mine from the
glucosamine caps I sprinkle on her food). Break the pill into small
enough sizes to fit inside the cap; close.

Then put something on the outside that's yummy and sticky. I use her
petromalt, but peanut butter or similar will work.

It seems to work much better - but ask me again in 9 days, as Meep's
getting an oral antibiotic as well, and last night's dosing didn't go as
well as the wormer where I first tried this technique. I doubt very
much that Meep would go for the towel, though I used that on my last
cat, mainly for self-preservation reasons.

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Juls - 18 Jul 2005 20:45 GMT

> Suddenly, without warning, Juls exclaimed (17-Jul-05 11:52 PM):
> > I've been struggling with giving Jack eye drops and oral antibiotics
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> Then put something on the outside that's yummy and sticky. I use her
> petromalt, but peanut butter or similar will work.

I used to use peanut butter on my dog (now passed). For years, I'd
struggled with hiding her heartworm pills in cat food (she loved the
cat's food) and all of her favorites. I'd later find the pill, uneaten,
in the corner of the kitchen. But peanut butter did the trick.

> It seems to work much better - but ask me again in 9 days, as Meep's
> getting an oral antibiotic as well, and last night's dosing didn't go as
> well as the wormer where I first tried this technique. I doubt very
> much that Meep would go for the towel, though I used that on my last
> cat, mainly for self-preservation reasons.

Somehow I'm able to get the towel around him (like a baby bunting) in a
second, and only his head pokes out. He has this awful look of
submission on his face and now doesn't even try and fight. I feel
guilty with the look he gives me, but it's working so well now. As soon
as I let him free, he runs to his brother, who licks his head, and then
all is well. It's a very odd procedure, but it's made medicine giving
so incredibly easy.

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mlabofski@yahoo.co.uk - 20 Jul 2005 16:14 GMT

I'm able to crush Otis's tablets in with his food. I just give him a
small meal to start with to make sure he gets the pill, then when
that's gone he gets the rest of his meal. As far as his insulin goes,
he now realises that when the needle comes out, it's time for dinner
followed by belly rub session, and I tell him he's a "good boy". I
know it sounds pathetic, but it works! I think animals respond to
routine same as humans do. I'd rather seem a bit bonkers than have a
neurotic animal, running away and hating me at mealtimes.

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