I guess I will have to work on the treats. I am vegetarian and have never
really given the cats treats, so they don't really know what they are. Bob
thinks a pill pocket is a treat. That's about it. I'll have to break down and
buy some deli turkey, ham or something else I guess and give it a try. Shaft
was a 'street' cat. Bob was born and has always lived with me. He has never
had 'people' food....
t
Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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My Tucson is on daily meds and For Tuscon, we go through phasesshe
does OK w. Pill Pockets for a while, then we go to making a little ball with
her favorite soft treat, then we might try the pill in a little ball of cheese
or ham, and then we resort to holding and popping pill in her mouth. No one
thing works all the time but my saving grace is that this 18 lb porko LOVES to
eat!
Occasionally, I have to give meds to my Romeo who I CANNOT hold to pop a pill
in--it gets real tricky when he periodically needs antibiotics for teeth/gum
problems. He wont go near Pill Pockets. I tried compounding meds in liquid
form and he looked at me like was insane. BUT, being the old street cat that
he is, he loves certain people foodsany cold cuts, fish, and chicken. I break
up a pill into as many little pieces as I can and can usually hide a little
piece of a pill in treat sized ball of one of those foods. Then he comes
running cause its not food he usually gets and he loves that so much more than
the treats! Of course, I have to watch cause Tucson (who hates him & makes his
life a misery), has noooo problem sliding over next to him and stealing the new
treat!
Bottom line, if you can think of some food he absolutely goes nuts for, break
up the pill and make little treats (and keep your fingers crossed!)
Christiane Biagi
914-632-4672
Cell: 914-720-6888
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:25 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-next problem -pilling shaft
I really don't know if he's eating the canned food or the dry because he
won't come in the room when I feed them anymore because that's where I started
pilling him. When he stopped coming in the room to be fed I started pilling
him when he came to bed. Now he doesn't come to bed with me anymore. Then I
started pilling him on his cat tree. Now he just stays hidden and I have to
search him out to pill him.
The past month has been hectic. I was gone for a week on vacation before I
took him in to the vet. Then we started his med.s. then my 4 year old nephew
came and stayed a week. (the cats are afraid of him.) then my mother got sick
and i've been having to stay with her some and been in and out a lot. i've
also had workers at my house. and i'm also trying to give bob and sneaker
fluids which scares the other cats.. So it's just been one thing after the
other.
Shaft is usually very easy going, but he does not like these pills and will
not take them in food or pill pockets. Those were my first tries.
tonya
gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What is he eating?
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: catatonya
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-next problem
He won't come to me to eat canned food anymore. :(
t
gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've never had a problem with any cat by crushing amoxi tablets in food.
Had one cat on tapazole crushed in food with no problem. I doubt it would work
with the aspirin, pretty bitter stuff.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: catatonya
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-next problem
thanks. i had him going on the pill pockets until i added the amoxy and the
baby aspirin. it was just too much and he started hiding from me. :(
t
thank you for the link. I went through this with another cat about 4 years
ago (hyper-t) but she didn't hide from me.............
t
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