Hi Everyone,
I was just talking with my vet Friday night about this very thing. Coco has been quite ill and they have diagnosed IBD. One of the medications he's on right now is Flagyl which tastes wretched. Wendy mentioned not to put that one in food because kitty will take a bite, see how yucky it is and then not eat. I mentioned that I only put meds in food for the ferals and everyone else gets a syringe of water after a pill so hopefully it wouldn't leave too much of a taste in his mouth. I read the start of a study on this topic by the Winn Feline Foundation a few years ago; could never find the end of the study, but it made sense to me. How very uncomfortable it must feel, too!
As we were talking about it, she mentioned that doxycycline is infamous for it's potential to cause damage. I'm not using it, but she did say that my method of syringing in about 3cc's of water would really minimize problems with that drug. Even if it's being given in a liquid form, I think 'flushing' with a water chaser would be a good idea.
Hope this helps!!
Julie
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