I don't know. I've rescued lots and lots of cats over the years, plus worked at the shelter, and pilled hundreds and hundreds. BUT, I have one cat, Popeye, that I've discussed on here before, that I absolutely cannot pill.
He is in my face all the time. I can't sit down without him laying on me. I can't talk on the phone without including him in the conversation, etc.... Definitely not a scaredy cat or mean cat. But he clamps down his mouth and I can't hold it open. There are sharp teeth in there. And he scratches and KICKS at me with all 4 paws. I've tried everything. If I give ANOTHER cat some medicine in a treat or some wet food he wants it. But if I put his medicine in a treat or wet food he won't touch it.
If by some miracle I do get the pill in I will hold his mouth closed for a while, but eventually I will find the pill spit back out!
How do you hold a cat's mouth open when he is trying to bite you!?
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Dudes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dudes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michelle,That's genius. Will definitely keep that one tucked away for future reference. Sandy----- Original Message -----From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:35 AMSubject: Re: Sigh...I have not been following this thread much, but here is what I do to pill: Buy Nutrical or some other tube of gelatinous cat supplement. Stick the pill in the middle of a gob of it. Get behind the cat and hold the cat with one hand, while with the other opening the cat's mouth. With the hand opening the cat's mouth, use one finger to hold the lower jaw down so the cat cannot close the mouth and then with the finger that has the goo/pill on it stick the gob on the back of the tongue or down the throat. This always works for me, even with cats hard to pill. Another version is to cut the tip off a 1 cc or 3 cc plastic syringe so it has a wide opening, suck up some Nutrical or other goo in it, stick the pill in that, and use the syringe like a piller to pop the pill and goo down the cat's throat.Michelle
