I was once trying to give an injection to a very unhappy cat. He was being
carefully restrained by three people, and he was winning, big time. I asked
where/how it should be given, and the vet hollered "IC". I looked at her, and
she said with gritted teeth "In Cat".
My most successful method of dealing with difficult cats is either a
screen door, or a vertical upholstered surface. Scruff the cat, and get them to
attach their front claws to either the screen or fabric, at a level of about
your shoulder. Lower the rest of the cat (claws still attached) and you'll find
that you have pretty good control. I can usually release the scruff, tilt their
head back, and have two hands to tilt his/her and get the meds in successfully,
but it has to be quick. They're so worried abut hanging on, they're at least a
little off their game. I'm right handed, so I scruff/hang with my left, so my
right hand has good access...
Just a thought...
Margo
-----Original Message-----
>From: dlg...@windstream.net
>Sent: Oct 29, 2015 1:50 AM
>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R))
>
>YOU WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD NOT BE HARD, AFTER ALL, THEY ARE SMALLER THAN
>US. THEY CAN BACK RIGHT OUT OF YOUR GRIP AND BE LONG GONE BEFORE YOU KNOW
>WHAT HAPPENED.
>
>---- Marsha <mar...@lynxe.com> wrote:
>> Yep, that's what I do. She is still a huge challenge. I got a Dr.
>> Hanson's bullseye pill gun, and that is helping, but sometimes I still
>> have to try twice even with that. She is a stinker. Three times I took
>> her to the vet for the techs to do it. Took 2 of them, and they were
>> doing the "works like a charm" method too. LOL! I've had just one cat
>> that was a bigger challenge.
>>
>> Marsha
>>
>> On 10/28/2015 7:23 PM, Ardy Robertson wrote:
>> > Have you ever tried holding her opposite side ear/side of head and tilting
>> > her head upward until under chin line is completely vertical, and then with
>> > the other hand you can pull the lower part of her mouth down and pop the
>> > pill into the back of her mouth. Then let go of her ear/side of head and
>> > gently stroke her neck to make the pill go down. Works like a charm.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
>> > Marsha
>> > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:18 AM
>> > To: dlg...@windstream.net; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R))
>> >
>> > I got some venison and duck of some brand that was new to me. The venison
>> > was a big hit for a few days because it was such a novelty. Now none of
>> > the
>> > cats will eat it. So, I'm saving it for later, when it might be "new"
>> > again. LOL. Pilling is extremely difficult with Peaches. She will jerk
>> > her
>> > head if she can, but the movement INSIDE her mouth, especially with her
>> > tongue is pretty amazing no matter how "still" I hold the rest of her.
>> >
>>
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