Thanks, Tonya! I'm probably going to check into it -- Mr. Cinders HATES the
stuff. :{
Hugs,
Rebecca
> From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 13:47:47 -0800 (PST)
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: For Yvonne
>
> Rebecca,
>
> I don't think you can crush the flagyl and put it in food. the taste
> is just too BAD to be disguised in anything. (my vet told me to taste
> it myself, just to see.)
>
> anyway, they now can get that stuff made into some kind of treat form
> that cats will usually take. my vet told me about it. they have
> chicken and liver flavors. of course it costs more :(
>
> but anyway, dealing with someone already skittish, you might want to
> try it.
>
> tonya
>
> --- Rebecca Sissom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi, Yvonne!
>>
>> Yeah, giving him the Flagyl is NOT making me more loved by him. At
>> ALL! He's
>> already hard to catch when he doesn't want to be nabbed, and now that
>> he
>> knows he's going to get that shoved down his throat, it's next to
>> impossible
>> to grab him for it. Last night, Tom suggested we crush his meds and
>> put them
>> in a little canned food (he loves canned food). We did. He smelled a
>> rat and
>> wouldn't eat it. So, a big chase ensued. Poor guy. He's going to hate
>> me
>> before it's all over!
>>
>> I'm glad the vet did not suggest us doing the expressing ourselves
>> (no
>> reference to any Madonna songs intended). That was pretty nasty, and
>> I'm not
>> sure I'd be able to do a very good job! :/ Hope all's well with you
>> and your
>> furkids!
>>
>> Love,
>> Rebecca
>>
>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 03:56:32 EST
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: Re: OT - you guys were right!
>>>
>>> Dear Rebecca,
>>>
>>> I'm glad to hear it was something minor! Simba had anal gland
>> problems once
>>> upon a time, too, & the vet showed me how to express his glands
>>> myself....yay, lucky me! Fortunately, I was no longer pregnant at
>> the time!
>>> I made sure to bring lots of latex gloves home from work. How is
>> Mr. Cinders
>>> doing taking the Flagyl? That has got to be one of the worst meds
>> to give a
>>> cat...they just hate it & it made mine foam at the mouth....ugh!
>> Well, give
>>> him a pat on the head from me.
>>>
>>> Yvonne
>>>
>>> "We might be able to survive in a world where the giant panda, the
>>> California Condor, and the black rhino exist only as pictures in a
>>> book. But do we want to?"
>>>
>>
>
>
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