Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Barb Moermond
touch, so I know trying topill him would be impossible).Sometimes the fight is just NOT worth it. If it's going to be a battle, I just boardthem at the vet's office for the course of treatment, and pay to let the vet techsdeal with them.Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdop

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread TenHouseCats
and take it like a man you sorry little sh*t! and they usually surrender to my prodding and plucking. Rescue cats are another story, some of them I don't even try to pill (I have one I can't even touch, so I know trying to pill him would be impossible). Sometimes the fight is just NOT worth

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Susan Loesch
arp "be still and take it like a man you sorry little sh*t!" and they usually surrender to my prodding and plucking. Rescue cats are another story, some of them I don't even try to pill (I have one I can't even touch, so I know trying to pill him would be impossible). Sometimes

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Barb Moermond
ts are another story, some of them I don't even try to pill (I have one I can't even touch, so I know trying to pill him would be impossible). Sometimes the fight is just NOT worth it. If it's going to be a battle, I just board them at the vet's office for the course of treatment, and pay to let the

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread felv
LOL MC, Doobie is easy to medicate - Once you catch him. He runs and hides and runs and runs, but once you corner him and grab him, he resigns himself to his fate, and isn't any trouble. He's chronic anemic, so he gets vity-mighty-mins occasionally. I usually torment him by saying out really

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread TenHouseCats
i'm firmly convinced that my cats LOVE to watch mommy run around the house after them with a loaded syringe as i said, great exercise -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Nina
You're so funny! My felv babies were easy to medicate, but they were bottle babies and trusted me completely. I have the full gamut here, those that are easy, those that can be easily restrained, and those that would rather kill me than submit to taking a pill! TenHouseCats wrote: i've

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Nina
When I was having to daily medicate Gracie, I found that even thinking about pill time would send her scurrying. I would have to keep something else in my mind, (birds fluttering worked best!), or I wouldn't be able to find her when I had the pill popper ready :) . N TenHouseCats wrote:

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Sherry DeHaan
I guess I got lucky with my Maizee,she took her pill like a good little trooper,hey we had to do it everyday so something had to give.At firts it wasn't that easy,but we came to a understanding,and the pill popper really helped.A while back she stole the popper and I still have not found it :),I

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Sherry DeHaan
That is so true Tencats,For the first few weeks I would get nervous and an upset stomach when it was close to the time to give her that dreaded pill,but like I said it was like we somehow came to an understanding,plus I would give her one or 2 of her Temptations treats,then the pill then a whole

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Lernermichelle
There are two good things about the strategy I suggested re: Nutrical-- 1) they like the taste of the Nutrical usually so the pill does not taste bad, and 2) if you get it back in their mouth it sticks because of the goopiness of the substance so it is harder to spit out. You can also add

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread PEC2851
In a message dated 11/29/05 10:44:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i've heard rumors about cats who are easy to medicate--i put thosestories in the same category as alien-abduction LOL! Patti

RE: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Chris
29, 2005 1:07 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Impossible In a message dated 11/29/05 10:44:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i've heard rumors about cats who are easy to medicate--i put those stories in the same category as alien-abduction

Re: Impossible

2005-11-29 Thread Lernermichelle
I was convinced this was true of Peepers, a friend's cat who lived with me for a while. He looked and acted like an alien, and it seemed quite clear that he was only here on a mission to investigate humans. Michelle In a message dated 11/29/2005 1:13:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL

Impossible

2005-11-28 Thread veggiepugs
Ok either I'm completely moronic or my cat is a superhero. I can NOT do any of the things suggested to give him a pill. I don't know what to do, I'm so frustrated I'm on the verge of tears. Tried crushing in food...he won't eat. Tried giving orally, he spit it out, scratched and bit me...tried

Re: Impossible

2005-11-28 Thread Terri Brown
@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 9:08 PM Subject: Impossible Ok either I'm completely moronic or my cat is a superhero. I can NOT do any of the things suggested to give him a pill. I don't know what to do, I'm so frustrated I'm on the verge of tears. Tried

Re: Impossible

2005-11-28 Thread TenHouseCats
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 9:08 PM Subject: Impossible Ok either I'm completely moronic or my cat is a superhero. I can NOT do any of the things suggested to give him a pill. I don't know what to do, I'm so frustrated I'm on the verge of tears. Tried crushing in food...he won't eat. Tried

Re: Impossible

2005-11-28 Thread Dudes
, it was as if it never happened. Let us know what the vet suggests. Hugs, Sandy - Original Message - From: veggiepugs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 8:08 PM Subject: Impossible Ok either I'm completely moronic or my cat

Re: Impossible

2005-11-28 Thread Gloria B. Lane
, November 28, 2005 8:08 PM Subject: Impossible Ok either I'm completely moronic or my cat is a superhero. I can NOT do any of the things suggested to give him a pill. I don't know what to do, I'm so frustrated I'm on the verge of tears. Tried crushing in food...he won't eat. Tried giving orally, he