Re: pill gun again
I forgot to ask him about that yesterday, but he showed us again how to do it and last night and this morning we managed to get his pills down with no problem. He's not a spitter. Once they're down they're down. He's on something called Zeniquin 25 mg one half tablet a day and Furosemide 20 one half tablet twice a day. No more liquid food for him. That causes more stress than the pills. I'm sure since it's in an oily base it sticks in the throat and the taste is hard to get rid of. We should have his culture and cytology report back tomorrow which as usual will be bad news I'm sure. We haven't had one tidbit of good news yet but I don't even care. He was happy when I got up this morning and happy to see me when I got home from work. And Bob says he's eaten like a horse today. He ate a large amount just now so that's always a good thing. He's drinking his water too which is good since he's on the diuretic. - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:25 AM Subject: pill gun again Hey Lynne - The pill gun I got came from the vet and it was only 5 bucks. They are really slick and the pill fits right into the end. Maybe you could ask your vet if they have any? -- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Re: pill gun again
That sounds like good news to me. Try not to live in tomorrow. It robs you of today. On Feb 25, 2008, at 2:52 PM, Lynne wrote: I forgot to ask him about that yesterday, but he showed us again how to do it and last night and this morning we managed to get his pills down with no problem. He's not a spitter. Once they're down they're down. He's on something called Zeniquin 25 mg one half tablet a day and Furosemide 20 one half tablet twice a day. No more liquid food for him. That causes more stress than the pills. I'm sure since it's in an oily base it sticks in the throat and the taste is hard to get rid of. We should have his culture and cytology report back tomorrow which as usual will be bad news I'm sure. We haven't had one tidbit of good news yet but I don't even care. He was happy when I got up this morning and happy to see me when I got home from work. And Bob says he's eaten like a horse today. He ate a large amount just now so that's always a good thing. He's drinking his water too which is good since he's on the diuretic. - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:25 AM Subject: pill gun again Hey Lynne - The pill gun I got came from the vet and it was only 5 bucks. They are really slick and the pill fits right into the end. Maybe you could ask your vet if they have any? Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
RE: pill gun again
Lynne, BooBoo sounds like he's enjoying life--that's *always* good news! Kerry From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:53 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: pill gun again I forgot to ask him about that yesterday, but he showed us again how to do it and last night and this morning we managed to get his pills down with no problem. He's not a spitter. Once they're down they're down. He's on something called Zeniquin 25 mg one half tablet a day and Furosemide 20 one half tablet twice a day. No more liquid food for him. That causes more stress than the pills. I'm sure since it's in an oily base it sticks in the throat and the taste is hard to get rid of. We should have his culture and cytology report back tomorrow which as usual will be bad news I'm sure. We haven't had one tidbit of good news yet but I don't even care. He was happy when I got up this morning and happy to see me when I got home from work. And Bob says he's eaten like a horse today. He ate a large amount just now so that's always a good thing. He's drinking his water too which is good since he's on the diuretic. - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:25 AM Subject: pill gun again Hey Lynne - The pill gun I got came from the vet and it was only 5 bucks. They are really slick and the pill fits right into the end. Maybe you could ask your vet if they have any? Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _ Effective September 1, 2007, we have changed our name to Mayer Brown LLP. IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer Brown LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer Brown LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayers should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
Re: Pill gun
I have easy access to those Karen. Will give it a try. Lynne - Original Message - From: Karen Griffith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:51 AM Subject: Pill gun Just wanted to add something that might help everyone with pill issues, that need a pill gun and can't find one. I have always made my own...at the time, they didn't make them commercially...or I didn't know of any available... If you have access to a plastic 3cc syringe, cut the end that connects to a needle off by scoring it around the base with a sharp knife. Just continue to go around it with the knife until the end comes off. (If you have a very sharp pipe cutter this will work as well). Then use an emery board (first with the rough side and then with the smooth side) until all rough edges are removed so as not to damage your cat's throat with a burr on the end of the syringe. I then use black electrical tape to wrap around the plunger next to (below) the thumb tab. Make several wraps. This keeps the rubber plunger from going outside the syringe case past where you cut it off. You don't want your cat swallowing the rubber plunger if it goes past the end of the newly cut syringe. Ta-Da...you now have a pill gun! You can load the pill in the end and can also add a bit of broth or water so that the pill goes down smoothly. If you use it with just the pill, you can put a bit of broth or water (no more that 1cc) down your cat to help them with a second swallow which will help eliminate the pill being found under the couch while you are watching the 11 o'clock news the next evening. Hope this helps. Karen
