I'm assuming Turtle is your cat Karen, and that you've been given pills to administer? If so there are steps to learning how. It's a matter of using their reflexes to your advantage. I can't really explain it, but this guy does (and he's a vet)... https://youtu.be/WnikCuQtFOw
The bit about stopping the cat from backing and holding the ja…
I'm assuming Turtle is your cat Karen, and that you've been given pills to administer? If so there are steps to learning how. It's a matter of using their reflexes to your advantage. I can't really explain it, but this guy does (and he's a vet)... https://youtu.be/WnikCuQtFOw
The bit about stopping the cat from backing and holding the jaw up while rubbing the throat are spot on. Need to have collar of shame off while doing it. The whole process becomes very easy once you get the hang of it, like riding a bicycle.
Thank you Vague Craig! The video is helpful. I have many cats and typically have no problem giving them meds. But sweet gentle Turtle turned into wildcat after major abdominal surgery and sepsis. She’s pretty much had it. Hopefully as she calms down it will be easier.
I've always had good luck pilling dogs, but I've never succeeded with a cat. it feels like they REALLY hate it. and their canines (can cats have "canines"'s or are they just "fangs?") can really hurt.
finally, when I was trying to medicate the cat, I figured out the syringe thing. dissolve the pill in water and the syringe I used was the one that came in some kind of fountain pen flushing system I bought years ago. but there are medicine syringes available in any decent drug store as well.
I'm assuming Turtle is your cat Karen, and that you've been given pills to administer? If so there are steps to learning how. It's a matter of using their reflexes to your advantage. I can't really explain it, but this guy does (and he's a vet)... https://youtu.be/WnikCuQtFOw
The bit about stopping the cat from backing and holding the jaw up while rubbing the throat are spot on. Need to have collar of shame off while doing it. The whole process becomes very easy once you get the hang of it, like riding a bicycle.
Thank you Vague Craig! The video is helpful. I have many cats and typically have no problem giving them meds. But sweet gentle Turtle turned into wildcat after major abdominal surgery and sepsis. She’s pretty much had it. Hopefully as she calms down it will be easier.
Wish I had known this years ago
I've always had good luck pilling dogs, but I've never succeeded with a cat. it feels like they REALLY hate it. and their canines (can cats have "canines"'s or are they just "fangs?") can really hurt.
We were lucky today and they were able to switch to liquid antibiotics. Syringe to mouth is much easier on both of us.
finally, when I was trying to medicate the cat, I figured out the syringe thing. dissolve the pill in water and the syringe I used was the one that came in some kind of fountain pen flushing system I bought years ago. but there are medicine syringes available in any decent drug store as well.