my lord! giving cats medication is almost suicide!!

[vash]

two cats, both need meds.

my wrist look like a teenager with angst. i wish i could just traq dart them daily.

[pwd72s]

Did your Vet give you a "pill popper"? Making sure those claws are wrapped up inside a towel also helps...

[Rick V]

Only a cat person would understand.
I wear my welding gloves, helps a little.

[Super_Dave_D]

No problem with my cats - no claws!!!

[MattKellett]

+1 on the towel method, worked well for me.

Wrap kitty in a towel and then place cat between legs while kneeling, life back head, open mouth, pop them in and stroke neck - bingo no scratches

Good luck

[island911]

get the meds compounded.... where it's made in a liquid form (tuna flavored or such) and given with a syringe.

[450knotOffice]

Originally Posted by island911

get the meds compounded.... where it's made in a liquid form (tuna flavored or such) and given with a syringe.

That method never worked on my cats. They just spit that krap out everywhere...and then had the rest of it running down their face, neck and fur. Total failure.

[island911]

Originally Posted by 450knotOffice

That method never worked on my cats. They just spit that krap out everywhere...and then had the rest of it running down their face, neck and fur. Total failure.

I've had problems w/ compounded meds only once. The cat would even foam @ the mouth. The problem was in having too many drugs in one compound, Once separated into two compounds, no problems.

My wife is a Vet, and our cat gets 4 compounded med's twice a day. Even I can give them w/o getting clawed or bitten. -pills? Not going to happen with me giving them.

YMMV

[Sonic dB]

what kind of meds...what are they for...what are the names of the drugs?

[cgarr]

Pusher!

[bell]

we had to give our ava 2 pills per day for 6 months during her recovery from tainted pet food, it took a pill popper, me to hold her while the wife used the popper, and a cunning trick so she didn't realize what was about to happen or she'd hide......

[steveo123456]

I mash up the pills and mix it with the cat's canned food. Works great and saves us both a lot of grief.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Rick V

Only a cat person would understand.
I wear my welding gloves, helps a little.

Same here. Works very well.

[nostatic]

You should try a curtains cord. It only really works if they aren't neutered though...

[stomachmonkey]

If pill is small put a dab of cream cheese on cats nose and stick pill in it

[Danimal16]

Try the method used in the play "Greater Tuna", the bitter pill, but with a sedative.

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by nostatic

You should try a curtains cord. It only really works if they aren't neutered though...

Ouch! The PC police will be coming for you any minute.

[jyl]

Our cats had ringworm. We had to give them nasty-tasting medicine daily for a month. Technique - grab cat and hold firmly, force open mouth, push syringe to back of throat, squirt, hold mouth closed for a few secs. Need two people for this. After a while, became routine. Even for the cats.

[Schumi]

I had a girlfriend once whose cat was diabetic. It was a very pretty cat with very long hair, and probably weighed 20 lbs. She had to give it insulin shots in the hip. The cat was pretty lethargic, and would just lay while it took the shot, making this meow-ish moan the whole time. It was kind of sad.

The cat still lives however, and is probably about 15 years old by now.

[vash]

i am giving the older cat an antibiotic for some crystal in the bladder. this is just to relieve some swelling and trauma to the bladder. she gets another visit, to determine if she needs surgery on tuesday.

the new cat has a respiratory infection that is requiring liquid clavamox. the hind claws on cats is very dangerous. fast, sharp, strong....