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[Mousebaby]

My kitty cat done clawed me up somethin terrible a few minutes ago.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to give a maniac cat, with razor blade claws, a pill, by yourself, without getting sliced up like you've just been mugged by Jack the Ripper???


TIA

 

[aps45819]

Wear leather gardening gloves

 

[smoothmarine187]

My kitty cat done clawed me up somethin terrible a few minutes ago.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to give a maniac cat, with razor blade claws, a pill, by yourself, without getting sliced up like you've just been mugged by Jack the Ripper???


TIA

Mix it up with some soft cat food.

 

[chevylover]

I know exactly how you feel. My friends call my cat "Demon Cat". The last time I had to give her a pill, I had to wrap her up in a towel, with only her head sticking out, and then give her the pill.

Good Luck!

 

[vraiblonde]

http://www.mamarocks.com/how_to_give_your_cat_a_pill.htm

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[redhead77]

My kitty cat done clawed me up somethin terrible a few minutes ago.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to give a maniac cat, with razor blade claws, a pill, by yourself, without getting sliced up like you've just been mugged by Jack the Ripper???


TIA

Wrap kitty in a towel and hold mouth open at jaw and drop pill in, tip head back and they will eventually swallow. I can't count the number of times I had to do this to an old cat I used to have. Good luck.

 

[Robin]

would be less tramatic to crush pill and put in some tuna fish and lock the cat into the bath room and check periodically to see if the cat ate the food. I had a pyscho kitty named vicious I had to administer antibiotics to and she earned her name at a very young 6-8 weeks old. Good luck

 

[Pasofever]

One of our CFA judges died from that one time












peroxide..soap water...antibiotics (orally and topically) good luck...Bites are worse though..

 

[Pasofever]

OH reread you want to know how to give a pill.....Do the nails first..nice and short..grab cat head in left hand and with thumb and forfinger open mouth through his lips so if he bits he bits his cheeks not you...I like pill poppers..if you have two peeps it is easier but I never have help..if you cant do it bring hm to me I will help/show ya how to do it..good luck

 

[Cowgirl]

1. Wrap cat nice and tighly in big towel.
2. Grab cat's head with left hand.
3. Use right hand to open said cat's mouth.
4. Stick pill in back of throat (the cat's, not yours).
5. Close cat's mouth and hold shut until you feel cat swallow.
6. Let cat go and give it a nice big .

 

[Mousebaby]

Ok, let me give you some history about said cat. She is really good at this pill thing. She will sit there and refuse to swallow and if you let go of her face/head she will shake her head to fling the pill across the room. I have tried the pill in the food thing. More then once has she eaten all the way around the pill and left it sitting in the bowl. This cat is so good she can slip out of any towel you put her in. Sis told me to use a dampish towel because it gives you more grip, NOT with Lucy!!! She has to be the smartest and most stubborn cat I have EVER had the pleasure of meeting!

 

[mainman]

lock the cat into the bath room

Doesn't sound like you are taking the cats feelings into consideration....

 

[mAlice]

I had a claw like thingie that I got from the vet. It holds the pill and makes it easier to get it down the cats throat so they can't get it out. There are also "pill pockets", a little snack with a pocket to put the pill in.

 

[Pasofever]

I has a claw like thingie that I got from the vet. It holds the pill and makes it easier to get it down the cats throat so they can't get it out. They're are also "pill pockets", a little snack with a pocket to put the pill in.

Pill poppers

 

[mAlice]

Pill poppers

I can't spell this morning.

 

[dems4me]

http://www.mamarocks.com/how_to_give_your_cat_a_pill.htm

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[Cowgirl]

Ok, let me give you some history about said cat. She is really good at this pill thing. She will sit there and refuse to swallow and if you let go of her face/head she will shake her head to fling the pill across the room. I have tried the pill in the food thing. More then once has she eaten all the way around the pill and left it sitting in the bowl. This cat is so good she can slip out of any towel you put her in. Sis told me to use a dampish towel because it gives you more grip, NOT with Lucy!!! She has to be the smartest and most stubborn cat I have EVER had the pleasure of meeting!

How is she getting out of the towel? If you wrap it around her really tightly so only her head is sticking out she should be good. Can you have a second person hold her rear legs so she cant kick?

When you put the pill in her mouth, push it waaaaaay back past her tongue...push it as far back into her mouth as your finger will go. Once you get it in far enough, she will not be able to get it back up. Hold her mouth shut and stroke down her throat to get her to swallow.

If all else fails, take her to your vet and let them help you give it...that way you can see their technique.

Just remember, the more worked up you get, the more worked up your cat will be. Stay calm, and remember...you are way bigger than her. As long as you keep out of the way of the claws, you'll be fine. You can do it!