I have a cat that is very hard to syringe anything into her mouth. I can do it a couple of times but then she avoids me like the plague and it took years to build a bond with her, so I tend to steer away from syringing anything. I use pill pockets and they have worked superbly. She occasionally will have stress cystitis because of agression between her and another older cat. She is usually the aggressor.
I have the cantharis tea pills. My question is, can I put a tea pill in a pill pocket so she will just swallow it? Will the effects be just as good as if dissolved in water ahead of time? I've been putting a half teaspoon of water in a measuring spoon and dropping the pill in that. Takes a minimum of 20mimutes to dissolve which isn't ideal at 4 in the morning when she's screaming for her breakfast. Also. The measuring spoon is stainless steel. Is that a problem? I know not to touch the pill.
A vet told me years ago that cosequin was excellent for preventing inflammation of the bladder. That had slipped my mind for some reason until now. Anyone use that? I just open the capsule and mix with her food and I figure it could help with joints as she ages. I do have corn silk and d mannose on hand but I've never really seen results with either of those and another person said that it could change the ph of the urine and not for the better.
Anyone. All that to ask....can the cantharis be given inside a pill pocket?
I have the cantharis tea pills. My question is, can I put a tea pill in a pill pocket so she will just swallow it? Will the effects be just as good as if dissolved in water ahead of time? I've been putting a half teaspoon of water in a measuring spoon and dropping the pill in that. Takes a minimum of 20mimutes to dissolve which isn't ideal at 4 in the morning when she's screaming for her breakfast. Also. The measuring spoon is stainless steel. Is that a problem? I know not to touch the pill.
A vet told me years ago that cosequin was excellent for preventing inflammation of the bladder. That had slipped my mind for some reason until now. Anyone use that? I just open the capsule and mix with her food and I figure it could help with joints as she ages. I do have corn silk and d mannose on hand but I've never really seen results with either of those and another person said that it could change the ph of the urine and not for the better.
Anyone. All that to ask....can the cantharis be given inside a pill pocket?
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