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Brook's brother, Chase, is incredibly food motivated and if we had to do this with him it would be no problem to slip it into his food. He's an "eat first, ask questions later" kind of a boy. Brook is really smart and very suspicious of anything new or different. She loves her wet food but if I...

We started out with the fruity-flavored liquid. Brook was not interested.

Well, just when I thought I had this figured out, Brook decided to be suspicious about the treat and just would not take her second dose today. She hasn't coughed all day so I am not going to force it. My husband gives treats to both cats before he leaves for work each morning and she thinks he...

I wanted to come back and report on what we ended up doing with Brook to thank everyone for their suggestions and so that someone else with our problem might benefit. I called our vet and explained that we weren't able to find a way to give the liquid med to Brook without getting a hold of her...

The vet wanted to start with a high dose and then taper. Brook has never had a full-on asthma attack, just fits of coughing. She got a steroid shot about 5 weeks ago that stopped the coughing fits, but the past week we have heard her starting to cough again a few times/day (it's been rainy and...

Thanks for the link, I will check it out. We have switched to a silicone litter but that doesn't seem to have helped. With Brook it seems like mold is the biggest trigger because it is worse on rainy/humid days.

Thanks for the suggestions. The release command is a good idea. I usually reinforce her with brushing after I have to do something to her that she doesn't like. I've been working on training her to let me pick her up and hold her and then brushing her when I put her down. I'm afraid that holding...

Thank you for the suggestions. I have ordered some chicken flavored capsules and pill pockets from Amazon, thank God for same-day delivery! The vet wanted to try the liquid so we can easily and accurately adjust the dose depending on Brook's symptoms. We're hoping this is a seasonal issue that...

She wouldn't ever take a pill either because the problem is getting a hold of her. Once I have a hold of her, she gets so scared that she will be really docile. I need a way to get the medicine to her that doesn't involve holding her. I will check into the treat from Wedgewood. Thank you.

We have a very skittish 5 year old brown tabby named Brook who has developed asthma. At today's vet visit our vet prescribed liquid prednisone. I thought it would be a liquid I could mix with Brook's wet food or put on a treat, but the vet said she probably wouldn't eat it because she can smell...

I have two rescues, who were litter mates. They both LOVE belly rubs. First cats I've had or known who liked them. Before them I had a silver tabby who was the most confident, people-loving cat ever. She used to pet me sometimes, especially when I was asleep, stroking my hair with her paw.

I woke up this morning with my big kitty (his name is Chase) snuggled up next to me. Warm kitty on a cold morning is just a wonderful thing!

The vet said it was a granuloma and gave our kitties a steroid shot. One of our kitties had a recurrence a few months later with a bald spot on her lower lip and needed another shot, the other one has been fine. I started giving the one who had the recurrence an herbal skin and fur supplement...

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried the test you suggested and didn't see any dirt/black spots. They don't seem itchy in general, aren't scratching themselves that I can tell, so I doubt it is fleas. I went to the local pet shop and bought a homeopathic itch remedy to try. It's an oral solution...