My cat is not a feral but i thought i post here since he behaves like one when it comes time for eyedrops and injections.
He's come up with some eye infection which the vet prescribed an antibiotic injection and eyedrops for. I know how to administer them but its almost impossible to get him to get him to hold still. Tried every trick and advice on the www... wrap him in a towel, jumper sleeve, two people, nicely, rewarding...etc. but nothing is working. Our hands look like they've been in a blender. He will fight you to death before you could get a drop in his eye or give him a shot.
Wraping him up in a blanket does not work because be becomes a bundle of boneless muscle...wriggling, scraching and bitting his way out. Holding him by the scruff serves nothing but to anger him since we took him in when he could barely open his eyes. He had no mother to pick him up by the scruff so it doesnt immobilze him like it does to other cats. On the contrary, he flexes and turns and directs all his four legs (claws extended} and his teeth for your hand as soon as you hold him by the scruff.
Honestly we are just giving up right now and we dont know what to do. His eye is getting worst but we just feel like there is nothig we can do. Nearest vet is a lomg way from here and we cant take him there everyday 3 times a day. We cant have him stay there till he is donebwith his course either. No animal rescue/shelter around here as well.
We thought about sedating him but that wont be feasible since we would have to sedate him 3 times a day.
So our only hope is if we could find any "tricks" that would immobilize him just for 30 seconds. I am willing to even build a device that would do to job provided i get the instructions or just a general idea of how to make one. Basically, we are just looking for a MacGyver way around this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a whole bunch in advance!
He's come up with some eye infection which the vet prescribed an antibiotic injection and eyedrops for. I know how to administer them but its almost impossible to get him to get him to hold still. Tried every trick and advice on the www... wrap him in a towel, jumper sleeve, two people, nicely, rewarding...etc. but nothing is working. Our hands look like they've been in a blender. He will fight you to death before you could get a drop in his eye or give him a shot.
Wraping him up in a blanket does not work because be becomes a bundle of boneless muscle...wriggling, scraching and bitting his way out. Holding him by the scruff serves nothing but to anger him since we took him in when he could barely open his eyes. He had no mother to pick him up by the scruff so it doesnt immobilze him like it does to other cats. On the contrary, he flexes and turns and directs all his four legs (claws extended} and his teeth for your hand as soon as you hold him by the scruff.
Honestly we are just giving up right now and we dont know what to do. His eye is getting worst but we just feel like there is nothig we can do. Nearest vet is a lomg way from here and we cant take him there everyday 3 times a day. We cant have him stay there till he is donebwith his course either. No animal rescue/shelter around here as well.
We thought about sedating him but that wont be feasible since we would have to sedate him 3 times a day.
So our only hope is if we could find any "tricks" that would immobilize him just for 30 seconds. I am willing to even build a device that would do to job provided i get the instructions or just a general idea of how to make one. Basically, we are just looking for a MacGyver way around this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a whole bunch in advance!
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