The vet put my 17 year old cat on heart medication, which he despises. To me, it just smells very vaguely like celery, but it must taste awful to him and it makes him drool like crazy.
I got him as a rescue when he was 1 and it took a long time to get him to trust me. In his old age, he turned into a loving mushball. But now he runs when he sees me coming because he thinks I'm going to give him that nasty stuff. The vet said no to mixing it with another liquid he likes. (It comes in liquid form, and it's not available in pills for veterinary use.) I left a message at the office today asking to switch him to something else. If there isn't anything else, I'm thinking maybe I should give it to him 3 days a week (he's supposed to get it daily), so that he doesn't live his last years in fear. It's not like he's overtly sick and the medication gives him instant relief. As is often the case with cats, you wouldn't even know something is wrong.
I don't know what to do. He's become so fearful again it breaks my heart. I'm going to ask the vet about the 3 days a week idea, maybe giving him a little more since he'd be getting it less frequently. I want him to live, but there has to be some way to achieve that without him hiding all the time. I miss him.
I got him as a rescue when he was 1 and it took a long time to get him to trust me. In his old age, he turned into a loving mushball. But now he runs when he sees me coming because he thinks I'm going to give him that nasty stuff. The vet said no to mixing it with another liquid he likes. (It comes in liquid form, and it's not available in pills for veterinary use.) I left a message at the office today asking to switch him to something else. If there isn't anything else, I'm thinking maybe I should give it to him 3 days a week (he's supposed to get it daily), so that he doesn't live his last years in fear. It's not like he's overtly sick and the medication gives him instant relief. As is often the case with cats, you wouldn't even know something is wrong.
I don't know what to do. He's become so fearful again it breaks my heart. I'm going to ask the vet about the 3 days a week idea, maybe giving him a little more since he'd be getting it less frequently. I want him to live, but there has to be some way to achieve that without him hiding all the time. I miss him.
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