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I was wondering if we could start a thread of tips and ideas to help cat owners like me to give pills to their difficult cats. Here is what I discovered today:
My cat Sophie has had some diarrhea issues over the last few days and I have been given the task to somehow give her that really nasty/bitter antibiotic whose name totally escape me right now, but I’m sure a lot of you know exactly which one I mean.
She is impossible to pill and turns into a crazy wild thing (think possessed spawn of the devil). My vet gave me a dog pill pocket (hickory flavor) and she ate it perfectly, then at home, I made the coating too thin and even though she eventually ate it, she made it clear she had figured it out, and will not even lick the stuff now, even when it is pill free. Then I saw a little packet of fortuflora. I know Sophie goes nuts for it and will eat anything that has that on it, even when she is not feeling well. So I made my little pill treat, dumped it in the packet and coated the pill with a generous amount of fortiflora powder. Offered it to her and VOILÀ! She giggled it up!
Please add your tips! I could sure use other ideas if/when Sophie figures my latest trick!
My cat Sophie has had some diarrhea issues over the last few days and I have been given the task to somehow give her that really nasty/bitter antibiotic whose name totally escape me right now, but I’m sure a lot of you know exactly which one I mean.
She is impossible to pill and turns into a crazy wild thing (think possessed spawn of the devil). My vet gave me a dog pill pocket (hickory flavor) and she ate it perfectly, then at home, I made the coating too thin and even though she eventually ate it, she made it clear she had figured it out, and will not even lick the stuff now, even when it is pill free. Then I saw a little packet of fortuflora. I know Sophie goes nuts for it and will eat anything that has that on it, even when she is not feeling well. So I made my little pill treat, dumped it in the packet and coated the pill with a generous amount of fortiflora powder. Offered it to her and VOILÀ! She giggled it up!
Please add your tips! I could sure use other ideas if/when Sophie figures my latest trick!