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Dec 19 '11 by taz-pie
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Do you have a cat?

Guys I am a bad cat mom. Pickle was really sick about two weeks ago, and we were given 2 weeks worht of antiboitics / antivirals / something somethings to give her. The thing is, they are sugar coated, but REALLY bitter inside.

So today she goes apeshit while I am trying to give her the pill, and now the sugar coating is off and she won't put the bitter pill in her mouth. We are talking jaws of steel, here.

So I gave up. Do you guys have any tips on how to shove an incredibly nasty pill down a cats throat without bleeding to death in the process?

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taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:01pm

And also, show me pics of your kitties!

Bio-bot 9000 on Dec 19 '11 at 10:03pm

Bio-bot 9000 on Dec 19 '11 at 10:04pm

or, put the pill in a mouse.

SuperRyan on Dec 19 '11 at 10:05pm

I have 2. Fred was ill and needed to take a stinky seaweed-colored liquid. We had to hold him and force it, and it would go everywhere and just be fuckin' nuts.

lemonalle on Dec 19 '11 at 10:12pm

can you squish it into some cheese?

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:13pm

You know, after being clawed like that, I would actually consider putting the pill in a mouse. Although, I think she prefers eating geckos :(

Torakamikaze on Dec 19 '11 at 10:14pm

Shove it in a pizza

my cat is always trying to steal my damn pizza

lemonalle on Dec 19 '11 at 10:15pm

geckos!

i usually have to squish barclay's pills into cheese or wrap them in some kind of lunch meat.

WarDrobeInSpareOom on Dec 19 '11 at 10:15pm

Trade her in for a dog.

Or a pizza.

Or a dog with some pizza.

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:16pm

I actually tried squishing it inbetween two pieces of "beef" from some wet cat food. Alas, after smearing the "beef" all over her face, I still got nowhere. I think she may be able to smell the pill now that the nommy coating is off.

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:17pm

My housemate managed for nearly two weeks, and the minute she goes on holiday the stupid cat becomes psychotically uncooperative.

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:20pm

But like, since you are all online vets, surely it doesn't matter TOO much if she misses one pill out of 14?
I hopes :(

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:21pm

I think a dog with pizza sounds AWESOME!

aNonnymouse on Dec 19 '11 at 10:21pm

I haven't had to force a pill into a cat in years, but I remember it involved soft food and a throat massage.

This is my adult-me cat, Bella.

And though we may be crazy cat parents, that's not nail polish. We capped her claws a few weeks ago.

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:31pm

Awww I love stripey cats! What does capping claws entail?

aNonnymouse on Dec 19 '11 at 10:35pm

It was surprisingly easy. We clipped her claw tips and glued the vinyl caps on. I sort of had to keep a grip on her scruff to put her into still-kitten mode, but she forgave us for the whole ordeal within 15 minutes. Treats and lots of lovey attention helped.

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:43pm

Wait, what's the benefit of vinyl claw caps?

aNonnymouse on Dec 19 '11 at 10:45pm

She can't claw the crap out of my shit anymore.

skindapple on Dec 19 '11 at 10:48pm

i have two cats, Boss and Mini!
ya, try putting the pill in some wet food, and you might have to crush the pill to make it a fine powder first.
or you could grab the scruff of her neck and literally ram it down her throat...the sad brutal truth...
...oh wait...try selling it to your cat in a plastic bag as drugs...like that alleycat catnip tee.

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 10:49pm

Haha great!!

skindapple on Dec 19 '11 at 10:49pm

how long do the vinyl claw caps last though?!
do you have to replace them often?!

littlem on Dec 19 '11 at 10:50pm

you have to sneak up on her, grab her, from behind, over her eyes and finger and thumb on either sides of upper jaw, pull her head back, tilting up and stick the pill in the way back of her mouth. then hold her jaws together til she swallows.

littlem on Dec 19 '11 at 10:51pm

sounds like some kinda violent porno^

aNonnymouse on Dec 19 '11 at 10:51pm

try selling it to your cat in a plastic bag as drugs

Sounds legit. Really though, the ground pill idea sounds like it could work.

skindapple on Dec 19 '11 at 10:51pm

oh another idea...be like a mommy bird, you chew the pill up first, and then you know the gross rest....

aNonnymouse on Dec 19 '11 at 10:53pm

skindapple on Dec 19 '11 at 10:49pm
how long do the vinyl claw caps last though?!
do you have to replace them often?!

They're supposed to come off when the cat sheds its claws, which is around... 6 weeks? Or something around there. I've read that it really just depends on the cat. None of them have fallen off of Bella's toes yet.

littlem on Dec 19 '11 at 10:56pm

or this

skindapple on Dec 19 '11 at 10:57pm

yep, littlem's violent porno style will definitely do the trick, but you will have animal protective services on your arse if your cat ever out cries PHYSICAL ABUSE!
jajaja, j/k...

skindapple on Dec 19 '11 at 10:59pm

oh, okay, cool!
thanks aNonnymouse!

^is that a butt or throat probe?!
or both littlem?!

EricaTheRed on Dec 19 '11 at 11:03pm

I give my cat a pill everyday. I put the pills in pill pockets from petco. They feel like play doh, but I guess they taste good because he really likes them. I never have trouble getting him to take his pill when I put them in the pill pocket!

aNonnymouse on Dec 19 '11 at 11:07pm

Huh. I've never heard of pill pockets. Do they really work any better than like a bit of meat or something?

Twiggyhall on Dec 19 '11 at 11:09pm

Scotty has some magic way of doing it - according to him: apply pressure on their jaw using your thumb and middle finger - it forces the jaw open, then thrust the pill in using your forefinger.

I just re-read this and it sounds incredibly dirty.

littlem on Dec 19 '11 at 11:11pm

that's what i do, twigz^

d3d on Dec 19 '11 at 11:13pm

anger and force has never failed me, although my cat did fuck off forever the first time i left the door ajar.

GyleDesigns on Dec 19 '11 at 11:16pm

I came here for the cat pictures. Stayed for the cat pictures. Sadly there's only one.

So here's an old one of me and my family's cat. Also our dog.

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 11:17pm

It turned angry and forceful, and I STILL lost. She just kept spitting it out even after I held her mouth closed. She is damn stubborn! And she had claws literally hooked into my flesh :(

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 11:18pm

Awwww kitteh! Looks sooo unimpressed!

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 11:19pm

A pill pocket sounds GENIUS!

d3d on Dec 19 '11 at 11:20pm

i like that dog. that's a quality dog.

GyleDesigns on Dec 19 '11 at 11:26pm

He's a great dog. He's sleeping at my feet right now.

No idea where the cat went.

Typical.

WarDrobeInSpareOom on Dec 19 '11 at 11:29pm

GyleDesigns on Dec 19 '11 at 11:16pm
I came here for the cat pictures. Stayed for the cat pictures. Sadly there's only one.

Happy to oblige:

taz-pie on Dec 19 '11 at 11:31pm

So FLUFFY! and the cat is cute too!

Twiggyhall on Dec 19 '11 at 11:31pm

i like that dog. that's a quality dog.

Best thing I've read all day.

littlem on Dec 19 '11 at 11:31pm

ok ok here are mine

Twiggyhall on Dec 19 '11 at 11:32pm

I want to post mine, but Flickr's being an a-hole :/

Twiggyhall on Dec 19 '11 at 11:33pm

Oh, wait, I do have this one on FB:

GyleDesigns on Dec 19 '11 at 11:33pm

Go cats!

tracerbullet on Dec 19 '11 at 11:35pm

i do not own the cat in that picture of me. i wish i did, but i do not.

i am currently in the process of finding a cat to own and love.

Twiggyhall on Dec 19 '11 at 11:37pm

Also, this one from before Starsha lost some weight is pretty dang funny:

She's still big, but not THAT BIG anymore :)

GyleDesigns on Dec 19 '11 at 11:38pm

Twiggy, I think there are three cats in that picture.

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