Comments on: Smartest cat in the world

By: ajacksonian

ajacksonian — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:23:57 +0000

I’m with Yankee on that liquid concept. Had to do that for one cat as she was irascible on the pill problem… finally wrapping her in a towel and using a tiny syringe did the job. Which she hated and tried to drool it out, but she did swallow the stuff so that is what counts.

Will look up the compounding into treats!

Luckily one of our cats *loves* the bubblegum flavor of one medicine he had as a kitten and begs for *anything* that smells like it or even close to it that comes from a bottle. He also liked the banana flavored med he got as a kitten. It is hard to explain to him that not *everything* that comes as a liquid medicine is for HIM. He refuses to believe it… *sigh* cats!

By: Rondi

Rondi — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:03:00 +0000

With my guys, I’ve always found the only way is to stick it so far down their throats they have no option but to swallow. It sounds mean, but it works. Even pulverizing it and mixing it in their favourite food won’t work with my cats — and it sounds like Gracie would figure that one out, too! Little bums!

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:21:38 +0000

Cath: Wow. Your cat is even smarter than Gracie.

CY: Gracie won’t eat the pill mixed with anything. She’s an extremely finicky eater.

I’m buying a piller tomorrow. Should make the job a bit easier.

By: Joseph T Major

Joseph T Major — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:24:08 +0000

When my cat Sulla was in his final days, his kidneys were giving out but the rest of him was still going strong, and getting pills into him was a fight.

I used to use what I, being something of a odd historical buff, called the “Marquise de Brinvilliers method”. This involved grinding up the pills, mixing them with water, putting a funnel into the cat’s mouth, and pouring the water down it.

Afterwards, he would sulk and crawl away.

By: Connecticut Yankee

Connecticut Yankee — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:27:24 +0000

My vet says that prednisone can be compounded as a salmon-flavored chew treat for cats. There are also pharmacies that will compound it as a liquid, too, which is easier to give some cats. What worked for me with one of my kitties was a version of Herschel’s tactic– I crushed the tablet between two spoons and mixed it with tuna fish. When Princess got hungry enough, she ate the tuna with no complaints.

By: chsw

chsw — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:14:14 +0000

I think that Herschel has a good suggestion. BTW, how did the birthday blast go?

chsw

By: Herschel

Herschel — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:00:09 +0000

Try this, it worked for my katz Chico.
Smash the pill inside a baggie until its a powder consistency and then mix it with the Fancy Feast. That was the only way I could get him to take his medication, and keep it down.
Good luck!

By: Cath

Cath — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:26:09 +0000

One of our cats used to go and spit the pill out behind the sofa…