Want to know how to give your cat medicine?
Here’s a link to an instructional video on medicating your cat.
It’s by “Partners in Animal Health,” courtesy of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://www.felinevideos.vet.cornell.edu/pet/fhc/pill_or_capsule
Sure wish I’d had access to a video like this when I was struggling to get cat medicine down my cat’s throat.
I tried to get the vet to give me a demonstration, but I only got verbal instructions. I never saw an actual demo.
This video is very well done and looks very helpful. Although I’m not sure that it would’ve made much of a difference when I was trying to give medicine to my late cat Saki.
I never, ever succeeded in her. I’d manage to get the pill way into the back of her mouth – as the video recommends – and then I’d stroke her throat to encourage her to swallow the pill – again, as recommended by the video.
When I saw Saki swallow (I observed her throat), I’d ever so slowly release my hold on her – only to have her spit out the pill! She was only feigning to swallow. I think that cat was smarter than I – I was duped each time.
What have been your struggles with giving medicine to your cat?
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