how do you give a cat liquid medicine?

Answer 1

Hi Susan...here's a a video by Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine on how to administer liquid medication: http://www.felinevideos.vet.cornell.edu/liquid_medications/

More on administering liquid medications: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/26804/giving_your_cat_oral_medicines.html

Answer 2

When a medicine tastes bad it makes the mouth produce more saliva so it makes the foam you mention and they bring up the medicine along with the saliva,and yes i have had this experience when i gave some to my cat it just went everywhere so then it makes you unsure how much a dose the have actually had, but when i had this problem i was given a syringe by the vet and gave it through the side of the mouth with the head tilted back very slightly,and along with this it helps to wrap the cat in a towel but if all this fails your vet may recommend the drug it tablet form.

Answer 3

The "holding-the-head-back" sometimes wont work if the medicine is particularly pungent or has a strong smell. In case, your cat decides to give you some claw action to avoid the dosage, then enlist help with a thick blanket. Wrap up her in the blanket so you can hold her tight against your arm when you're seated .. pref on the floor against a wall... and then use your hands to open her mouth.

Squirting on the side of the mouth makes them froth and lose most of the medicine, so aim towards the roof at the back of her mouth and squirt in small doses. If you can squirt in some water at the end, it will help stop her from smacking and frothing to some extent.

Luck!

Answer 4

If you're a single person like me, what I do is this: put them in the bathroom with you and close the door, so that if you lose your grip, they aren't shooting around the apartment while you're chasing them with a liquid dropper. I kneel down and sit the cat between my legs and tilt the head back. slowly give them the medicine (be prepared, once they get a taste of it, they usually start struggling to escape) I notice that they do much better when they realize they can't escape.

Answer 5

I used to mix liquid medicine w/ his milk or his fish when I couldn't do anything w/ a syringe. I think it's the easiest way w/o making ur cat uncomfortable.

Answer 6

One time I was trying to give Boomer some liquid medicine and he closed his mouth and the medicine squirted all down his chest. He looked at it and like any fastidious cat, cleaned himself by licking it off. Go figure. Boomer was not the sharpest claw on the paw.

Answer 7

Use a syringe without the needle. Put it into the cat's mouth and just push it slowly! You have to force it to drink medicine!!

Answer 8

if you got the plastic syringe looking medicine giver, hold down the cat, stick it in the corner of it's mouth, and give te medicine slowly. If not, mix it with wet food;

Answer 9

I push the dropper in at the back of the mouth on the side. The cat will usually open its mouth then and the medicine can go in.

I use a plastic "pill-popper" for tablets.

Answer 10

you could have someone hold your cat and to give him/her the liquid pinch his/her cheeks the mouth will open right up and slowly deliver the medicine. I know this sounds cruel but it does work just make sure to suck up to your cat afterward