My cat has been sneezing how do I get him to take the antibotic?

Answer 1

If it's in pill form you can sneak it in a piece of cheese or a soft treat.

Answer 2

Is it a liquid or a pill. Getting a cat to take either can be a real tough issue, and probably even harder with a pill. Some pills cannot be crushed because it can make a cat foam at the mouth or because of a bitter taste. There are articles written on how to pill a cat. Mainly, its easiest if you have two people. One to hold the cat and the other to administer the meds. You both have to be really calm and centered before you do it or the cat will pick up on your energy and it will be a lot harder for all of you. Sometimes you might even have to wrap the cat in a towel first. Find an appropriately sized towel, put it over her back leaving her head sticking out. Take one end and wrap it around her front, pushing her front paws down toward the belly. Wrap the other end over the first and as snug as you can. Pull whatever loose end there is over the bottom so that hopefully her feet can't move about. This will give you about a minute before she squirms free. Calm and reassure your cat and then give the meds. Don't let her know whats coming. If you are quick, but calm you will have better success. Here is a link on how to do the rest (how to get her mouth open and where to put the pill and how to make her swallow).

Answer 3

I trust that this antibiotic was given to you by the vet and not just something you are deciding to give to the cat!
Giving a cat a pill is never easy, always easier with 2 people,and even better if you have a suit of armor. But seriously, hold the cat in your lap as firmly as possible, grab the head, and with your hand sort of force the mouth open, keeping away from fangs, and quickly flip the pill into the cats mouth. Then hold the mouth shut with one hand and with the other try and rub the gullette(sp) so the pill goes down and he doesn't sneeze it up. As you can see, I've had to do this one a number of times, and it doesn't get easier.

Answer 4

You can't do it by yourself. Cats don't care for meds. Have the med ready to administer. Have someone scruff the cat (hold firmly by the back of the neck) because if makes the cat quieter. If it's a pill, pry the jaws gently apart and shove the pill in one side of the mouth as far back as you can. Hold the jaws gently shut until she licks her nose. That means she's swallowed it. If it's liquid, have the dropper or syringe full and ready to go. Put it in the corner of her mouth and inject or squeeze, Hold her mouth gently for a few seconds so she won't spew it out. I've found that cats will not eat food with medicine in it. They eat around it! Including pills. I manage a no-kill animal shelter plus have more than my share of cats and dogs.......nature of the business, I guess.

Answer 5

If the vet recommend that your cat take antibiotics, the best way is to crush it and put it in small balls of hamburger meat., if it's liquid, in a small syringe, put the righ dose, and introduce it in the corner of his mouth, holding the cat firmly and gently, if he fights too much, you can wrap him in a towel, to avoid scratching, the main thing is to be calm, reasure him, talk quietly.
If it wasn't prescribed, my advise is: don't!, the sneezes could be due to an allergy, medicating without the vet's advise is not a good idea.....it should be the right dose, the right strenght, otherwise it could do more harm than good.
Not worth the risk.....
Good luck.....

Answer 6

Try getting soft treats that your cat likes feed a few to him normally, then mash the treats around the pill so it just looks like a supersized treat sometimes this works with my VERY fussy cat. If not can you do it the usual way? Just pry his moth open gripping gently at the jaw socket and the space where his larger "i teeth" meet the rugular teeth where it forms that gap (so even if he does chomp down he won't be able to bit you) and stick it as far back down his throat as you can closing his mouth quickly afterwards with the pill inside and massaging downward along his throat to make him swallow. He won't like it but he needs to take the medicine in order to get better and be happy again. ;}

Answer 7

If it's a pill, open his mouth and push the pill as far back as possible. Hold his mouth shut and stroke his throat gently until you feel him swallow. Do the same with liquid. The answer above had the right idea although I'm not sure how he can lick his nose while you are holding his mouth closed. LOL

Answer 8

I usually put the antibiotic in a little bit of butter and my cat eats it without problems

Answer 9

Pills are hell; try to get the liquid. You can either put it in milk or wet food, or force it into his mouth. It's a lot harder for him to spit out the liquid than a pill.

Answer 10

force it down the throat or put in cat food..you can always drop into a vet and they will assist you