She was a stray/possible Maine Coon mix and was outdoors before she adopted our house as her home. She fights and claws and tears me up when I try to give her needed medications (right now, ear drops) from the vets. She hates being picked up and is about 7 years old (vets approximation), so I doubt that'll change. Any suggestions on how to make this an easier process?
2007-11-07 08:50:54 · 9 answers · asked by bpsgirl123 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
try wrapping her in a blanket! we used to have to do that with our siamese. you can use a blancket or a towel, just kinda drop it on top of her and slowly pick her up, this way you can hold her paws (and claws!) close to her body, and away from you! good luck, hope this helps!
ps. try giving meds as quiskly as possible and have them all ready near by when you pick her up.
2007-11-07 08:58:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are very, very few cats that make good "patients" for receiving meds. Most cats will fight you as if you're trying to kill them. There is an art to giving a cat a pill and I happen to be able to give 2 of my cats a pill with absolutely no issues, but I have 3rd who will fight me tooth and nail! The best solution I have found are "Pill Pockets" as mentioned in some of the other answers. They come in chicken and liver flavor and they are so palatable, my cats will just gobble them up and not even realize there's a pill in there. For ear drops, however, you have a battle ahead of you. It sounds like you will need assistance in restraining your cat to give the medication. Another trick is to give your cat medication when he's groggy, that is, when he's just been awaken from a deep sleep. I find that if I wake my sleeping beauty I can catch him by surprise and he is less likely to fight me. Good luck.
2007-11-07 09:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by Alleycat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a test to see how deep this cat sleeps, if you are careful you may be able to do the ear drops then. If she does wake up, try again later, but be ready with a thick bath towel placed over her and held down with your knees. You can pin her that way by closing your feet together, just don't squish her! That way all 4 paws (alas, those sharp nails) are stuck and her head is at your mercy. We did this with our dog.
2007-11-07 10:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Missy the Mommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrap the cat in a towel, making beneficial you get it extraordinarily comfortable around the neck, yet not too tight as to choke her. in case you have somebody that may be useful you, have them carry her firmly so which you would be able to concentration on her mouth and giving her the meds. placed the medicine as a counsel on the thank you to the back of the mouth as achieveable. as quickly as the medicine is in, close her mouth, and carry it closed on the snout. collectively as conserving the mouth closed, try massaging the throat, as this might sell the cat to swallow, hence probably forcing her to swallow the medicine besides. be beneficial you employ verbal compliment in a while, besides as while you're administering the meds, to assist calm and soothe your puppy. Then reward her with treats in a while, so she starts off to associate getting the nasty meds with the yummy treats that save on with. you will possibly be able to additionally try mixing the meds with something else, like nutrition, something the cat loves, yet will possibly not generally have the skill to have. whether this is a liquid drugs, try mixing it with issues like milk, gravy, yogurt, cottage cheese, tuna, or mashed potatoes. whether this is a pill, try putting it in a small little bit of cheese, lunch meat, or bread. Or try crushing the pill up and combining it with a liquid or sturdy nutrition merchandise to attempt and mask the actuality that the medicine is interior. The cat will generally be greater desirous appropriate to the actuality that this is human beings nutrition that they don't regularly get particularly than focusing on the actuality that there is drugs interior. human beings nutrition isn't probably stable for animals in super quantities, whether this is super to apply as a device while attempting to get animals to take needed drugs.
2016-10-01 23:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a ferret that was like this. I had to toss a beach towel over him then pick him up inside the towel to give him meds & keep him from biting & scratching me. It works for birds too.
2007-11-07 08:55:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your vet about "pill pockets". These allow you to hide the meds in something your cat might eat.
2007-11-07 08:59:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to mummy mine in a big bath towel to give her meds.
2007-11-07 08:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Diane M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put her in a pillow case with just her head sticking out.
2007-11-07 08:58:43 · answer #8 · answered by DeeGee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it in the cats food
2007-11-07 08:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by jkl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋