ext_4097 ([identity profile] wispfox.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] wispfox 2005-03-22 04:14 pm (UTC)

IME, cats often will take a pill a certain way, and then stop :) So leaving a list of things to try for someone would probably be helpful!

Ah... noted.

You might try sticking the pill in a dollop of wet food *without* crushing -- sometimes they'll just suck it down!

That's what [livejournal.com profile] ayalanya tried last night, which appeared to work. I figured - apparently inaccurately - that it'd be easier to notice when not crushed up.

People food is the next thing I try, if this stops working.

Liquid meds also have helped me with various cats -- it's easier to squirt down the throat than to pill, sometimes, although it depends on the cat!

Yep. Had that thought; depending on how the next 1.5 weeks go, I may ask my vet about that option.

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