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Deworming a cat
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TinyBubbles said on January 7, 2006 14:05:
Please someone tell me how to get the %$^& pill down the &*^% cat’s throat. Arrrghhhhh. There has got to be an easier way omg.
coyboyusa said on January 7, 2006 15:24:
make sure u massage te throat gently while they swallo the pill...i also have mashed the pills into wet canned food. If the cat is really difficult get another person to help hold the cat by the nape of the neck and usingyour thiumb and index finger genlty pry the cats mouth open, put the pill to the back of the throat madsagge the throat as the cat swallows...and always keep your cat indoors otherwise the worms will come back again
tcooh said on January 7, 2006 18:43:
Hide it well in smelly food ;) Btw, I’ve really had I had eaten before I saw this, or else I’d lose my appetite :P hehe
sommartiderhejhej said on January 7, 2006 23:52:
giving the cat first some alcohol might maybe help ;)
Vixzter said on January 8, 2006 02:02:
i got another idea (at 2am in thew morning) get the pill(s) crush them down and mix in with small amount of very tasty cat food
works most of the time
purplemedusa said on January 8, 2006 08:47:
Yeah I’m with vixz’s second post... crush ’em down & mix it with some tasty left-over stew or something... make the pussy think you’re treating her!!
purplemedusa said on January 9, 2006 21:28:
Oh golly gosh... little too drunk but I fink i’ve got a lil problem as i went outside tonight and my beloved JRT boy, Bailey, got stuck onto our rather aged maltese... does that mean she’ll get preggies on the tender age of 15 years (human years)... are dogs still virtile at that age or is it simply harmless fun for her...?
And i thought Nikos & my Love-child would take after his fathers & go for boyz... one thing is certain Bailey ain’t sleepin with us tonight!! *coff*
LittleSpooky said on January 9, 2006 22:22:
It’s possible yes, howerver, the pups might not survive, neither the mother.
When I was in the 4th grade, my aunt and uncle had a Collie that was “older” and some of the pups didn’t make it. 1 or 2 did.
purplemedusa said on January 10, 2006 19:07:
... urm yeah i’m so for it - how does one perform one (I’ll do the other two on my own)... i suspect my horney Son got hold of all three bitches! Can’t i like give the whole bunch some washing power for supper? HELP does anyone know something?
purplemedusa said on January 10, 2006 19:26:
Seriously I’m not expert -> surely there must be some morning after remedy for dogs - trouble is the bloody vet closed down here... and yeah i only knew this one close... plus u think it’s gonna be cheap booking 3 bloody horney bitches in... I tell you it’s always the women’s fault!!!!
TinyBubbles said on January 12, 2006 13:35:
Yeah well there were two of us and it was hopeless. Ended up having to take him to the vet.
I love the crushed- pill- in- food idea!! Very crafty. But somehow i just know it wouldn’t have worked with this bugger :S
Queen_Marie said on January 17, 2006 10:09:
I have never known a cat to fall for the pill hidden in food trick. Somehow they always know it’s there.
I always trim their claws first, open the mouth, throw the pill in and hold it shut until they swallow. Having said that, as soon as you grab their face they know exactly what you’re about to do, so best to have a second person there to hold ’em down.
steven said on January 19, 2006 21:16:
Cat’s intelligence is WAY overrated.
Take my Fudge for example...
He sometimes sleeps in the tumble drier...
...and don’t get me started on his breath.
(Which incidentally, smells of cat food).
Oldag75 said on January 20, 2006 22:57:
The elder of our two cats died recently. She did not show up for breakfast one morning, and we found her deceased, procumbent upon the front lawn of a neighbor. My wife turned on the waterworks, and I retrieved the cat (Shamu) from the yard, and with some effort (she was stiff by then) coiled her into a cardboard box. Unfortunately, I had to leave immediately on a business trip. Phyllis phoned our yard man, Al, and asked him to come bury our cat. Al arrived soon, with his 12-year-old daughter in tow, and dug a hole in the back yard. He gently placed the box into the grave, and Phyllis and the daughter both began weeping uncontrollably as Al shoveled dirt onto the box. Al then asked Phyllis if she would like to say anything, but all she could do was weep. Al said, “I have worked for this family many years, and I know this cat had a good life.” Phyllis and the daughter weeped uncontrollably. Two days later, I phoned the company that automatically sends us flea treatment medicine every six months for the two cats, and advised that I needed to cancel one of them. The lady asked what had happened, and I explained that the older cat had died. Responding to her question, I said that the old cat was 17 years old. The lady said, That cat had a long, productive life. I said yes, it was a very productive life – she slept about 20 hours per day. Productive! The other cat, a calico who is only 10, appeared not to notice at all that her sister had died. She still sleeps about 20 hours per day, and pukes on the floor about once every three days. Eating whenever she wants, sleeping all the time she wants, getting free flea treatments and vaccinations.... yes, she is having a good cat life.
Vixzter said on January 7, 2006 14:10:
without getting slashed by claws you have to be quite firm and hold the cat down (might be easier with 2 ppls), open its mouth, shove the pill in and then holds its mouth shut til it swallows but they usualy find a way to spit it out ;-) other way is to hide it in food