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Javi@feddit.ukto aww@lemmy.world•Dogs are so easy to medicate...all it takes is a little cheese or lunch meat. 🤣English2·4 days agoMy cat is the same, but a method he can’t get around is crushing and dissolving the pill in boiling water, then letting it cool down and using a water syringe to put directly on the tongue. Worth a try if he’s beating every other scheme you’ve cooked up!
Javi@feddit.ukto aww@lemmy.world•Dogs are so easy to medicate...all it takes is a little cheese or lunch meat. 🤣English8·4 days agoAs someone currently having to medicate a cat 3 times a day. Dogs are definitely easier.
When my pupper had to have knee surgery, I could pretty much get her to take the pills raw if I had the right level of enthusiasm.
My little black and white ball of fury on the other hand? We’ve tried pill pockets, crushing the pills into food, treats etc… nothing worked.
To cut a long story short, my kitchen now looks like something out of a drug den. There’s a pestle and mortar with this pink antibiotic stain from crushing the pills, the dust of which is poured into boiling water (to dissolve) and allowed to cool; thus allowing me to use a syringe to inject the drugs straight onto his tongue.
Edit: water syringe, not needle
All well and good until Mr mittens realises he gets a treat every time he jumps up next to the medicine cabinet, and Doris ends up having a feline induced overdose.
I ordered them off ebay during covid. They’re called cat shelves and you’ll find plenty of options on the market.