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Any tricks to get a cat to take a pill?

Posted: Jan 19, 2010

The vet put him on steroids and antibiotics for his skin problem. All pills...ugh...

I just wrestled him into submission and got two pills down his throat, but he is going to run from me from now on.

Any tricks or sneaky ways to get a cat to take a pill?

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You need to give them some water along with that - pill, get a medicine dropper

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put the pill as far back as you can get and then use the dropper and put some water, close their mouth. It can be simple once you get the hang of it. Kitties do not like to just swallow the pill without some liquid along with it. Good luck.

Coat it with butter... it slides right down. - or wrap in liver sausage

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After you coat the pill with butter, open cats mouth and shove it as far back as you can.

Might be able to just give the liver sausage wrapped pill, might not fight it, just swallow.

Sit on sofa. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your elbow - ...

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Sit on sofa. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your elbow as though you were going to give a bottle to a baby. Talk softly to it.

With right hand, position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. (be patient) As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow. Drop pill into mouth. Let go of cat, noticing the direction it runs.

Pick the pill up off the floor and go get the cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process. Sit on floor in kitchen, wrap arm around cat as before, drop pill in mouth. Let go of cat, noticing the direction it runs.

Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away. Scoot across floor to pick up pill, and go find the cat. Bring it back into the kitchen. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten. Drop pill into mouth.

Pry claws from back legs out of your arm. Go get the cat, pick up half-dissolved pill from floor and drop it into garbage can.

Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of closet. Call spouse from backyard. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

Retrieve cat from curtain rod, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered Doulton figures from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.

Get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with rubber band.

Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

Call fire department to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take another pill from foil wrap.

Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed, force cat's mouth open with small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour one cup of water down throat to wash pill down.

Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call at furniture shop on way home to order new table.

Get last pill from bottle. Go into bathroom and get a fluffy towel. Stay in the bathroom with the cat, and close the door.

Sit on bathroom floor, wrap towel around kitty, leaving only his head exposed. Cradle kitty in the crook of your arm, and pick up pill off of counter.

Retrieve cat from top of shower door (you didn't know that cats can jump 5 feet straight up in the air, did you?), and wrap towel around it a little tighter, making sure its paws can't come out this time. With fingers at either side of its jaw, pry it open and pop pill into mouth. Quickly close mouth (his, not yours).

Sit on floor with cat in your lap, stroking it under the chin and talking gently to it for at least a half hour, while the pill dissolves.

Unwrap towel, open bathroom door. Wash off scratches in warm soapy water, comb your hair, and go find something to occupy your time for 7-1/2 hours.

Arrange for SPCA to get cat and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

OMG, thanks, too funny! n/m - cat and pill

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Greenies Pill Pockets in Chicken or Salmon - CJ

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The folks over at felinediabetes.com (my tuxedo boy is a diabetic)report that these pill pocket things work great and many of them are treating cats with other serious diseases than just the diabetes.

One of the major contributors to the site is a cat specialist, Dr. Lisa Pierson, and she has a link about how to give a pill. She believes dry pilling a cat can seriously harm esophagus.

Petco and Amazon both carry Greenies.

vet. tech. - kimba2

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Two people are better to do this, if possible. You need to scruff the cat (it won't hurt them). Tap on its nose (this kinda puts them in a trance) Carefully open his/her mouth, pop the pill in, shut their mouth, and blow on their nose (not a lot or anything, it just makes them swallow), and gently massage their throat. This is what I would do when I worked in a vet. hospital. Good luck.

Or, you could try... - kimba2

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if the pills are in a capsule form, just open them up and mixx them in wet food. If the are tablets, ask the doc if they are okay to crush up, then mix in food.

In Treats - LinK

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My cat, who has since passed away was on steroids or asthma and had to take a pill every day for years. I just stuck them in her cat treats. Every once and a while she'd be on to me and spit the pill out, but after a while it just became routine.

My cat will let me do almost anything to him but....sm - oldtimer

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I cannot get a pill down his throat by myself. One person wraps him in a towel from the neck down and hangs on. The other person opens his mouth and pops the pill. I once needed three people. LOL! It is a very traumatic process for all. Next time I will try the Greenies pill pockets.

pills - tristen

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Crush up the pills and put them in meat baby food, might work might not, cats usually know when something is in their food. Also use a holistic cat food without any grains in it, could be the allergy issue, I would suggest Innova, good luck

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