Thread: My little Poppy's been attacked :(

Sorry computer froze & after a little .....swearing & giving it a thump it decided to put message through twice !
Think I will go & have a rest now !



Good for you,I know some cats are difficult & it takes two of us at work to very often get a worm pill down {have been beaten on the odd occasion} but with the MC's it has seemed easier,some of them more than others,three will just eat them,two you open the hatch with them just sitting there & the other one I kneel down put him between my legs,very ladylike,then open his mouth & in it goes.Sometimes if it has been a course towards the end I have needed someone to just steady but I have found that like bathing the more of you trying to hang on in there makes them fight against you.
Now Poppy is dosed I am sure she will rest up & fingers crossed tomorrow will all be good news.

Yes giving a pill can be tricky. What I find works well is the element of surprise. Have the pill ready, along with a cup of water and a teaspoon. Grab cat, hold on your lap so he can't back away, prise mouth open with the left hand, bracing cat with your upper body, shove pill in as far down as possible, then, using the teaspoon, put a drop of water down straight after. This makes them swallow so if you've got the pill in the right place it will go down. If you manage to complete the whole operation seamlessly and in seconds they will hardly even know what's happened. But if they cotton on to what you're about to do then you may have a fight on your hands, and stress to the cat (who's already poorly!)

1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4. 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.

5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from yard.

6. 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.

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

8. Wrap cat in large towel and 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.

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

10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. 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.

11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

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

13. Tie the dang thing's front paws to rear paws with twine and bind tightly to leg of dining room table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash pill down.

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

15. Arrange for Humane Society to collect mutant cat from **** and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters

....and now my top tip for giving a pill to a dog.
Wrap it in bacon.

Hope she recovers soon!

Nicki - brilliant LOL !!!! and
Howlinbob - how true ! lol

I laughed, especially because as I said it was surprisingly easy, that was until I went upstairs to check on her on the bed, only to discover a tablet stuck to her back !!!! lol

Ah so she's a hamster cat then Scutter used to keep them in his cheek for ages. Im so glad its easier to give the dogs pills Banjo has to have up to 6 a day he sits & waits for his canopies now

Sorry to hear Poppy has been in the wars :(
A a rule I don't take any nonsense from my cats when it comes to giving them meds! Open wide and straight down-hold mouth closed briefly and massage throat! But having said that one of my moggies who is actually the smallest of our clan, will not take tablets. She becomes a viscous she devil!!! Even the vet gave up on her after putting her in a special bag for naughty cats, zipping it up so she couldn't attack and still could not give the tablet!!! Lol
Hope Poppy is on the mend now though

Jo

Thanks Jo, going back to the vets tomorrow, so I'll let you all know how she gets on, for now the fiesty little madam is taking it out on everyone including Harry (bless him) because she can't go out, so at least in her mind she's feeling better