Giving Your Cat Medicine

Dealing With Cats That Know Its Time For Their Medicine

Your cat will probably try to hide when it sees you coming with its pill. Start giving your cat his pills at a different time every day. If you wait only twenty minutes, your cat may not realize it is time for his medication again. Do not look at your cat before you get his medicine ready. Cats seem excellent mind readers, and it is hard to fox them out. Mix his pills with some tuna canned in water, and he may swallow them right down. Some cats will pick through the food and spit the pill out. Make sure your cat has swallowed his pill before you leave the room. I like to use a pill gun for cats. It looks like a syringe with rubber grips instead of a needle on the end of it. It fits in your cat’s mouth perfectly, and you can push the pill down so he can swallow it easily. Always give your cat treats when they take their medicine without a fuss.

Give Your Cat His Medicine After His Catnap

A cat that just woke up from a nap is not 100 % alert yet; therefore, they are easy to catch. I have had excellent luck giving a liquid cat medicine that has just awakened from a restful and relaxing catnap. Pills are also easier to give to your cat after his nap. Fully alert cats may scratch and bite you to get out of taking their medicine.

Outdoor Cats And Medicine

I had sickly cats come to my farm years ago. You have to grab them from the nape of their neck and ensure you have complete control over them before giving them a shot. I have caught wild cats in a fish net and given them the necessary antibiotics to help them recover. I doctored one cat for an entire winter, and then he went to live at my neighbor’s house. He thought I would escape that mean woman and her wicked syringe, not realizing I had saved his life.

Flea Bath

Most cats hate baths. I adopted a young cat that had fleas. I took her down to my basement, and she had a flea bath shampoo treatment with warm water in a baby tub. I had to hold her just right so she could not claw me up with her claws. I had her by the nape of her neck while I held down her back end so she could not wiggle out of my control and harm me. She looked like a different cat after her bath. She was a very loving cat and my house cat for 18 years. They now make a net bag that contains your cat except for his head which sticks out of the mesh bag. I would recommend one of these for bathing your cat, trimming his claws, and giving medicine to difficult cats, no matter how easy you try to make it for your cat. Some cats do not realize we are trying to help them feel better. We will do anything for the health of our dear feline friends.