Medicating Mimi. Need ideas
Mimi is on liquid Amoxicillan for about a week. Two times/day. Any good ideas on getting this liquid into her? She about tore me up this morning, and I was just holding her. Scott did the squirting, more of which ended up on us than in her mouth!!! :eek:
By the way, she's fine, just had a little cough that concerned me. Her lungs and heart sounded good, but he thinks her throat might be a little irritated due to the change in seasons. Allergies, I guess, just like the rest of us!!! :p
Re: Medicating Mimi. Need ideas
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Originally posted by Logan
Mimi is on liquid Amoxicillan for about a week.
Two times/day.
Any good ideas on getting this liquid into her?
She about tore me up this morning... :eek:
Wunst upon a Tyme...
When Boots was having his "plummin problems" and
was NOT drinking enough water (Voluntaily :p )...
Doc Mike told me to Squirt him his daily rations (a LOT)
of water with either an Eye Dropper OR a Syringe
(with the Sharp Needle unscrewed and discarded).
We used both "tools" - but I favored the small Syringe -
a bit easier to "load",
and a bit faster to "shoot or UNload" into his mouth...
After a few "Merrie Chases" around the house or shop -
he started to get with the program and stopped "resisting" -
because I made it a point to ALWAYS "win" -
even though we both *wore* a load or two of water
before we got the hang of things... :rolleyes:
I DID "try" the wrap in a towel method...
Very Stressful :mad: on both of us.
What "works" with Boots, for both Liguid AND Pill administration ~
Is to have him "sitting" on the bathroom vanity;
Gently (but FIRMLY) hold his head
(palm over his head - sort of over his ears);
Thumb and Forefinger on each side -
in the back corners of his jaw;
SQUEEZE to encourage him to OPEN his mouth;
then place the Dropper or Syninge over the tongue
(actually part way down his throat);
and *SQUIRT*!!
He does a lil :eek: GAaaaaaak! and a head shake...
but it's really over before he knows it.
It helps if da Kat is "sitting" with his back to the wall -
prevents rapid escapes. ;)
As a suggestion -
rather than possibly *waste* valuable medicine...
Do some practice runs using just Plain Water -
No Harm, No Foul if you have a few miss-fires -
and no one has to wear any medicine!
GOOD LUCK - and Happie *Shooting*!
Hey Mimi ~
Give Up! Meowmee is a Lot Bigger than you are!
Feel Better Soon! :D