Tigris, again!!!

Poor Tigris, and poor you with the pill business. Hope it gets easier, and that Tigris gets better, very soon.
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chris

Barbara, I'm so sorry that Tigris is such a bad patient. Now Tigris please be a good boy and take all of your pills for meowmie. Good luck. I think it gets a little easier with practice.;)

... but I'm not sure we are;)

His pee biscuits have normal size, he eats and purrs.

Thank you for everyone who gave us information of how they pill a cat. Theoretically we know everything now.

After Siegmar's heroic act yesterday he read Phred's info again and got second thoughts. Went searching and found one of the pills in the hall. Was so upset that he just went over to Tigris, caught him, pilled him and made sure he swallowed. Tigris started purring after a minute:D

So it's "Zen in the art of Cat Pilling":D

S. felt rather proud of himself but today it was more difficult again. Tigris drooled all his chin wet while trying to close his mouth without pill in it.

We think it is less of a shock for him than getting him in the port-a-prison and bringing him to the butcher inside the BCV (Big Cat-eating Vacuum Cleaner aka car):eek:

We hope we get into practice in time.

Someone who is not happy with all that fuss is Filou. He still hates how Tigris smells and he is not sure whether we will do something similar to him. So he hisses at Tigris and tries to hide. I try to give him attention but he is not sure he wants it:(

But Tigris feeling better is already a great reward and we sure will make sure he gets all of his meds inside his cute fuzzy belly!

Pilling a cat DOES get easier with time and practice. ;)

But as long as Tigris is starting to feel better, that is all that matters.

{{{{{hugs}}}}}} to all.

Oh my... the task of pilling him! I can only imagine how hard its gotta be - last cat I pilled was Abby when she was wee little and she almost won! I can't imagine someone with that much fight at Tigris's size!

Good luck with the pilling, I hope it works for him.

Barbara, I agree with Jen. It gets easier with time. He will realize you're not trying to kill him and you and S. will become more familiar with the process and will become more confident in handling Tigris. Filou will also come around once he realizes it's only Tigris you're after, not him. ;) One thing that always helped with T & P before I had to give P pills was that when I gave Tubby treats after the pill, I made sure to give Peanut treats also. But she had to wait until he took his pill, that way I got her on my side. ;)

Glad to hear things are going better and Tigris is feeling better. :D

Oh Barbara, (((HUGS))) .... I know how frustrating this all must be for you and Siegmar and dear Tigris. I agree that the best pilling method is the element of surprise, and quickly dropping it down the back of the throat. Of course, following up with pets, and treats will ease the process, and make it more routine in time.

I am relieved to hear that Tigris is making good pee biscuits again, that is a good sign. Please keep us updated, and maybe cross post about your updates in Cat General, as I am lazy and often forget to check this board!;)

Kim

It's frustrating when they drool it all over their chin. It IS hard to pill a cat, but not impossible.

I am so glad handsome Tigris is better :)

Pichu sends headbumpies.

Barbara, I'm so glad to hear that Tigris is feeling better and that Siegmar is learning how to pill Tigris.:)
Please be a good boy and take all of your pills Tigris so you can get well soon.:)

S. witnessed a big pee during the night- the first time you really heard him;)

Got his pills in the morning. :) Got his claw in dad's finger :(

But we're now convinced we CAN get them into him and he is not too upset afterwards.

Who is still upset is Filou (although I adopted Debbie's idea of giving him some treats after- just like Tigris). He hisses at his brother whenever he sees him and says words I don't want to repeat. Auntie Sara however has been hearing these words before:p

Thanks for your support:) :) :)

Oops, I haven't been on cat-health for ages :o .... .
So sorry that I missed all this about Tigris!! I am happy that he is getting better already :) . Please give him a big hug-without-pill ;)

I'm very glad that Tigris is on the mend. :)

About the hissing thing - when we have to keep Daisy in to give her antibiotic and ointment when her infection flares up, Samantha hisses at her. I don't think it has to do with the smell, sometimes we haven't even had to take Daisy to the vet, On the whole, I think Sam is just a little madam who does not like the disruption to her household! ;)

Perhaps Filou needs his adorable little mouth washed out with soap???? :D ;) :D

Filou....be supportive of your bother's recovery!

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Got his claw in dad's finger :(

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Ouchhh!! :( Hope it wasn't too bad

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Got his claw in dad's finger :(

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Ouchhh!! :( Hope it wasn't too bad!

Glad to hear the pills went down though, it'll get easier and easier! ;)

Tigris, a big puddle every day will make your mom and dad so happy, so keep it up!! We hope you'll fully recover - and soon!! :)

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Got his pills in the morning. :)

Got his claw in dad's finger :(

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:eek:

*HATE* when dat happens! :mad: :(

Maybe I should "Add a Step" in the How to Pill...
Tutorial >>>

FIRST STEP:
Kapsure da Kat and TRIM NAILS (da KAT's Nails)

:D
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Two person method - how to pill a strong cat;)

Make sure cat is hungry.

One person lies in bed and does NOT think about pilling (This is important as cat will read mind).

Other person (dad) slowly closes all doors to rooms with big furniture where cat could hide under. Goes to kitchen and starts to clean the bowls (which in this household means: breakfast time). Cat is in kitchen now.

Other person, still NOT thinking of pilling comes down and walks leisurely in the kitchen. Takes liver pate from fridge.

Dad closes kitchen door. Cat is still a little "nipped" by smell of liver pate.

Put 1,5 pills (1/2 antibiotics, 1 pred) in little dollop of pate. Cover with more pate.

Dad puts garden gloves on, corners cat and keeps cat down. Opens mouth. I put the dollop pate on the end of a long icecream spoon. Put it in mouth. Dad closes mouth and begins to massage throat until cat swallows a least two times. Then favorite dry treats are server. Cat swallows more times:)

If done properly, this does take less than one minute.

I checked the pill popper we bought yesterday with artificial sweetener tablets (and without cat:p ). I noticed that it did not popp very well- sometimes the tablets fell out of the sides and as we have to give him a half of antibiotics I could anyway not fit that in. But the long and thin end of the icecream spoon worked very well. In addition Tigris didn't think the liver pate itself was too bad and while he was being pilled Filou went up and ate pate:rolleyes:

Barbara :D:D (LOL)

What wonderful technique you have there. ;) (and you are 100 % correct in the "cat reads mind" step!!)

This is exactly why if Butter or Mimi ever has to be pilled, I will either just roll over and die, or I will ask Dr. Robinson to keep them until they are better! :rolleyes:

Hi Barbara,

If the pills are NOT time released, crush them and put them in a soft food Tigris really loves....just enough to cover the taste of the pill so there's no leftovers.
Try baby food if he doesn't like liver....turkey,veal etc... I've been pilling Buddy like this for 1 1/2 years with absolutely no problem and pilling an abandoned cat I took in with antibiotics the same way. To be sure, call your vet or local pharmacy to make sure his pills can be crushed. I hope this helps and that Tigris is on the road to recovery.

Linda

Very funny, Barbara. This is how it starts in our house, except, you cannot use the liver pate thing when you need to give the cat a pill wihtout food, when he cannot eat anything after it for 3 hours.

mojo, my princess cat has another bladder infection. this is the 4th in the last year. she's on clavamox, again, liquid form. she eats dry innova senior light. i think the next thing to try is canned food to increase food intake. poor cat.