Snoopy went to the vet! * HELP !!!!!*

**Glacier** · 07-12-2006, 06:31 PM

I tried switching mine to a scheduled feeding when Pete first developed urinary tract problems. Not happy cats! Didn't work at all. I had a kitty rebellion on my hands! Now they all eat the prescription food that Pete needs. Cost is similar to a high end kibble anyway. The only time they can't eat it is when Pete needed Hill's S/D formula. It's not safe for any cat to eat long term. Pete needed it for a couple weeks only. All of the other prescription urinary health formulas are safe for any adult cat.

Increase her water intake any way you can. It will help flush out her bladder and reduce the crystals. My cats like moving water so they have two fountains--the rejected the actual cat fountain and prefer two decorative ones I have in the living room! If she likes canned food, give her lots. The prescription food likely has a canned formula.

Good luck. Hope Snoopy is feeling better soon.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 07-13-2006, 12:49 AM

Lut, I'm so sorry to hear about Snoopy.

At least you now know which cat was peeing on things. Storm also has the crystal problem so my only solution was to feed everyone the same food. I feed them both the wet and dry Royal Canin Urinary S/O formula and they love it. Unfortunately it doesn't come in weight control formula so I have to measure it out. No more free feeding since I now have two piggies named Starr and Sky. Good luck and please keep us updated.

**gini** · 07-13-2006, 09:10 AM

I had to laugh that Snoopy misbehaved at the vets. I always feel like I am a bad mother and not training my "children" very well when they act up at the vets.

But if someone grabbed your foot and tried to cut your toenails you would act up too!

My three always want to eat together.........but they don't eat the same thing. Annie and Rascal share a plate of wet food - and Emma hangs around until they are eating and then she goes over to her dry food and eats.
Emma doesn't eat wet food at all.

As someone has suggested, maybe feeding them all the same thing would work for you.

At least you now know who it is.

**Maya & Inka's mommy** · 07-13-2006, 10:08 AM

HELP!!!!

I tried to pill Snoopy!!

1) normal way: put in mouth: does NOT work, she spits it out!!
2) with pill-shooter: she spitsit out
3) in a pouch: I added it to some knibble: guess what, she ate eveything exept the pill-in-pouch...

and.... I have lots of scratches on my arm

HELP!!!

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 07-13-2006, 10:11 AM

have you tried crushing the pill in something sweet like jam or honey?

**Maya & Inka's mommy** · 07-13-2006, 10:12 AM

Well, it is a very small pill, so I just put it in that pouch, it is same size as her kibble

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 07-13-2006, 10:13 AM

When Cally needed pills I crushed them between teaspoons and mixed them in something yummy that she then licked off my finger

**CarrieUnderwood** · 07-13-2006, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by Maya & Inka's mommy

HELP!!!!

I tried to pill Snoopy!!

1) normal way: put in mouth: does NOT work, she spits it out!!
2) with pill-shooter: she spitsit out
3) in a pouch: I added it to some knibble: guess what, she ate eveything exept the pill-in-pouch...

and.... I have lots of scratches on my arm

HELP!!!

why don't you justask the vet for licoed bottles you know like motion is in example of what it looks like

**Husky_mom** · 07-13-2006, 04:14 PM

sorry i have no idea as ho to pill cats besides the one you posted, as for my dogs i usually inserted the pill in some hotdog or rolled it in cheese as they gulped it in, but i might think cats dont gulp as dogs so...........how about breaking the pill down to powder mix it with water and then shoot it with a syringe (sp?) of course without the needle

or mix it with some canned food?? well just a thought...........

sorry for your battle wounds.........