A complete fail.

First of all, after two full weeks of Juni taking the pill pockets, she suddenly decided she wouldn't eat the pockets anymore. I tried putting the liquid medication in tuna and clam juice. Nope. Chloe never did really like the pill pockets after a couple of days. So, after a month of off and on taking the meds, I let them at each other and left the house. When I came home, Chloe was hiding in a bedroom under a bed and Juni was in her room, sleeping. Things in the kitchen were knocked over (their favorite fighting spot) so I assume there was a fight or two. Chloe was upset. Since that time, I've kept them in their own rooms, allowing one to roam the house while the other is confined. That is how we started out and that seems to be the way it's going to be.

I have a vet appointment this coming Saturday and will discuss the problem with my vet. She may have another idea up her sleeve.

They seem to like being apart. Even when the have the opportunity to have the whole house to roam, they end up sleeping in their own room! I guess it's like a hotel to them. I'm not happy, but I have gotten used to it.

So a big FAIL. If my problem was with Lucy, my barn cat, it would be easy to pill her. These two Abyssinians are horrible to pill. I can't even catch them, that's how bad it is. They wiggle out of my arms, scratch, bite, kick, scream. Really. You MAY be able to pill them the first time you catch them, but from that point on, they will run from you when you go near them. They have always been that way. It has to be on their terms. Right now Juni is on my lap as I type. She would not be here if I had a pill in my hand. I can just about get flea treatment on them each month.

FAIL. FAIL. FAIL.