How to get your cat to take her meds

**cats4ever** · 01-20-2018, 07:41 AM

I think the secret to cats taking pills in food or pill pockets is that they have to be hungry.
I feed my cats twice a day. By dinner time, they are all hungry. 3 of my cats will take their meds readily in pill pockets, another one will eat her food with meds mixed in. I have also one medicine made into a "Tasty Chew", seafood flavor, by a compounding pharmacy.
Another option is medicine made into a transdermal gel. It then will be rubbed onto the cat's earflap and absorbed into the system.
Tstratton, talk to your veterinarian, they can give you all the options. Good luck!

**Randi** · 01-20-2018, 08:14 AM

Cats are SO different, some will take a pill without a problem, others will put up a fight. My cat was too smart for hiding pills in treats. I tried his favourite... carefully cut open a few shrimps and stuffed the crushed pill inside, but as soon as he could taste the pill he walked away.

After that, I used to lean over my cat while he was sitting in the windowsill, looking out. I did that at other times, also, so he was used to it. I gave him some chin scritches first and then opened his mouth and popped the pill in, as far back as I could - then immediately closed his mouth and stroked his throat, that will make a cat swallow.

In this link, there are several suggestions of how to pill a cat. Good Luck!

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...light=pill+cat

**mon** · 01-20-2018, 12:24 PM

Years ago I tried for over an hr. to give my kitten Smokey a pill and he scratched my arms so bad, blood everywhere. I finally threw it across the room, quite frustrated, it bounced off the wall and he ran over and ate it

**cats4ever** · 01-20-2018, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by mon

Years ago I tried for over an hr. to give my kitten Smokey a pill and he scratched my arms so bad, blood everywhere. I finally threw it across the room, quite frustrated, it bounced off the wall and he ran over and ate it

That's awesome! Did it work every time?