Originally Posted by phesina
I did talk to the vet today about the Furosemide. She said it might help and wouldn't hurt her, so I went over there and picked it up. I gave Poppy one as soon as I got home.
I was going to give her one of her Mirtazapine appetite-stimulant pills just now, but she fought against it and it didn't stay in her mouth. I don't want her to worry that each time I approach her I'm going to stick something she won't like in her mouth! I spent a little time afterward just petting her and laying my head against her side to hear the purrrs.
Do you have any suggestions, Heidi, as to how best to give a cat a pill? The pills of both of these meds are quite small.
Would a pill pocket work for her?
What I did with Zoe was crush the tablet and mix it with some water. Then I drew that up into a syringe and slowly squirted it into her mouth.
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