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His weight is 11 pounds, or 5 Kilograms, NOT 5 pounds.  |
Ah that's much better then
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Originally Posted by nemesis
Things are still going well, so cross your fingers. I have another question, this time about pilling. He doesn't squirm too much, he doesn't try as hard to spit the pill out, but he vomits right afterward! Could he be doing it on purpose (is that even possible), or is something about the pills making him throw up? I can't imagine what it would be because he didn't used to throw up after getting his pills. And I'm quite sure it's connected to the pills and nothing else, because he rarely throws up otherwise, and in the last few days without fail a couple of hours after he gets his pill I find some vomit with the half-digested treats in it that he gets after his pills. Any ideas?
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Could be the the dry pill getting a bit stuck, if it's the Azodyl that he's vomiting it may be the size & the fact it's a capsule - they get sticky/start to dissolve when wet.
The easiest way I've found to pill a cat:
Sit the cat on the floor in the kitchen facing the cupboards, pills at the ready on the counter above, crouch behind him w/your legs on either side to block escape. One hand holding the head still, pill between the thumb & forefinger of the other hand, use your ring or middle finger, of the pill hand, to pry open the mouth. With forefinger on the pill place it on the roof of the mouth & slide it all the way down the back of the throat. This way there is no chance for them to spit it out, and it's over much faster. Treat afterwards.