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How to give a sick cat medication
Hello,
My cat is sick with upper respiratory infection and coughing. I took him to the vet and he give me antibiotics to give him, 2 times a day. But, every time I try to give it to him he coughs it back out. What I am doing now, is opening his mouth and squeezing the drops into it, then he coughs it out. Any suggestion on how to get my cat to take his medication? Help! |
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here's 1 tip and maybe other members have extra input.
Good luck - Marko http://www.pets.ca/pettips/pet-tip-98.htm
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If he's actually COUGHING, that tells me that the liquid is going straight down his throat and he's breathing in some of it.
This is a dangerous situation - a cat can very easily develop a life threatening condition known as "aspiration pneumonia" after events like this. Do not shoot the liquid straight "down the hatch"! You should inject the med into the side/corner "pocket" of his mouth, then hold his mouth closed and massage his throat and/or gently blow against his nose, which will stimulate his swallowing. And, in terms of positioning for all this, you should be kneeling over him with him between your legs.
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Is it something you cam mix in with food? Ask your vet if that might be okay, then take a small bit of food and add the drops to it and give her some of it.
Mine aren't too difficult. I hold them against me, but I don't tip their head too far back. I hold their head and position the dropper on their mouth, as I'm holding their mouth. This is the easiest way for me and they get their medicine well.
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Great suggestion ancient. If it can be mixed with a small amount of food which the cat then eats you know he is getting the meds he needs.
Could you ask your vet if the meds are available in a pill? I find pilling my bunch easier than liquid. Or, alternately, instead of an eye dropper, how about a syringe? That may be easier too.
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Oh yeah, if you can use pill pockets or if you can hind their pill in some soft snack they like that's even better.
When I was giving my Czari her meds, I'd give them to her in some Pounce hairball treats. LOL, now when I give her a treat with no pill, she looks at me as if to say "Hey, something's missing." and she won't eat it!
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poppy is a terror when it comes to pills... and she hates pill pockets... So solution a pill shooter... hold her mouth open pop it goes et voila.. and well she knows she gets crunchies when shes been good
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My Rocky has a great appetite,so I put his pill in a teaspoon of food,mash it up and whatch to make sure he eats it all,then he gets the rest of his food.
I believe the OP said this was a liquid meds,I don't know if you can do the same and of course it has to be wet food. Hopefully he's not to sick to eat
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Thanks for posting that article. Interesting reading.
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Thank's from me too,it certainly makes sense and something I have not even thought about.
I am fortunate,as Rocky has no problems with his appetite and happily laps up his food crushed pill and all.
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Wow, the dangers of pilling article is interesting. Makes total sense!
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I have had great success at quickly following up a pilling with some watered down cat food that I have ready in a plastic syringe. It makes it soooo much easier.
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