tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post7271742645972787188..comments2024-01-02T23:20:28.230-08:00Comments on Housecat Confidential: VETQuill and Greysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14625138189901613239noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-63605333459603453582009-10-29T20:02:18.465-07:002009-10-29T20:02:18.465-07:00Oh dear! The cursor not working!! Mom had trouble ...Oh dear! The cursor not working!! Mom had trouble with that on her laptop once.... come to find out it was just one little tiny button that got pushed accidentally!Cheyenne -Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057411075141938960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-8897487242450890222009-10-28T13:41:51.487-07:002009-10-28T13:41:51.487-07:00Fin that stinks that you have hyperthyroidism - bu...Fin that stinks that you have hyperthyroidism - but at least it is fairly easy to take care of (well, other then wrestling to get the pill down). We had two cats with it growing up - they didn't mind the pill in their food though. <br /><br />With Floyd when he was still eating he would take it in either a treat or cheese but now that he is not eating on his own I have to give it to him - convince him to open the mouth and pop the pill in as far back as possible. That is working better now then it used to but he really fights me on it sometimes. I wish I had a better suggestion for you.Amy & the house of catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345856423713438044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-60072209218325602402009-10-28T06:51:08.948-07:002009-10-28T06:51:08.948-07:00Hi Fin,
I hope you're feeling 100% sassy in no...Hi Fin,<br />I hope you're feeling 100% sassy in no time.<br />--Mochajgrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595976689687828149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-4007993859237774422009-10-27T19:36:17.697-07:002009-10-27T19:36:17.697-07:00I've never had to take pills (knock on wood) s...I've never had to take pills (knock on wood) so my humans don't have any advice. I hope you figure something out soon!Tuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157759283443491509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-72484151892816666672009-10-27T19:02:55.378-07:002009-10-27T19:02:55.378-07:00We are sorry Fin! I too am not good with the pills...We are sorry Fin! I too am not good with the pills! We hope you do take them though!Cheyenne -Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057411075141938960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-106866806702583562009-10-27T17:38:22.373-07:002009-10-27T17:38:22.373-07:00Fin, taking pills can be a drag, have your 're...Fin, taking pills can be a drag, have your 'rents try pilll pockets, you might like them!<br />ps - I am glad that you have something that can be treated! Whew!Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222909224921040679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-53585163541179421322009-10-27T12:40:20.051-07:002009-10-27T12:40:20.051-07:00pills are horrible! My mom always takes me to the ...pills are horrible! My mom always takes me to the vet to take them (she cann't put into my mouth)Jasmimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274137009551130037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-85195299511663512202009-10-27T12:11:13.632-07:002009-10-27T12:11:13.632-07:00I'm a pill-popping expert, and I swear by the ...I'm a pill-popping expert, and I swear by the pill shooters. They're like a 6 inch straw but they have a little compartment up front that's rubber that you stuff the pill in and so you just get the cat's mouth open and put it at the back of the throat... push the little trigger down and the pill goes down the hatch. Close cat's mouth and hold for a few seconds, and release. The trick to getting them to cooperate is 1, sit around them... almost on them. Back legs wrapped around their hind end, your butt on your heels (so long as you don't squish the cat). this keeps kitty from going any way but forward. As for opening the mouth, push into their mouth near the jaw hinge on both sides. I haven't yet seen a cat that doesn't open for that. Ask your vet for a pill shooter... they'll know what I'm talking about. TRUST ME on this. I used to get MAULED. Now I don't even get nibbled or scratched. The cat'll get over it soon enough once the ickiness goes away!Lynx217https://www.blogger.com/profile/13494800019983587961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-45546985824993037932009-10-27T11:40:23.154-07:002009-10-27T11:40:23.154-07:00oh no the v e t! that is always a horrifying ex...oh no the v e t! that is always a horrifying experience for us, even the car ride so much that we dont go very often cause mo cant bare it or something. i guess that is good for us.<br /><br />we hopes you feels better!!!!!!!!<br /><br />we do well , well kinda well, with liquid and droppers but no pills!Us4 Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739127381541688361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-22301941949010882662009-10-27T11:21:18.511-07:002009-10-27T11:21:18.511-07:00Oh noes, Fin! Sorry to hear about your condition, ...Oh noes, Fin! Sorry to hear about your condition, but we are so glad to hear it's treatable! As for the pill, Cal refused and spit our any pill mom would give him, but he LOVED pill pockets!!!<br />Feel better soon, sweetie!!The Creek Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035150350858871550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-40723883358131110192009-10-27T10:33:51.038-07:002009-10-27T10:33:51.038-07:00Sorry you're under the weather, Fin! Minnie lo...Sorry you're under the weather, Fin! Minnie loves pill pockets, so I hide pills in there. I've also hidden them in a ball of her favorite stinky-meat. Either way, she eats 'em. I never had any luck shoving a pill down her throat manually.las794https://www.blogger.com/profile/04876140138176511257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-39620004419220946822009-10-27T08:59:29.119-07:002009-10-27T08:59:29.119-07:00Mommy uses a pill shooter followed by a treat for ...Mommy uses a pill shooter followed by a treat for me. I am such a good girl that I come when she calls me to get my pill. She barely pulls up on my fangs and I open my mouth for her. Sometimes I start opening my mouth before she even puts her hand there. She never held me down or burritoed me. Even in the beginning she just pulled up on the top of my head with one hand (thumb and 1st finger over the fangs). I really like treats, so that worked well for us. I have trained her to give me treats almost every time.<br /><br />Tiki<br /><br />P.S. The dog takes his in kielbasa and Riley used to take his in cheese or pill pockets.Tiki, Kirby, and StanLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012024219885045320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-6036421971512096682009-10-27T08:58:02.221-07:002009-10-27T08:58:02.221-07:00Along the same lines as smear the pill with butter...Along the same lines as smear the pill with butter, a smear of soft cheese (like Velveeta slices) makes at least the aftertaste better. And my brother Gandalf liked the cheese so much he ate it even though he knew the pill was inside.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023194784015054719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-33954523375653953462009-10-27T08:07:37.996-07:002009-10-27T08:07:37.996-07:00Aw poor Fin. At least now you will start feeling ...Aw poor Fin. At least now you will start feeling better! Smokey likes when I hide his pills in cheese, but most times I have to be the mean mommy and force them down the hatch. ;(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04884830455002088017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-88696587650900937782009-10-27T07:17:25.365-07:002009-10-27T07:17:25.365-07:00pills are the worst...too bad it dosen't come ...pills are the worst...too bad it dosen't come in a liquid, the squirt medicine I recently had for Arjuna went down like a dream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-65274228257045119852009-10-27T06:24:01.607-07:002009-10-27T06:24:01.607-07:00We're sorry to hear yoo've been under the ...We're sorry to hear yoo've been under the wevver.Milo and Alfiehttp://milocat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-60965131037102862642009-10-27T06:03:38.260-07:002009-10-27T06:03:38.260-07:00Sorry to hear that you were a little under the wea...Sorry to hear that you were a little under the weather. And more sorry to hear that you had to go to the vet. Even thought we don't like the vet he/she is trying to help you get feeling better. It is just they don't go about it in the nicest of ways.<br />I have no idea to pass on to your folks about hiding a pill, thought even if I knew I don't think I would share that with them, but I don't think there is anyway to get a pill snuck to us if we don't want it.<br />So best thing to do is just take the pill, makes things easier on all. They are going to give it to you anyway.Angel Gracie=^o.o^=https://www.blogger.com/profile/14260776053126850212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-66008313674870948982009-10-27T05:23:15.729-07:002009-10-27T05:23:15.729-07:00Poor Fin, we're sorry to hear about your being...Poor Fin, we're sorry to hear about your being sicky. At least it's something sorta easy to fix, but you really do need to be a good kitty and let your mom give you your pills. We wouldn't want to lose you, dear friend!<br /><br />Purrs and hugs,<br />The Kitty KrewThe Kitty Krewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231716895496139767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-8881911664952388562009-10-27T05:10:54.429-07:002009-10-27T05:10:54.429-07:00I'm so very sorry to hear about your condition...I'm so very sorry to hear about your condition -- but at least it is very treatable! Fin, you be a good girl now -- it's all in the interest of your health.<br /><br />I found if I put the pill in a bit of butter, that it generally went down the throat better -- didn't get stuck or anything. Also, you have to open the mouth with one hand, and place the pill right at the back of the throat. Then they automatically swallow it.<br /><br />With the butter, too, it leaves a nicer taste in their mouth, and it's a small treat as well. I mean we are talking a very small bit of butter, here. Just enough to coat the pill.<br /><br />Good luck!CCL Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350987948868878302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-12408374537298427302009-10-27T04:04:29.354-07:002009-10-27T04:04:29.354-07:00Oh Finny, I'm sad to hear that you have to be ...Oh Finny, I'm sad to hear that you have to be on medication. But it sounds very good that it's so treatable and I'm relieved your humans found out so quickly. With pills mom either cradles us in her left arm, opens the mouth and pops in the pill, or she put it in a treat we call "sticks". Those are long "meat" sticks where she pokes a hole in at the front to hide the pill. It always works with Chilli, but not everytime with me.<br />I hope you will feel better with this treatment and your sass-o-meter will be full again!<br />Purrs, LSIFCat with a Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181586167628965537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-78111371451946249572009-10-27T03:36:52.714-07:002009-10-27T03:36:52.714-07:00Suey is an expert at not taking pills. She has had...Suey is an expert at not taking pills. She has had some epic battles with mum in the past. That was, until mum got a pill popper. It was the best $5 mum ever spent.<br /><br />We are glad that they found out what was wrong and are able to treat it, Finny.Forever Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629913777113947118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-82032724862669899942009-10-27T03:35:58.781-07:002009-10-27T03:35:58.781-07:00Scylla refuses to take pills I even tried the Gree...Scylla refuses to take pills I even tried the Greenies pill pockets without luck. So we had to resort to the force it down her throat method. Not nice for either one of us. ~AlasandraAlastriona, The Cats and Dogs https://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-87242215034162780192009-10-27T03:20:57.060-07:002009-10-27T03:20:57.060-07:00Sorry you had to go to the V-E-T. Not fun at all. ...Sorry you had to go to the V-E-T. Not fun at all. Maybe you'll feel perkier though, my floofy friend.<br /><br />We have never had to take any pills so I am at a loss as to what to suggest. Put it in ham?<br /><br />Purrs and good luck!<br />~GoldieGoldie, Shade and Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950132890455244698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-39020919132297243552009-10-27T02:17:52.541-07:002009-10-27T02:17:52.541-07:00Oh, Fin. Well, I am glad the vet figured out what...Oh, Fin. Well, I am glad the vet figured out what ails you and it is very treatable. When Harley was taking pills, my Mommeh just pried open his mouth and stuck the pill far back in his mouth. To make sure he swallowed it, she gave him a piece of food.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412703583921658038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003571695102022783.post-55092278587926756632009-10-27T01:22:02.594-07:002009-10-27T01:22:02.594-07:00I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling the b...I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling the best Fin. Mum says the pill syringe is the only thing that has worked for her in the past. But it can get ugly :)Teddy Westlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369207426642080006noreply@blogger.com