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I know this is off topic again but my cat just got diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and he has to take two pills a day. I was wondering if anyone had the same experience and knew a really good way to get the cat to take the pills--they are bitter tasting. They have to get teh exact dose so its hard to just crush them in with the food cos they do leave that sometimes |
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aren't you just supposed to put it in its mouth and hold the mouth shut? |
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sure, my cat chokes really badly somtimes with that or it can go down their windpipe. It's one way definitley but the cat just hates it so much |
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hold the cat close to you, force open its mouth while trying to keep it somewhat still, drop the pill into the back of its throat, shut mouth and stroke its throat from the outside, rubbing only up -> down as to make it swallow the pill sounds mean, but its the quickest way to do it. i hope at least because thats how i do it. |
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right. thats shit then. stuff the entire pill into a bit of meat perhaps, like this stuff which i don't know the english word for |
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thanks for the advice I really appreciate it cos my cat's just like family to me |
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That's a good idea- wrappin it in some meat or chicken- his fave the word is 'sausage'! |
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yeah i know the feeling. really sorry for you too. also, you're not getting radioactive iodine pills from the vet, are you? pretty hardcore treatment, radiating the thyroid glands to hell. |
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haha no its smear-able, like peanut butter or jam.. |
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pate with a french accent over the "e" i guess |
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fuck yeah of course, you're right forget about the iodine crap, common sense (and wikipedia) dictates that cats pissing radioactive urine aren't something you want in your neighbourhood. |
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