How to give a cat a pill? Surely everyone who has a furry purr has at least once encountered a similar problem. After all, as soon as she realizes that she should eat something nasty and bitter, she immediately runs away and hides, and when you pick her up in her arms, she turns around in every possible way. A rare case when everything is without injuries for you, and the animal, assuming an exhausted appearance, leaves undefeated. Let's try to figure out how to give a cat a pill.
If your pet’s temperament is calm, then you can do one of the easiest ways:
- Knead the medicine and mix the finished powder with a small amount of your favorite food
- Pour into a small amount of liquid and wait for the cat to drink it herself.
In most cases, the animal, having tasted an unpleasant aftertaste, refuses to take the drug. Then the question arises: "How to give a cat a pill if she managed to feel the bitterness of the medicine?" In this case, you need to wait about 10 minutes and proceed again, but you will have to use "heavy artillery".
As one of the options, you can take the cat by the scruff of the neck and raise it. The mouth opens reflexively in the animal, where you need to quickly place the tablet and keep the jaw closed until the medicine is swallowed.
If the previous option does not suit you, then you need to know how to give the cat a pill with a syringe (without a needle).
1. Grind the medicine, mix with a small amount of water.
2. Insert the tip of the syringe between the posterior teeth and inject its contents.
3. To make the pet easier to swallow the medicine, stroke its neck.
After pills in cats, excessive salivation may begin, foam may go - do not be scared, because it will pass quickly, but you need to watch so that the medication does not go outside.
Before giving a pill to a cat, you need to remember a few simple rules:
• it is undesirable to mix drugs with food, it is more effective to introduce them in their pure form;
• if you need to give the cat a medication in the form of a powder, then it is better to mix it with water or milk and smear this mixture on the tongue and lips.
How to give a cat a pill in the most reliable way? You need to place your pet on the table so that it sits calmly. Put your hand on the cat’s head. Forefinger and thumb should grasp the corners of the mouth. Keep your head so that your nose looks at the ceiling, with your fingers, press on the lips to open the mouth. Hold the pill with the index finger and thumb of the other hand, and keep the jaw from closing with the middle finger. Put the tablet on the root of the tongue and immediately close the mouth. Since the cat can begin to break out and twitch, it is necessary to do everything accurately and quickly.
Do not self-medicate your pet, be sure to show it to the veterinarian if you suspect that the animal is sick. In no case give him pills without the permission of a doctor! And we must not forget that some drugs are forbidden to grind. To make the medicine slip easier, it can be moistened with water or vegetable oil.