Feeding meds to cats

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Our cat has to take antibiotics that are in pill form. They must not taste good. We've tried crushing them up in eggs and doing the same with salmon. No luck yet. Any suggestions??



Reply from leakywelly User Rating:  2550 Knowledge Tokens
meat peste or if you rich caviar,if he eats jelly or somthing like that put pill in the middle.if all else fails put the pill in his mouth hold it shut and gently rub his throught to encorage swallow them give him half milk half water to wash it down.
then give him a cuddle
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Reply from leakywelly User Rating:  2550 Knowledge Tokens
dont crush up try to get it down in one.do you like the taste of crushed pills,your cat doesnt.
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Reply from Porky User Rating:  100 Knowledge Tokens
Don't crush it. It is likely bitter tasting and he wants nothing to do with it. Instead stick it in a small ball of wet food. Place it as far back in his mouth as possible. It will go down easier. Hold the cats mouth close and lightly cover his nostril with you fingers or stoke his throat. This will cause him to swallow. Use food that he really likes. Mine love human tuna. sometimes I use a small piece of chicken. Another alternative is to coat it with butter. It will go down easier. Good luck.
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Comment from kat28 User Rating:  0 Knowledge Tokens
MY CAT HAD TO TAKE PILLS AN I TRIED EVERYTHING THEN I FINALLY REALISED THAT MY CAT LOVES CHEESE SO I PUT IT IN A SMALL LUMP OF CHEESE AN HEY PRESTO PILL WAS TAKEN


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