Cat owners often face much
difficulty with giving their cat a pill. Actually giving cat a pill may be a
difficult process. There are some tips to make this process easier for both you
and cat.
Keeping calm is the key. Cats
are sensitive to nervousness, and they may become agitated. Never try to
medicate an excited or nervous cat. Therefore, you have to stay relaxed and
keep a positive outlook talking in a
soothing voice to your cat.
Confine your cat to one room,
placing it on a piece of carpeting: cats may want to grip the surface until
they figure out what's going on. Spend for sometime petting, talking softly.
Offer some cat food to attract the cat's interest.
Have a large beach towel or
blanket ready and wrap your cat in a towel, with the head protruding. This
protects you and secures the kitty for easier handling.
Snuggle the cat under your left
arm, firmly against your body and hold its head in your left hand by its
cheekbones. Though this may be an unpleasant experience for your cat, it's the
most comfortable method of giving it needed pills.
Before administration, get the pill ready and lubricate it with butter to make it ease in swallowing .
Lodge the pill as far back on
its tongue as you can.
Quickly close its mouth and
blow on its nose. The blowing will encourage it to swallow the pill.
Stroke the chin and neck area
gently, watching for signs of swallowing.
Offer a small portion of a
treat or canned food to divert the cat's attention from ejecting the pill and
to ensure that the pill is indeed swallowed.
Praise and reward the cat after
the pill is administered, so the experience will be as positive as possible.
Give the treat without the pill now and then, too.
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