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Hi all,
My little tripod kitty just came home from surgery this past week. The first few days were very easy in terms of administering meds at the appropriate times since she was already so tired and coming off other meds from the hospital. Now, a few days in, whenever I am trying to administer medication she hides from me and refuses to open her mouth. She sees it coming and absolutely refuses to take it. If I am giving her liquid medication from a syringe she takes some of it and then spits up the rest.
Any tips on administering liquid medication? For those using liquid medication rather than pill, have you had any luck mixing it into broth or other foods?
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I have no experience with Kitties so I am getting this approved so our experts can help you out
Michelle
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Hello and welcome. Your future posts will not require moderation.
I have no experience with Kitties so I am getting this approved so our experts can help you out
Michelle
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
Hi iman,
kitties can be difficult little rascals sometimes. Some things I tried with my own difficult kitty:
1. Ask the pharmacy if they have a different flavored medication to try
2. Try mixing the liquid medication with a strong-tasting/smelling broth such as tuna (can be a hit or miss)
3. Reward with kitty's favorite treat right after liquid medication
4. Switched to pill form (my kitty would vomit if she tasted even a hint of medications)
5. Looked up many YouTube videos on how to administer liquid medication and see which was easiest for me. For example one by
~ Vanessa + Mew ~
Hi and Welcome,
I'm sorry you are having issues. Cats can be challenging patients sometimes. What is the liquid medication you are giving? How many mls are we trying to get in? It depends on what it is. It sounds like the meds taste nasty and, therefore, are being spit out.
I ditto all of Vanessa's suggestions (scratches to mew)
I give liquid medication two times a day and don't have that issue because our meds are flavored (compounded), and I'm not giving a lot of liquid .26 ml. I also have a very easy-to-handle cat.
For those using liquid medication rather than pill, have you had any luck mixing it into broth or other foods?
Yes, some have. It will depend on the meds what we are trying to get down & or hide - assume it is nasty tasting. Think fishy strong, smelling foods - tuna water (juice from the can) & or highly stinky foods. Do tiny amounts of food and or treat tubes, juice, broth to ensure the meds are gobbled up. Hills Ad Recovery food is super smelly and loved by many cats. It is excellent to hide stuff in. We had another member recently hiding their meds in Fancy Feast Gourmet Gravy Ocean Whitefish successfully, but note this was not super nasty medicine. It is still worth a mention.
It will depend on how food-motivated the kitty is and having the high-value foods and or liquid treats to disguise it in. Watch to see if the meds are eaten by only giving a small amount of whatever you decide to try & watch if you have any other animals. I say stand right by to ensure it is IN.
Here is a post on medicating that may also help. Administering Medications to your Cat
If you let us know your meds, we might have further suggestions.
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I've been opening up the capsule and mixing the powder with Vribac Rebound Recuperation Formula for Cats, its basically a liquid nutritional supplement for cats recovering from surgery or illness. Because it is completely liquid, not thickened like gravy pouches and churro treats, its very easy to mix the meds with and I'm able to make the volume of the syringe dose smaller than it would be with the liquid from the pharmacy/vet. I do 1 100mg capsule in .5ml Virbac. My girl was just letting the pharmacy formulation drip out of her mouth no matter how far back to her throat I aimed it. With the Virbac, and the smaller amount of liquid, she has no problem with it.
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