tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post9033452522817559651..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: One for all you cat owners out there ...Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-43338595623595061872011-08-24T20:44:56.853+01:002011-08-24T20:44:56.853+01:00@Trobairitz - we usually use the towel method: cud...@Trobairitz - we usually use the towel method: cuddle cat, wrap in towel, strongest one grips towel and half crushes cat to death, other party makes with the pill dispenser. It works about 30% of the time.<br /><br />@Anon - thanks for that link. It confused me a bit because Tabitha was my last-cat-but-one, as well as 'Dr Mike's assistant. And it started with 'first trim your cat's nails'. Well, that puts a fair old hurdle in place before we even start :) But useful advice, and I will try it next time.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-20983804111239010662011-08-24T20:33:02.767+01:002011-08-24T20:33:02.767+01:00Get you wife to hold the cat on a table.
Grasp the...Get you wife to hold the cat on a table.<br />Grasp the head firmly and tilt up - this will naturally cause the lower jaw to drop a fraction.<br />With one finger just pull the lower jaw down and pop the pill down.<br />See<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSxjeAMuTEIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-17963438346368720452011-08-23T00:20:24.958+01:002011-08-23T00:20:24.958+01:00I have seen this before - no truer words have ever...I have seen this before - no truer words have ever been said about cats. I hate giving our cat his worm pills, never fun. Little bugger has sharp claws at it usually takes both of us to stuff them down his gullet.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-85681810636460006662011-08-22T20:32:32.945+01:002011-08-22T20:32:32.945+01:00I am reminded of the saying "dogs have owners...I am reminded of the saying "dogs have owners; cats have staff". I have one of each and I love them both to bits, but I can't pretend that doing things with the cat is easy.<br /><br />@Windsock - not a curmudgeon, more a masochist :)<br /><br />@Nikos - LOL, a 'sort-of' win, then.<br /><br />@Julia - it's like a rite of passage, I suppose. Once you've given a cat a pill, you are instantly comrades with everyone else in the world who has done (or tried) the same.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-83573046980645502962011-08-22T19:52:23.084+01:002011-08-22T19:52:23.084+01:00Lol! I can relate... ;)Lol! I can relate... ;)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-5947967394936645542011-08-22T17:29:31.937+01:002011-08-22T17:29:31.937+01:00We tried to give a cat a pre journey sedative (e.g...We tried to give a cat a pre journey sedative (e.g. 8) once with the result that my Mother slept the whole length of the M6.Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-26359075864831837582011-08-22T17:05:26.277+01:002011-08-22T17:05:26.277+01:00And that's why I prefer cats to dogs - it must...And that's why I prefer cats to dogs - it must be the curmudgeon in me.<br /><br />Very amusing.Windsocknoreply@blogger.com