Hello everyone! I'm new to the boards and I'll be introducing myself and my new Ragdoll seal named Meeko! He's 9 weeks old and quite the lovey.He's a wool sucker, loving to knead and lick.
My first subject to broach is that I just gave Meeko his first dose of tape worm medicine that came in tablets. For his size/age he gets half a tablet. I first tried a vet's suggestion of using "squeeze" cheese and he took to it fairly well. Then he refused the other bits of the medicine and started slobbering all over the place!
So I crushed up the remaining bits of medicine, mixed it with a little bit of water and gently gave it to him orally thru a syringe. He didn't like it one bit and he slobbered even more.
The slobber/drooling is normal, correct? Is there anyway in the future I can make this easier on him?
Also, I'll be self administering his vaccination (Feline Focus 5) tonight myself, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on to make this a smooth and (near) painless experience for him.
Many thanks in advance!
My first subject to broach is that I just gave Meeko his first dose of tape worm medicine that came in tablets. For his size/age he gets half a tablet. I first tried a vet's suggestion of using "squeeze" cheese and he took to it fairly well. Then he refused the other bits of the medicine and started slobbering all over the place!
So I crushed up the remaining bits of medicine, mixed it with a little bit of water and gently gave it to him orally thru a syringe. He didn't like it one bit and he slobbered even more.
The slobber/drooling is normal, correct? Is there anyway in the future I can make this easier on him?
Also, I'll be self administering his vaccination (Feline Focus 5) tonight myself, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on to make this a smooth and (near) painless experience for him.
Many thanks in advance!