Lucy was prescribed Prozac because she continued to pee outside her box after having a UTI. The vet hopes the Prozac will relieve her anxiety over going to the bathroom.
Lucy was very, very shy when I started fostering her, and even though she has come a long way since then (January 2011), she is still skittish by nature. I put her antibiotics for the UTI in her food to avoid stressing her, and this worked like a charm. However, she won't eat the food with the liquid Prozac mixed in.
So, I've been trying to give it to her orally, and not only does she fight me like crazy, when I do get the stuff in her mouth she drools and spits so much that I don't know if she gets any of it down. The worst part is that she gets so freaked out that I feel like I'm chipping away at the trust I've built since I got her; I don't want her to be scared of me or associate being picked up with something scary.
Is there a better, less stressful and more effective way of doing this? Any advice would be much appreciated.
Lucy was very, very shy when I started fostering her, and even though she has come a long way since then (January 2011), she is still skittish by nature. I put her antibiotics for the UTI in her food to avoid stressing her, and this worked like a charm. However, she won't eat the food with the liquid Prozac mixed in.
So, I've been trying to give it to her orally, and not only does she fight me like crazy, when I do get the stuff in her mouth she drools and spits so much that I don't know if she gets any of it down. The worst part is that she gets so freaked out that I feel like I'm chipping away at the trust I've built since I got her; I don't want her to be scared of me or associate being picked up with something scary.
Is there a better, less stressful and more effective way of doing this? Any advice would be much appreciated.