Cat won't take Laxatone.

wearymicrobe · Aug 3, 2005

I need a little help here, need to give my long hair some laxatone, she is having hairballs.

Problem is she is 15lb's of maine coon fury right now and will not let me get close to her, touch her paws, do anything.

Can I mix this stuff up with some tuna and put it in her tray and let her munch down, she can't stand the taste of the stuff and lately has been avoiding me like the bubonic plague.

Anything else that I should know, I am assuming that she is pissy because of the hairballs. Once she lets them all out she comes and will sit on my lap for just a little bit then she will start avoiding me again.

Any other suggestions?

crazybash · Aug 3, 2005

you e putting it in the mouth right

wearymicrobe · Aug 3, 2005

Originally Posted by CrAzYbAsH

you e putting it in the mouth right

Have you ever tried to put something in a 15lb pissed off cats mouth. It = scratches accross the wrist. Heck I can't even pick her up when she wants to squirm.

stormy · Aug 3, 2005

When she's sleeping rub some on her front leg firmly so she can't shake it off when she wakes up. Then she'll eventually lick it off.

rosiemac · Aug 4, 2005

Rosie was exactly the same so the vet told me to spread it on her front paws, but make sure you spread it well because the first time i did it she shook her paws and there was brown splashes up the wall

hissy · Aug 4, 2005

Yep you rub it into the fur- you don't put it directly in their mouth. You want to rub it in firmly or they will fling it off. Scruff her neck while you do this, keeping her on the floor with gentle pressure then release her. She will run off but will have no choice but to lick it off. If this is to much for you to handle then try a tablespoon of canned pumpkin (uncooked) with her wet food. Works the same way, or give her a bit of organic catnip to nibble on.All she needs is fiber to push the hair through her system and not clog her up.

purrpaws · Aug 5, 2005

My cat (a long-hair) won't take Laxotone either. When I tried smearing it on his paw and rubbing it in good, he went directly to the freshly painted hallway wall and wiped his paw all over it! I ended up smashing the medicine into a tablespoon or so of tuna.

If he gets hairballs again, can I just try canned pumpkin?

tailsoluv · Aug 5, 2005

The only successful way to get a cat to take Laxatone (or Nutrical) when they have no desire to do so is to squeeze it into a syringe, put the plunger back in, stick the syringe in her mouth and push down the plunger. Otherwise, if you try to put it on the paws, the cat shakes it off onto the nearest wall, floor, etc. but it doesn't go in. Additionally, if the cat doesn't feel well because it has hairballs, it's not going to feel like eating willingly anyway, so putting medicine (or food) into a syringe forces the cat to eat the stuff.

Good luck. BTW, if you are only treating for hairballs, you can use canned pumpkin, as you suggested, or Metamucil in the food.

Barbara Amalfi

coaster · Aug 5, 2005

Goodness sakes, can't imagine a cat that doesn't like Laxatone. For my three, their "hairball goop" is their favorite treat. Sorry to hear that. I guess cats have all kinds of preferences, just like people. But don't mix it with food -- that will reduce its effectiveness. It needs to be given on an empty stomach so it can be absorbed by the hairball and also coat the lining of the G-I tract.

catluv456 · Sep 3, 2005

Laxatone comes in a tuna flavor. Have you tried it? However, it requires a prescription unlike the regular Laxatone, presumably to avoid over use or something.

sharky · Sep 3, 2005

My girls dont like goop either.. I use food that has different fibers with one and the other gets vets best hairball "cookies" there herbal tablets and extra oil

sunnicat · Sep 4, 2005

Sophie Grace just got her first dose of Laxatone this morning at 18 weeks old. MAN is she mad at me!

She did finally lick it off, after attempting to fling it all over the room. I remember the first time my mom put it on one of our cats. She didn't get it rubbed in enough on the fur and she promptly got a splat of Laxatone in the face. Needless to say, she learned.

zak&rocky · Sep 4, 2005

Originally Posted by rosiemac

Rosie was exactly the same so the vet told me to spread it on her front paws, but make sure you spread it well because the first time i did it she shook her paws and there was brown splashes up the wall

My cat got it on the ceiling! I had to wipe it off before we moved out.

joanne511 · Sep 13, 2005

Originally Posted by zak&rocky

My cat got it on the ceiling! I had to wipe it off before we moved out.

I'm glad it's not just Chloe being weird then, because she hates it too! I have to smear it all over her paw really well to make sure she doesn't fling it. Trying to get that out of carpet isn't very fun. The vet told me it's okay to use a syringe to administer it if I need to, but boy does she hate it!

laureen227 · Sep 13, 2005

Originally Posted by coaster

Goodness sakes, can't imagine a cat that doesn't like Laxatone. For my three, their "hairball goop" is their favorite treat. Sorry to hear that. I guess cats have all kinds of preferences, just like people. But don't mix it with food -- that will reduce its effectiveness. It needs to be given on an empty stomach so it can be absorbed by the hairball and also coat the lining of the G-I tract.

there's definitely a difference between cats... Pixel (my cat who is most prone to hairballs) hates the gel, doesn't care for the moist treats, will occasionally deign to eat the crunchy treats... usually i just corral her & squirt it down her throat. Cable & Java think that the tube of gunk is manna, & that both the moist & cruncy treats are ambrosia...

twofatcats · Sep 13, 2005

Cats are different, that's for sure. When I need to give Purdy Laxatone, I call "treat!" and all three cats come running. Purdy licks it off my finger, but as soon as the other two smell it, they go hide under a dresser.

Just today the vet recommended that I give Purdy FIVE INCHES of the Laxatone per day for the next three days, as he has been regurgitating his food almost daily and we want to rule out hairballs before assuming it is likely IBD. Good thing it is Purdy and not one of the other two I need to do that with. He licked three inches of the stuff off my finger in one session before he decided he had enough until later.

coaster · Sep 14, 2005

I don't remember which brand of hairball gel it is, but one of them comes in different flavors, so maybe the cats that don't like the usual malt flavor might like something else.

xocats · Sep 14, 2005

Yesterday I found a blop of Laxatone on my bedroom wall.

angels4mom · May 21, 2013

I have 3 cats. None of them likes any kind of handling for treatment but I have to do it for their sakes. It's like wrestling gators. As far as putting it in tuna goes it's supposed to be given on an empty stomach. There are times when I just put laxatone on my finger, sneak up on them and gently but quickly put it in their mouth. I guess you could say I ambush them. Then wait several hours before next feeding so it has a chance to go through their system. I like to give it at night. They aren't free feeders so I know they won't eat until morning. I have a Coon mix who had a terrible time with hb's. she constantly brought up her food and hb's. I finally fed her IAMS hb food and it works. She still gets them but not as much. I give them all laxatone for maintenance.

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