Hello everyone,
My cat (Pepe) is an 8 year old male cat. He developed vaccine related sarcoma 15 months ago. He had his first tumor removal surgery in January 2005. Unfortunately the tumor grew back and he had his 2nd surgery ( this time more aggressive, muscles removed, bones shaved) in july 2005. He now has the third tumor in his back which I thought would worry me the most but something else came up that made me forget about the tumor. He got really sick on the 29th of January. He suddenly got disoriented and started throwing up, thn I noticed the pressure developing in his abdomin, and right after that I started seeing him spending most of his time next to his water bowl. I immediately took him to the vet and we found out after so many blood tests that his liver was not functioning. The vet couldn't determine the exact problem and decided to put the cat on medication. Pepe takes 1ml of liquid antibiotic without a problem twice a day and he is supposed to take single small pill once a day for his liver. I almost tried everything, every method to give this tablet but no luck. I tried hiding the pill inside chicken/beef but as soon as he feels it he starts spitting. I also tried crushing the pill, dissolving in milk and injecting it in his mouth, this time his mouth got all foamy and he puked.
what is the best and easiest way to have a cat swallow a tiny pill?
please help. he really has to take those pills. time is ticking for him.
thanks
My cat (Pepe) is an 8 year old male cat. He developed vaccine related sarcoma 15 months ago. He had his first tumor removal surgery in January 2005. Unfortunately the tumor grew back and he had his 2nd surgery ( this time more aggressive, muscles removed, bones shaved) in july 2005. He now has the third tumor in his back which I thought would worry me the most but something else came up that made me forget about the tumor. He got really sick on the 29th of January. He suddenly got disoriented and started throwing up, thn I noticed the pressure developing in his abdomin, and right after that I started seeing him spending most of his time next to his water bowl. I immediately took him to the vet and we found out after so many blood tests that his liver was not functioning. The vet couldn't determine the exact problem and decided to put the cat on medication. Pepe takes 1ml of liquid antibiotic without a problem twice a day and he is supposed to take single small pill once a day for his liver. I almost tried everything, every method to give this tablet but no luck. I tried hiding the pill inside chicken/beef but as soon as he feels it he starts spitting. I also tried crushing the pill, dissolving in milk and injecting it in his mouth, this time his mouth got all foamy and he puked.
what is the best and easiest way to have a cat swallow a tiny pill?
please help. he really has to take those pills. time is ticking for him.
thanks