Omg!

My prayers are with Mishka. I hope your beloved kitty recovers.

With love,
Jenn

I just got caught up with this...I hope your kitty get's well soon!!!

Hugs to you, your hubby and your sweet Mishka!
You're such a sweetie for doing all this for her!

PLEASE KEEP US POSTED!

Thank you, guys!
huggles, I think he swallowed the pill, and he's been gagging for all evening yesterday, but no food ( or pill) was brought up. And this morning- he is fine again, he just ate, and seems to be fine and very active. My guess is- it is medicine, that makes him this way ( sleepi and drooling). Maybe he tastes the pill and that makes him gagg and drool?
I have an appointment at 3 PM with vet, I'll let her know...
This cat seems so happy- and now I have to give him his pill again... My poor baby.
By the way, some of you told me to give him a treat after the pill- the problem is, after I give him his pill- he wont wanna eat anything at all for a while- all he wants is to get out of my hands and run away....

Originally Posted by PrincessTiffany

I just got caught up with this...I hope your kitty get's well soon!!!

Hugs to you, your hubby and your sweet Mishka!

You're such a sweetie for doing all this for her!

PLEASE KEEP US POSTED!

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Look at your cute little kitties! They are so sweet!!!!!!
Thank you so much for your support!
The only regret I have so far is- that we did not take Mishka's little brother, when we adopted him... So I would have two kitties of my own right now instead of one... I always thought two is better then one! But rightnow- with me pregnant and Mishka's sick- I do not think it is the smartest idea to adopt another cat...
Plus we do not know how he ( Mishka) will react to that...
I just have to wait.....
Thanks for kind words!

It could be that poor Mishka is getting totally stressed out at med time. If I remember correctly, the vet gave you a pill-popper? One of our cats would start drooling & gagging everytime I came near him with one, as if he knew what was going to happen & got incredibly upset. I think it could also be possible that the pill is lodging in his throat instead of going all the way down. Have you considered pilling him without the popper? It isn't hard, once you get used to it. The main thing is not to get nervous about doing, 'cause Mishka will pick up on that.
Good luck with the vet appt.

Maybe it is cotton mouth... Is it possable...

I haven't seen this thread until now. Sorry I didn't have time to read all 5 pages, but I want you to know that your precious Mishka is in my prayers. You ALL have been through so much together. I'm so glad you've taken such good care of him. Bless you.

Don't know how i missed this thread. What an ordeal you and mishka have been through. You and your husband did an amazing job of going into action, bless you for being so wonderful, your cat is probably really glad to have gotten through the worst of it.

Sending you harmony and get well vibes from Portland.

OMG I am so sorry!!! And I never knew that a rubber band could do so much damage! I just caught LuckyGirl with a tiny tiny clear rubber band yesterday and had to pry her jaw open to get it out... it was one of those from a barbie doll's packaging... SO SCARY! I will keep your babies in my prayers...

I think Libby might be right. The pill probably got stuck, and you know how awful that feels! How many times a day do you have to pill him? If once, that is good. I would take him in my lap, feed him some turkey, and let him go. Then a few hours later, feed some turkey, pop the pill, and feed again. Leave the turkey on the table next to you so he sees his reward. If you do it right, pilling is pretty quick - I think it's a LOT easier than liquid medicine. Then again later in the day do the turkey thing. So every time you treat him, you don't also torture him, LOL.

Originally Posted by libby74

It could be that poor Mishka is getting totally stressed out at med time. If I remember correctly, the vet gave you a pill-popper? One of our cats would start drooling & gagging everytime I came near him with one, as if he knew what was going to happen & got incredibly upset. I think it could also be possible that the pill is lodging in his throat instead of going all the way down. Have you considered pilling him without the popper? It isn't hard, once you get used to it. The main thing is not to get nervous about doing, 'cause Mishka will pick up on that.
Good luck with the vet appt.

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Thank you!
I tried at first to pill him without a pooper ( I did not know about a pill pooper untill I saw a thread on this forum and asked my vet about it! ) and it is true- when he sees that thing- he starts to get REALLY upset! And the main thing- not to get nervous- well- I am really bad at it. So I guess I'll just have to keep practising. Thank you again!

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Maybe it is cotton mouth... Is it possable...

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What is it?

Rockcat, LuckyGirl, Abigail, it is ok, guys! Thank you for all your support! You all are really helpfull in here! I am so glad this forum exist!

Originally Posted by kluchetta

I think Libby might be right. The pill probably got stuck, and you know how awful that feels! How many times a day do you have to pill him? If once, that is good. I would take him in my lap, feed him some turkey, and let him go. Then a few hours later, feed some turkey, pop the pill, and feed again. Leave the turkey on the table next to you so he sees his reward. If you do it right, pilling is pretty quick - I think it's a LOT easier than liquid medicine. Then again later in the day do the turkey thing. So every time you treat him, you don't also torture him, LOL.

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I have to pill him twice! I am almost run out of one med ( have it for one more day only) - so it is going to be two pills instead of three now- but I am sure- for Mishka- there is no difference... I just feel so bad when I pill him and I am sure he sences it and use it against me!
Anyways, I will try turkey thing and will let you know how it went.. it is just he was not really up to eat any kind of food lately. nothing gets him excited other then his dry treats, when I make a noise with a package - he gets excited, and then I give him his regular dry food from my hands- he thinks it is his treats and eats it- I lie to him- but he eats- that is most important to me! He loves tuna, he used to go crazy just from smelling i around the house, when I cook it for us- but now even that won't get him excited.. But I'll try turkey.. There should be a less painefull way to pill him..

I think you just need more practice. It should go pretty quickly. Do the football hold with your left arm, hold his top jaw with your left hand, pry open the bottom jaw with your right hand, and stick that pill at the base of his tongue. Sometimes it's easier to have one person open the mouth and one person pop the pill.

kluchetta, thank you so much! Well- this time it was easier, i think I am getting better at this! And right after I gave him his pills- I gave him some tune right away - to wash out taste from his mouth- so- no drooling or gagging!
We just came back from the hospital. Mishka is running a little fever and also his blood cells count is not really good, so they gave me another set of antiboutics ( I thought that is it for him lol ) and also the gave him some fluid under the skin cause he looked a little bit dehydrated. He seems to be OK with all that ( or better to say- he has no choice) and I have to bring him back on Tuesday for a check up. They run a CBC on him, but we will know results only tomorrow. I hope it will be OK.
Please, send us your vibes for a fast recovery!!!!

More vibes are on the way to you and Miskha.

Originally Posted by ~love_that_cat~

Look at your cute little kitties! They are so sweet!!!!!!

Thank you so much for your support!
The only regret I have so far is- that we did not take Mishka's little brother, when we adopted him... So I would have two kitties of my own right now instead of one... I always thought two is better then one! But rightnow- with me pregnant and Mishka's sick- I do not think it is the smartest idea to adopt another cat...
Plus we do not know how he ( Mishka) will react to that...
I just have to wait.....

Thanks for kind words!

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You're VERY welcome!!! Still sending good vibes your way!

Thanks for the comments on my kitties! I love those two to death! The mama is a stray, and she had them under my deck! I already have two cats, but I have to keep them...they are adorable. Going to get the mom fixed too, then set her back free!

Good vibes headed Mishka's way!

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What is it?

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I take my meds in the morning and I notice I get a really dry mouth and dry throat from it...