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Pilling my cat has been a traumatizing nightmare to both of us.
His vet prescribed him Benadryl to calm the scratching he’s been doing after having been (presumably) bitten by something last time he was outside a few weeks ago.
I’ve gotten two hard-won doses in him, but this morning I could barely get his jaw open, and he bit down on the pill while fighting to get it out. There was foaming (him); there were tears (me); there was betrayal and fear (him).
I’m not putting him through my incompetence at pilling again. I have tried every way known to mankind to hide this half pill, but he’s just not buying it. The scratching has decreased, so I know it’s helping, but he needs a few more doses for it to be eliminated.
My vet doesn’t sell liquid Benadryl. I’m really not comfortable giving him the liquid children’s Benadryl you can buy at the drugstore because of the terrible ingredients and the fact I’m sure the flavor is just as bad to him. (Is it even safe to give? I don’t know. I couldn’t get a straight answer out of the vet’s office last time I called.)
What are my options here?
His vet prescribed him Benadryl to calm the scratching he’s been doing after having been (presumably) bitten by something last time he was outside a few weeks ago.
I’ve gotten two hard-won doses in him, but this morning I could barely get his jaw open, and he bit down on the pill while fighting to get it out. There was foaming (him); there were tears (me); there was betrayal and fear (him).
I’m not putting him through my incompetence at pilling again. I have tried every way known to mankind to hide this half pill, but he’s just not buying it. The scratching has decreased, so I know it’s helping, but he needs a few more doses for it to be eliminated.
My vet doesn’t sell liquid Benadryl. I’m really not comfortable giving him the liquid children’s Benadryl you can buy at the drugstore because of the terrible ingredients and the fact I’m sure the flavor is just as bad to him. (Is it even safe to give? I don’t know. I couldn’t get a straight answer out of the vet’s office last time I called.)
What are my options here?