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Sam was a semi-feral that we moved inside early last year. He became very friendly with my husband, and okay with me as long as I was holding another cat. Several months later we moved Rusty (another feral) inside. Rusty and Sam had showed up together a few years earlier and apparently were buddies because they seemed happy to be reunited and started doing everything together.
Now Sam has decided he wants nothing to do with either my husband or me, and won't allow us to apply topical flea medication. I was able to give him crushed Credelio mixed in a little tuna juice for a few months, but last month he wouldn't eat that. Yesterday I gave him no breakfast, then put the pill in a pill-pocket and left him in the cat room alone. When he hadn't eaten it by noon, I removed the pill, crushed it, and mixed it in Churu. Late afternoon, I could see that he hadn't touch it, so I gave up and let him eat supper with the other cats.
Credelio costs about $20 per pill, so I gave it to another cat who usually gets topical stuff. He gobbled it up. There's a third cat who is due for flea meds, so I wouldn't mind trying again, but I've no idea what to put it in. Sam doesn't eat wet food very often, and has turned his nose up at creamed cheese and hard cheese, also lunch meats. Dry cat food is all he really wants.
The only thing I can think of is trying to disguise the pill as a piece of kibble and putting it on top of a small amount of the stuff he normally eats. But I haven't thought of a way to do that. I'm hoping you all have some ideas.
Now Sam has decided he wants nothing to do with either my husband or me, and won't allow us to apply topical flea medication. I was able to give him crushed Credelio mixed in a little tuna juice for a few months, but last month he wouldn't eat that. Yesterday I gave him no breakfast, then put the pill in a pill-pocket and left him in the cat room alone. When he hadn't eaten it by noon, I removed the pill, crushed it, and mixed it in Churu. Late afternoon, I could see that he hadn't touch it, so I gave up and let him eat supper with the other cats.
Credelio costs about $20 per pill, so I gave it to another cat who usually gets topical stuff. He gobbled it up. There's a third cat who is due for flea meds, so I wouldn't mind trying again, but I've no idea what to put it in. Sam doesn't eat wet food very often, and has turned his nose up at creamed cheese and hard cheese, also lunch meats. Dry cat food is all he really wants.
The only thing I can think of is trying to disguise the pill as a piece of kibble and putting it on top of a small amount of the stuff he normally eats. But I haven't thought of a way to do that. I'm hoping you all have some ideas.