Hi, my cat had 3 teeth removed yesterday. The dentist gave me some Metacam to give him once a day for pain, but this is a tough cat to medicate and he flipped out when I tried to give it to him. I even tried putting it on my hand so he could lick it off if he wanted. He's only eating a bite of food, so putting it on his food won't work. I thought about putting it on his paw to lick off, but right now he runs away when he sees me coming.
He's grumpy (that's his normal state, anyway! now he's just grumpier) and I can tell he's very uncomfortable, but I feeling like "forcing" him to take the painkiller might be worse for him. Any ideas on what to do? Will he be okay without it; that is, will he be in discomfort versus agony? Thanks.
He's grumpy (that's his normal state, anyway! now he's just grumpier) and I can tell he's very uncomfortable, but I feeling like "forcing" him to take the painkiller might be worse for him. Any ideas on what to do? Will he be okay without it; that is, will he be in discomfort versus agony? Thanks.