Does your cat need to take a pill but you don’t know how to give it to him ? Do you think you will not be able? Before you panic, take a look at the tricks that veterinarian Ana Anglada, from Anaga Centro Veterinario, has given us.
Although it is not the most common, maybe your cat likes the pill and eats it without problem. Try to give it to him as is. If you have been lucky, bravo! If not, keep reading.
The first trick that the veterinarian gives us to give a cat a pill is to mix it with a little wet food (can). Of course, we will never give it to him in his own feeder. The reason is that if you smell the pill and don’t eat it, you could develop a food aversion. Instead of getting him to eat a pill, what we are doing is causing him to stop eating. Bad very bad. What we will do is, therefore, crush the tablet a little, mix it with the wet food and give it outside the feeder .
If this trick has not worked, we can use some sweets that are long, liquid, fragrant and very tasty to mix the pill. Cross our fingers!
If unfortunately none of these tricks work and the cat detects the pill, we will have to force it into its mouth . If we do it gently and calmly as Ana Anglada recommends, we don’t have to hurt her. Let’s go there!
To give the cat the pill we will have to open the cat’s mouth and insert the tablet to the bottom . Now we will close your mouth and blow gently in that area. If all goes well, the animal will eat the pill. Next, we will give you a little tin so that you forget a little about the bad drink.
We hope that some of these tricks have worked for you and that your animal has been able to take its medicine. If you see that it is impossible for him to ingest the tablet, ask the vet if there is an alternative in another format.
