Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Not all cats like catnip either... :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure she has a favorite treat?
>>>>
>>>> She's not allowed to have treats. I asked the vet. She eats
>>>> prescription dry food after a $900 surgery in 2004 which John paid
>>>> for (bless him!) She does have a velcro closure "mouse" which I
>>>> fill with fresh catnip.
>>>
>>> I understand... but some of the prescription companies make
>>> prescription cat treats, so I was just wondering..... ;-)
>>>
>>> I presume you were able to get the medication down her ok.
>>
>> Oh yeah, I learned how to pill a cat. No fun for either of us but
>> I'd had practice with my dog Sampson (RB) Not quite the same thing,
>> though, as dogs don't know how to use their claws in the same manner!
>
> <snork>
>
> I know what you mean... ;-)
>
> If I have a cat that has to be pilled for 10 days, they get their
> claws trimmed! My vet did show me the trick, but it's still iffy to
> get it just right!

Just an FYI - if you blow on a cats' nose at the moment you pop the pill
into their mouth and clamp their jaws just they swallow reflexively. Makes
it so much easier

Jill