mamadogmamacat
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In response to MajorTom's comment in the marriage thread, as I did not want to hijack that thread as it is so much fun for so many and did not want to upset anyone:
Hey, thanks for mentioning that. I do have a couple pill shooters from a couple different vets. They are useful if your cat just will not accept hand manipulation without shredding you or becoming distrustful. However, for me with my two types of arthritis, it just seems to require too many subtle hand muscle movements to be successful more than half the time. So, I'm left with a pissed cat who still needs their meds. Since mine are so old now, they have had to experience not just pill administration, but even syringe feeding when they had some really serious short term illnesses. So, they are all four now (fifth one died in Jan 2018) very used to hand manipulation of their heads and mouths.
Have you tried using a pilling syringe? I sit on my hunkers with my cat in between my legs, so that if she wriggles or struggles, she's not going anywhere. Then I approach her from the side of the mouth with the pill in a pilling syringe. The second she opens her mouth, I push the syringe to the back, depress of the plunger, and it's in!
It's not always that easy, but I've found it to be significantly easier than doing it with my hands.
Hey, thanks for mentioning that. I do have a couple pill shooters from a couple different vets. They are useful if your cat just will not accept hand manipulation without shredding you or becoming distrustful. However, for me with my two types of arthritis, it just seems to require too many subtle hand muscle movements to be successful more than half the time. So, I'm left with a pissed cat who still needs their meds. Since mine are so old now, they have had to experience not just pill administration, but even syringe feeding when they had some really serious short term illnesses. So, they are all four now (fifth one died in Jan 2018) very used to hand manipulation of their heads and mouths.