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Giving a cat a pill. Pfft! (Original Post) hedgehog Oct 2013 OP
Ouch In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #1
That has to be the worst! graywarrior Oct 2013 #2
My big boy is so laid back, raptor_rider Oct 2013 #3
Heavy duty gloves! War Horse Oct 2013 #4
My dogs are incredibly patient, although the big guy is squirmy. hedgehog Oct 2013 #5
Dogs seem, somehow, to grasp the concept of War Horse Oct 2013 #6
I agree davidpdx Oct 2013 #9
Those aren't ticks on their belly Paulie Oct 2013 #7
You caught me! It took a while to work all the way down to the skin, hedgehog Oct 2013 #12
Mr. Mickey has to have his baby aspirin 2 x week MrMickeysMom Oct 2013 #8
My wife was told how to by a vet davidpdx Oct 2013 #10
Two words... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #11

raptor_rider

(1,014 posts)
3. My big boy is so laid back,
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 05:58 PM
Oct 2013

He'll let you do anything to him. He's gone through two toddlers. Both boys are 6 and 7, and he loves them to death. I had to pierce an abscess behind his ear and use hydro peroxide and iodine on it and keep it clean until it healed. He's and inside/outside cat that loves the ladies, and loves to fight.

He's my bubba. Sleeps on my bed every night, however explores during the day. My 5 month old kittens love him to death. He plays with them like he is a kitten himself. He's almost 7 yrs old. He's a tabby, that is all muscle and weighs at least 15lbs!!

He has scars, and scabs. I love him all just the same.

War Horse

(931 posts)
4. Heavy duty gloves!
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 06:16 PM
Oct 2013

I've removed ticks from cats and German Shepherds, and it's the former I'd be nervous about.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
5. My dogs are incredibly patient, although the big guy is squirmy.
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 06:23 PM
Oct 2013

Last week I was lying on my back on the floor taking a tick off his jaw line!

War Horse

(931 posts)
6. Dogs seem, somehow, to grasp the concept of
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 06:48 PM
Oct 2013

'just wait a sec while I do this' if you work at it a bit. Whereas a cat is more like 'WTF are you trying to do to me' and you have to work your way from there. That's the major difference in my experience

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
9. I agree
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 09:10 PM
Oct 2013

Cats seem to be more resistant to want to swallow a pill. They act like your trying to kill them or something. Over dramatic....

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
7. Those aren't ticks on their belly
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 07:50 PM
Oct 2013

Two ordered rows of ticks? I think not! No wonder the cat went off.

Put the pill in liver sausage.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
12. You caught me! It took a while to work all the way down to the skin,
Sun Oct 27, 2013, 07:56 AM
Oct 2013

but that's what it was! My son thought that was hilarious!

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
8. Mr. Mickey has to have his baby aspirin 2 x week
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 07:56 PM
Oct 2013

Pffffheh!

Generally, this is hilarious for Mr. Mickey's father, and he looks forward to how, no matter WHAT, this little thing ends up being p-toohed out of his mouth.

Then, there's his stool softener....

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
10. My wife was told how to by a vet
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 09:12 PM
Oct 2013

Put it in their mouth and then blow in their mouth and it makes them swallow it.

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