I was going to jump on the "10 things beginning with the letter" meme train today, but that will have to wait until Monday. That will give me time to come up with more than "Duh, duh, duh" for the letter "D" assigned to me by stefanie.
For today, I will simply make a ringing product endorsement. If your sweet, docile little housecat turns into a raging saber-toothed, dagger-clawed demon from hell at the mere sound of the rattling of a bottle of pills, save yourself some time (and blood) and get yourself some Pill Pockets. These things are magical. They're squishy little treats with holes in them--pop the pill in, seal it inside, nonchalantly hand it to the cat as if it were just a treat, and they will gobble it down, pill and all. Apparently they're quite delicious. And no shredding of the hands! This morning my kitten Babs (whose recent sneezing turned into full-on wheezing and who required a trip to the vet--Merry Christmas to me) hid under the bed, fearing (rightfully) that I was seeking to poke yet another something in her mouth. (What--she didn't like the yummy banana-flavored Clavamox elixir?) She would not be coaxed out. So I simply placed the antihistamine in the Pill Pocket and casually rolled it under the bed. Instantly she pounced upon the yummy treat. Pill taken! While under the bed! It's a miracle! I'm actually a really good cat piller, generally, but there's always the occasional cat whose sole purpose in life is to make a bad situation worse, so for that reason, I'm now a Pill Pocket enthusiast! They come in two flavors, and are also available for dogs. I've never had a dog who was difficult to pill--stick it in cream cheese and you can get them to eat ANYthing, in my experience, but the option is there, if your dog is not as PERFECT as mine. Hee.
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What a good idea! My dog figured out that the first piece of cheese we gave her would have a pill in it, so we had to start giving her a pill-free piece of cheese, which she would eat carefully while searching for the pill. Then we would give her a second piece of cheese with the pill in it, and she would gobble it up. So gullible. =)
Oooh. A potential Christmas gift for my mom and sister. Nice. Thanks!
I don't have pets, but those do sound awfully handy. File that under "things someone really should have thought of sooner." (Also on the list? Luggage with wheels, paper grocery bags with handles, and Easy Mac. I'm sure there are more, but that's all I've got at the moment. Hmm... This could be a Friday Five...)
Those things sound amazing! I won't tell you my technique, but let's just say that the treat sounds really good! ;-)
Hope your cat feels better!
I continued to pill Babs (and Timmy a couple of times) through the weekend, and she continued to gobble down the pill treats! And my hands are bite and scratch free. I tell you, these things are amazing.
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