How To Give A Cat A Pill

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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta

    #1

    How To Give A Cat A Pill

    How To Give Your Cat a Pill
    Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as though holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth, and gently apply pressure to his cheeks. When cat opens up, pop pill into mouth. Cat will then close mouth and swallow.
    Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Repeat the process. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
    Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, immobilizing front and rear paws. Ask assistant to hold cat’s head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into cat's throat. Flick pill down ruler with forefinger,and rub cat’ s throat vigorously.
    Retrieve cat from living-room curtain valance.
    Carefully sweep shattered figurines from hearth, and set aside for later glueing. Remove next pill from foil wrap.
    Wrap cat in beach towel, and ask assistant to lie prone on cat with cat's head visible under assistant's armpit. Put pill in end of paper tube you've made for this purpose. Then, force cat's mouth open with pencil, and blow.
    Check label to make sure pill is not lethal to humans. Sip water to take taste away. Apply bandage to assistant's forearm, and remove blood from carpet with soap and cold water.

    Call 911, ask fire department to retrieve cat from eucalyptus tree. Remove remaining pill from foil wrap.
    Tie cat’ s front paws to rear paws with garden twine, and securely tie to leg of dining table. Put on heavy-duty pruning gloves. Force cat’ s mouth open with tire iron. Drop pill, previously hidden in one ounce of raw hamburger, into cat’ s mouth. Hold head vertically with nose pointed to ceiling, and pour one-half pint of water down cat’ s throat, and two jiggers of whiskey down your own.
    Ask assistant to drive you to emergency room. Sit quietly while doctor administers anesthetic, stitches forearm and removes pill remnants from eye.
    Drop off cat, along with a generous donation, at animal shelter, and adopt a goldfish.



    "I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"
  • MilDoc

    #2
    Nah, just get 4 helpers (one for each paw), and the leather gloves used for falcon training!

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    • just4funsies
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2005
      • 843
      • Florida.
      • BT3000

      #3
      Then there is the placebo method:

      1) Apply medium-sized ball-peen hammer liberally between cat's eyes.
      2) Take pills back for a refund, and buy beer with the proceeds.
      3) When cat wakes up, repeatedly TELL HIM that you gave him the pill.
      4) Let the power of suggestion take its course.


      ...eight, nine, TEN! Yep! Still got all my fingers!

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      • Ken Weaver
        Veteran Member
        • Feb 2004
        • 2417
        • Clemson, SC, USA
        • Rigid TS3650

        #4
        Just sprayed the keyboard - thanks!
        Ken Weaver
        Clemson, SC

        "A mistake is absolute proof that someone tried to do something!

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        • thrytis
          Senior Member
          • May 2004
          • 552
          • Concord, NC, USA.
          • Delta Unisaw

          #5
          Been there, done that, got the scars. If it wasn't for the LOML, the cat would be at the nearest animal shelter.
          Eric

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          • Roger on the Rock
            Forum Newbie
            • Apr 2006
            • 88
            • St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
            • BT-3100

            #6
            How To Give A Dog A Pill

            ....wrap it in bacon!

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            • mater
              Veteran Member
              • Jan 2004
              • 4197
              • SC, USA.

              #7
              Originally posted by Roger on the Rock
              ....wrap it in bacon!
              Good idea.
              Ken aka "mater"

              " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

              Ken's Den

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              • pierhogunn
                Veteran Member
                • Sep 2003
                • 1567
                • Harrisburg, NC, USA.

                #8
                I still like the pepper-grinder method, just grind the pill and apply to cats back, he'll lick the pill off
                It's Like I've always said, it's amazing what an agnostic can't do if he dosent know whether he believes in anything or not

                Monty Python's Flying Circus

                Dan in Harrisburg, NC

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                • Hoyden
                  Established Member
                  • Jan 2005
                  • 122
                  • Twin Falls, ID, USA.

                  #9
                  This is great. I had the Mrs read it and she said that this is exacty why I get to handle the cat. We both laughed all the way through.
                  Last edited by Hoyden; 07-25-2006, 11:33 AM.
                  PawPaw

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                  • Scottydont
                    Veteran Member
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 2359
                    • Edmonds, WA, USA.
                    • Delta Industrial Hybrid

                    #10
                    That's great! That has special meaning for me with my cat needing a daily pill for a hyper thyroid. I used to use the cram and choke method but I smash a pill and put it in about 2Tbs. of wet cat food. Fewer scars that way!
                    Scott
                    "The Laminate Flooring Benchtop Guy"

                    Edmonds WA

                    No coffee, no worky!

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                    • DaveS
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2003
                      • 596
                      • Minneapolis,MN

                      #11
                      I realize the main focus of this post was for humor - but just in case anyone actually has this problem - we have used these "Pill Pockets" with great success:

                      http://www.24hourpet.com/pill-pockets-c-123.html

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                      • DUD
                        Veteran Member
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 3309
                        • Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA.
                        • Ryobi BT3000

                        #12
                        We used to have twin siamese cats, I got tired of them shedding. One day I came home from work, got the shop vac and fired it up, picked up first cat, vacuumed, no problem. Let it down picked up second cat, same circumstances, 2nd cat had watched me do the first one. I didn't know what hit me, I mean She went crazy, I still carry the scars and this was in the mid 70's. They lived full lives, and I never touched them again. They each lived over 20 years. Bill
                        5 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND FRACTIONS.

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                        • Kitten
                          Forum Newbie
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 17
                          • San Marcos, TX
                          • Pappy owns the tablesaw

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Roger on the Rock
                          ....wrap it in bacon!
                          That would work great unless you happen to be trying to give a pill to my Bichon Frise; she would eat the bacon and spit out the pill. She does that no matter what I try to hide the pill in. LOL
                          Kitten aka Pappy's LOML

                          I loves meeces to peeces

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