Well... i got to the vet hospital and they said "your appt is for thursday!" i said no, this is important to do now, so i have to see someone now, i said "my cat is sick and needs medication that I can't give him so I have to see someone about it he cant go on like this he feels terrible". The girl was SO nice and i saw the head honcho vet who is always impossible to get an appt with. He showed me how to adminster meds and i said you make it look so easy (he did this with liquid form) and the vet tech then showed me a way and told me instead of a towel, to sit on the bed with the comforter aroudn him. She said i could also put him in his carrier and this way he has no where to go but that looked a little harder. They showed me how to hold his head and said not to be afraid to hold the scruff. I think I'm too easy, I need to be more assertive and let him know he has to do this...ITS FOR HIS OWN GOOD! Lol now i really sound like a mom! Well, I wanted to be sure I could do it, so I tried holding him the way she showed me an he was pretty good. They did agree though that he's a tough one. They were able to get in the meds, but he spit some out! So it was as if he were like "FINE! you got me but im just gonna spit it out! THERE!" lol. Well, they gave me a 1cc syringe but they had used the fatter one, and i said hey this looks like a lot more, i know it's not but i have to put a whole syringe in while the other one looks like less and goes faster (no way i was gonna push that skinny plunger alll the way down) so i said gimme the fat one. it will go quicker. So they gave me both. LOL.
Patti, the dr told me that both met. and famitidone or however you spell it both only come in IV...though he looked kind of unsure of that...i think he didnt think i could inject. I said listen, i want to do whatever i have to do to treat him at home. I do not want him in the hospital. If i have to inject him, I will do it, and you can show me how. Well he gave me that story and said he would flavor it with some fish taste (YUCK!) and make it liquid. So, no more pills! they did give him a pill no problem though...looked so easy! It's the front legs. Someone needs to hold his front legs! so I'm going to try the comforter and quick syringe tomorrow. Wish me luck. At least they gave him a nice dose at the vets for today. He ate dinner. Yay! The vet said...that he is eating is a goooood sign. Yay! So day by day....day by day. Hugs...i love everyone here already...and if you didn't guess it already...im a huge mushy sentimental person so beware of the occasional emotional outbursts. LOL! Brooklyn says "THANKS A LOT EVERYONE" lol but really he means thank you. lol hugs Rebecca
