Wouldn't it be nice if we could talk to them and explain why we are doing this, like it is for your own good.
---- Margo <toomanykitti...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > I was once trying to give an injection to a very unhappy cat. He was being > carefully restrained by three people, and he was winning, big time. I asked > where/how it should be given, and the vet hollered "IC". I looked at her, and > she said with gritted teeth "In Cat". > > My most successful method of dealing with difficult cats is either a > screen door, or a vertical upholstered surface. Scruff the cat, and get them > to attach their front claws to either the screen or fabric, at a level of > about your shoulder. Lower the rest of the cat (claws still attached) and > you'll find that you have pretty good control. I can usually release the > scruff, tilt their head back, and have two hands to tilt his/her and get the > meds in successfully, but it has to be quick. They're so worried abut hanging > on, they're at least a little off their game. I'm right handed, so I > scruff/hang with my left, so my right hand has good access... > > Just a thought... > > Margo > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: dlg...@windstream.net > >Sent: Oct 29, 2015 1:50 AM > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R)) > > > >YOU WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD NOT BE HARD, AFTER ALL, THEY ARE SMALLER THAN > >US. THEY CAN BACK RIGHT OUT OF YOUR GRIP AND BE LONG GONE BEFORE YOU KNOW > >WHAT HAPPENED. > > > >---- Marsha <mar...@lynxe.com> wrote: > >> Yep, that's what I do. She is still a huge challenge. I got a Dr. > >> Hanson's bullseye pill gun, and that is helping, but sometimes I still > >> have to try twice even with that. She is a stinker. Three times I took > >> her to the vet for the techs to do it. Took 2 of them, and they were > >> doing the "works like a charm" method too. LOL! I've had just one cat > >> that was a bigger challenge. > >> > >> Marsha > >> > >> On 10/28/2015 7:23 PM, Ardy Robertson wrote: > >> > Have you ever tried holding her opposite side ear/side of head and > >> > tilting > >> > her head upward until under chin line is completely vertical, and then > >> > with > >> > the other hand you can pull the lower part of her mouth down and pop the > >> > pill into the back of her mouth. Then let go of her ear/side of head and > >> > gently stroke her neck to make the pill go down. Works like a charm. > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > >> > Marsha > >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:18 AM > >> > To: dlg...@windstream.net; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R)) > >> > > >> > I got some venison and duck of some brand that was new to me. The > >> > venison > >> > was a big hit for a few days because it was such a novelty. Now none of > >> > the > >> > cats will eat it. So, I'm saving it for later, when it might be "new" > >> > again. LOL. Pilling is extremely difficult with Peaches. She will jerk > >> > her > >> > head if she can, but the movement INSIDE her mouth, especially with her > >> > tongue is pretty amazing no matter how "still" I hold the rest of her. > >> > > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Felvtalk mailing list > >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
