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Friend of mine had a cat that would eat pills off a spoon, well covered in peanut butter. In case you run out of other things to try. Roberta in D

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LOL... poor kitties. I'm glad to hear that things are settling in with your furry children. Hyperthyroidism is pretty common in cats when they get older and is easily managed with the pills as long as you can get them in her. I can just see her capering around, thinking the spazzy housemate is gone away. ;-)

That's the only way we could get our dog to take her meds UNLESS DD was home. she'd roll it in bread and wave her hands about showing her she HAD something in each hand...then she'd toss one and then the other right away--dog gulped it down so she'd catch the other...followed by her 'usual' treat. She KNEW that treat was somewhere.

HTH Butterfly (Can't have cats--we all are way too allergic)

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Good luck!

R/Sandy

Debi

"I think not", said Descartes, and promptly disappeared.

Has anyone else tried wrapping the pill in a small nob of butter?

My guys have always liked the slightly salty taste, and it makes it harder for the little darlings to hurk the pill back up as soon as you let them go. They still put up a struggle, but the butter did seem to help.

My vet also gave me a pil popper with the last lot of pills. It's like a long stick with a tiny retractable claw on the end. Push the end of the stick and the claw releases the pill. So it is supposed to be easier to put the pill at the back of the cat's throat without risk of losing large chunks off digits. Sounds like a good theory but thankfully I haven't had to test it yet.

Please offer Stripey a chin rub from his Aussie "cousins", and I hope all goes well.

We have to get liquids for two of our cats and the other one is pills only. Bless her stupid soul, Trouble is the easiest cat to pill that I've ever seen. Just put the pill in one of those Pill Pockets treats, mold it around the pill, discard a bit of the excess treat, and toss it in front of her. She'll Hoover it up off the floor before you can say "fabric". Can't do that with the others though. They want to actually chew the "treat" so they always find the pill hidden inside. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

We used a pill popper once, and won't use one again. Samson had some capsules to take and when I popped one in, it hit the back of his throat and stuck. Samson panicked, his eyes bugged, he tried repeatedly to swallow, he gagged, he acted like he couldn't breathe (but he could). No matter what he did the capsule remained stuck to the back of his throat until the gelatine coating became wet enough to unstick itself. We haven't been able to get a pill of any sort into him since then. I can't say I blame him either because I have had a capsule get stuck in the back of my mouth before and it's not pleasant at all. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

Wow, they keep the kitties for three weeks for hyperthyroid treatment? We only keep them for 5 days at UF, but they do go home with some strict restrictions for two weeks or so, but at least they're home. Hell, I work there and couldn't afford hyperthyroid treatment for one of my cats...

Another idea is to use to "Pill Pockets". One of my cats Hated being pilled and was finicky too - but she loved the pill pockets (stinky little treats shaped like a pocket - put the pill in and squish around the pill.) It's the same idea as putting it in peanut butter but it's "cat food like". I swear by them! You can get them at any pet food store in my area.

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I think my kitties would rather be dead than crated for 3 weeks. Hopefully the pills will help. I don't know anything about thyroid problems in cats, thankfully. Hugs to Dusty. I'm glad Stripey doing ok too. Taria

Well, so far kiri has rolled Stripey up in a towel, sort of making a Stripey burrito, and pilled her that way. Since Stripey is old and a bit feeble it works. kiri says the burrito is to keep her from stuggling, I had to ask since Stripey is clawless. I want to give it a go sans burrito and see how she does. kiri just gives Stripey the pill when she takes her own thyroid medication though. I think she sees it as a sort of further bonding.

NightMist the >Friend of mine had a cat that would eat pills off a spoon, well covered in

That sounds similar to our policy. We send our radioiodine kitties home on day 5 with flushable litter and gloves for the person handling litter. Once home the kitties are isolated in a separate room, only 30 minutes of close contact with the caregiver, no contact with children under 18, or pregnant women for the following 2 weeks. Iodine 131 has an 81 day half-life, but after the three or so weeks the radiation level in the cat is low enough to be considered 'background', or no more than you might encounter in your day-to-day life. Careful of the kitty plotting .;-) I think mine are planning something, after the mad dash in a panic around the house this morning. I have no idea what prompted it. An attempt to trip me up, I suspect.

Howdy!

Thanks for the info, Debi. This is what our trusty vet said, and mostly what I've read since. Hearing this from someone I "know" who also quilts makes it true. ;-)

The plot: Dusty knows the tuna is downstairs, but it's too close to Stanley dog's indoor bed. She stands at the top of the stairs, listening, plotting... then puts the idea on hold when she hears the dog tags jingle. "Curses! Foiled again!" If she can just get the telepathy working at the right time, tho', I'll be taking the tuna to her.

Cheers! R/Sandy-- quilting in beautiful north Texas where the breeze is blowing, the sun is shining, and the back door is wide open ;-D