How to medicate a cat

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Giving a cat medicine is a task that can be VERY complicated, and this little animal knows well what to do to avoid swallowing the pill or the syrup. And that's not to mention her well-developed sense of smell, which allows her to smell her medicine even though we've mixed it well with her favorite food.

It is so. If he is sick, sometimes there is no choice but to force him to eat what the vet has recommended, but How to medicate a cat without scratching or biting us? 

I can't get him to swallow the pill, what do I do?

You must have a lot of patience. There is no other. You have to be very patient to do what I am going to tell you next, and above all to be very calm, since otherwise the furry would feel it and would get more nervous. What you have to do is the following:

• First wrap your cat in a towel or blanket, as if it were a human baby, making sure you cover its paws.
• Now ask someone to gently hold her head and tilt it a little backward.
• Then tell him that open his mouth, I insist, gently, and insert the pill near his throat (never inside, as you could suffocate).
• To finish, tell him that close your mouth and keep it closed until swallowed. Sometimes it can take a couple of minutes for it to finally give in.

And if it doesn't work, you can do several things: crush it well and mix it with a wet can for cats with sauce, or chop it up and then put the pieces into sausages for example.

What to do to swallow the syrup?

Giving a cat syrup is much easier than giving a pill, since You just have to open your mouth and give it to your child with a syringe without a needle little by little., no hurries. Give it 1ml for each drink, a little less if it is a kitten, and you will see how you will not have any problems.

And if there is still no way, talk to your vet to see if the medication can be given intravenously. Sometimes there is no other option than this, especially if it is an older cat or with respiratory problems.