![]() Now, Lizzie, you’re definitely on the right track when it comes to thinking up alternate ways to get your kittens to take that medication without having to use a syringe. It’s so sad!Īny tips for doing this effectively? Can I put the oral med in their food? Water? After a battle of sorts, I’ll give up but both kitties stay mad at me for the next couple of hours. Although they are both incredibly loving, they HATE getting their oral meds via syringe (sulfadimethoxine for some worms… the lady who rescued them gave it to me and I have one more week to go).Įither they despise the taste of it, or I’m just awful at administering it. I’m a new cat owner to two very sweet 5-month-old kittens, sister and brother. The rejection of the medication may be due to the fact that the medicine tastes terrible, or it could be due to the fact that the medicine’s going down with a syringe, and that the whole syringe experience is probably not the most comfortable experience for the two kittens.Įither way, let me show you Lizzie’s email before we get into some tricks for making the pill go down easier for her two kittens (and yes, the “pill” pun was obviously intended): All this led to a battle of wits, where the human (as we often do) folded and looked for a better option. ![]() The issue? Pretty obvious as I’m sure you all could guess – even if you hadn’t read the title of this post: these cats really don’t want to take the medication. ![]() I received an email today from a concerned pet parent, Lizzie, who’s got two 5-month-old kittens in need of taking oral medication for deworming for the next week. ![]()
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