giving cats tablets

[Cheekystar]

Whats the best way to give cats tablets? Our 2 rescue cats are due their worming tablets and I wanted some tips!

[chelsea78]

I put my cats tablets in yogurt they cant get enough of it, another way is with there treats, mingle it in so it smells like a treat works no problem with mine.
GoodLuck

[coco pops]

you could mash the tablets and mix with a little wet food. It usually takes 2pair of hands to give our cat tablets straight into his mouth. Hold the cat still ,gently hold its mouth open and drop the tablet to back of mouth rub under its chin and try to keep its mouth closed. Good luck

[jules77]

why not try the liquid/paste instead, which you can insert with a syringe or on food, they are less likely to pick it out then?

[B00]

http://www.moggies.co.uk/givemed.html

[coco pops]

like that link Boo

[tiggerwoo]

The vet or a nurse will do it for you(they are expert at it) if you get your worming tablets from the vet rather than over the counter brands.

[wolf63]

I saw an advert for a little machine thing that throws the tablet into the back of the cat's throat. It seemed TOO easy.

When I took my tom Frankie to the vet a couple of weeks ago (his sister beat him up) he had to get a jag of antibiotics - the jag covered him for two weeks so that no tablets were needed. I could have kissed the vet.

Giving dogs tablets is so simple compared to giving cats tablets.

I also got furrball/hairball paste. I thought that I would be sly and put it on their paws - so they would lick it off. They, being cats, just rubbed it off on the furniture and carpets. It took a couple of days before I started finding red stuff everywhere.

They drive you nuts.

[Quizmonster]

Get a pill-popper from the vet...it looks vaguely like a plastic syringe and you put the pill into the jaws of the device and push the plunger gently against it, ready to 'fire' it. Then - if you're right-handed - put the cat on your left thigh with a towel around its neck like a barber's cloth, closed at the back with a clothes-peg. This frees both your hands and, more to the point, keeps its feet and claws out of the equation! Then gently press the cat back into the crook of your left arm and place your left hand across its head with fingers and thumb on opposite sides of its mouth. By compressing these, you will force the cat to open its mouth and - when it does - just squeeze the pill-popper plunger with your right hand to shoot the pill into its mouth.
Might sound complicated but it works every time for me.

[bensmum]

One of mine loves marmite so I generally coat the tablet in a little marmite and she just eats it! Failing that then the nurse at the vets should be able to help.

[sophie_1003]

we roll the pill up with a little ball of cheese, our cat eats it fine!

[keithlbw]

BOO ---- So funny-- had to stop reading it out to my wife a couple of times as I couldn't see my monitor due to crying with laughter.
Reminds me so much of giving my cat tablets.

[davkel]

i crush them up put them in a bit of food then wipe a bit at a time on the wiskers