cecilia came over and pilled her and found a pill on the floor. i guess i didn't pill abby yesterday.
bobby

know that you are doing the best that you can do.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

dear Bobby, your post isn't boring... it is good to hear what is going on with you.

Yes, I saw the angry cat one, lol. I didn't know a cat muzzle existed! I did not see the one that drooled into the kitty's mouth! Ewww, poor cat!

The angry cat vet says something to the effect that you want to do things as quickly as you can... that's something we leearned also with our cat. She could be very fierce. She was not normally so, but if she felt she needed to defend herself from any sort of coercion... then watch out.

I had never known about the trick to grab the head and push down on their shoulders... or if we did we probably failed at it. It looks so easy when they do it... but I didn't see them trying those maneuvers with the angry cat.

So yeah, the wrapping is actually very easy and very swift and takes about 15 seconds, once you get the process down. Giving the pill and getting cat to swallow was the the rest. It is really only three movements: fold from one side, fold from other side, and then fold in rear paws. (In fact, being very fast is the key to success.... otherwise the cat has time to react, and get away.) Despite the unnatural position, it seemed to be less traumatic on her because things were over and done with fast, and there was no real struggle. In any case, she would high-tail it soon as we freed her -- no chance to "reward the cat" by petting, ROFLOL, but we did offer her treats. (She usually snubbed the treats and yowled by the door to be let out.)

At the vet's she did not try to run... she would only try to hide. I think because she felt unsafe with all the weird smells, between the hospital-like smell, and dogs in the waiting room. Once she hid her face in the vet's coat, lol. Another time, she jumped up from the table, scaled me like a tree trunk, and tucked her head under my chin. (That hurt... 20 razor-sharp claws! But soon as I supported her rear, she retracted them.)

If at home... where she knew the environment and felt safe indoors and outdoors, she would hide, sure, but only after running as far as she could. The bit in the funny file about "retrieve cat from behind couch... bedroom (under kingsize bed)... top of wardrobe"... been there, done that. Not easy, and cat gets progressively more furious. Went through lots of soggy pills.

Our cat went through health problems a few times, and then later in life more, so we got a lot of practice and eventually found a process that worked for us/our cat.

I hope you can find a process for you and Abby as well. It's good that you have a few friends you can call on to help you. We had to do it with two people for a long time. In the beginning, the cat was too fast for just one person, lol.

Do take pictures. I look forward to seeing them if you would like to share.

love
waves ... umm, sorry for going on and on with my cat tales.

i really enjoyed listening to stories about your cat. how many pounds did she way? I wondered how the guy produce the drool at the right time lol.
today abby got me good on the inside of a finger. she seemed to be getting more savy as to how to escape.she was sunbathing for a little while. she doesn't look as good as she did yesterday. I AM MISERABLE
love
bobby

Bobbi

Sending you some hugs, and thoughts for Abby. My dog has had to have pills, we found what is called pill treats. Were we put the pill in the container,
and they eat both. Also we have a dog and cat peanut butter, that we have
used to feed them with the pills.

They don't figure out its inside till its to late usually.

Donna

Hey there.

Ouch. Sorry about the finger. Yeah, she'll probably continue to get savvier... and will sometimes get ahead of you, lol.

Our cat weighed ~8/9 pounds when she was healthy.

Sunbathing is a good sign, I think. When they feel very unwell, they tend to want to hide. Enjoy her as much as you can.

love
waves

Donna, that's interesting about the dog/cat peanut butter preparation. Where do you buy that, and the "pill treats" from?

The peanut butter mix, we bought I believe at Petsmart and the minders originally I got at the vet. But I've seen them other places. I believe
the pet stores for sure. But also I'm pretty sure i saw them at Walmart and target. The peanut butter was at one of the regular like target or Walmart, maybe Meijers too. They also have Jelly now.

We haven't tried that one.

Donna

Donna,

Are they something like this?

1
Greenies Feline Pill Pockets -- Greenies Feline Pill Pockets
http://www.petsmart.com/cat/soft-tre...6-catid-200053

2
Greenies Feline Pill Pockets, Treats For Cats --- Salmon
http://www.amazon.com/FELINE-GREENIE...57J7BJC81ZMDNS

Here are part of the instructions:

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abby is still wetting herself. she doesn't like any treats...not even chicken.
today i grabbed her paws -her back paws and then her front paws. cecilia said it is very stressful for her too. i am afraid the vet may say abby needs to be put on more antibiotics. i don't know if cecilia will do it.
i finally made an appt to my doctor's. ....for diabetes test and i don't know what else. i need a physical but i am afraid everything will be whacked out with all the sadness and stress from abby
bobby