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  • #1

    Kitty help?

    Guinness finally got spayed today...but she is walking around like she is drunk, wobbling and losing balance. She got out of the cone once...when I was away...

    I have medicine to give to her orally but she spits it out...but I think she is in pain...T_T But we come at full circle at her not taking it. T_T

    I hate seeing my strong mischievous girl so weak, pathetic, and I'm scared. One vet said the wobbling the day of the spay is normal...another said it wasn't.

    Help please?

    Of COURSE I would have a test tomorrow at 9:30. My timing is so great. ._.
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    Re the wobbling, I'm wondering if the general hasn't quite worn off yet? (I am not a vet)

    Re the spitting out of medicine, my mum went two ways with our boys when they had to take tablets for various reasons (and yes, they'd spit it out)

    #1 she'd hold their mouths shut and rub their chin to get them to swallow.
    #2 she was given a "pill giver" by the vet if she still had trouble. It basically had a spot on one end for the pill and a ring on the end attached to a stick inside a straw. You stuck the open end in the cats mouth, pushed the tablet in and held the stick there until he/she swallowed it.
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    • #3
      About the wobbling, it's quite possible that she was still feeling the effects of the general. Keep an eye on her as much as you can, if she's still wobbly a full 24 hours later take her back to the vet. She may be kind of low energy, not quite herself for a day or two, that should pass pretty quickly.

      There are a number of pet pillers available, it's likely that you'd find one at your local WalMart. They do make getting pills into cats a LOT easier. That's what I use when I need to give a cat a pill.
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      • #4
        Where is it, where is it... AHA!

        How to give a cat a pill.

        Sorry, couldn't resist.
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        • #5
          If they give a different type that it liquid and not pill...and she still spits...?

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          • #6
            If it's liquid, easiest to mix with a bit of canned cat food. Never yet met a cat who didn't love that stuff. Give her maybe a teaspoon or two of the food, with the meds mixed thoroughly. Watch to see that she actually does eat it, and remove any dry or other food you normally have for her until she has eaten it.
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            • #7
              With my Manx cat I'd crush the pill up and mix it with some crab juice and a tiny bit crab then he'd snarf the pill right up.
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              • #8
                Quoth Kittish View Post
                If it's liquid, easiest to mix with a bit of canned cat food. Never yet met a cat who didn't love that stuff.
                Mine hates it so trying to mix meds into it failed miserably. She was able to defy every possible common solution. Eventually the only way was to use a syringe, pin her down and slowly dribble it onto the back of her tongue and throat.

                Cat's neither chew nor spit. So as long as you have her head tilted back, its going down the hatch. Cats will reflexively "lap" if you get a liquid on their tongue. As long as you can get gravity on your side it will dribble into her instead of out of her. -.-

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                • #9
                  Quoth Gravekeeper View Post
                  Cat's neither chew nor spit.
                  The hell they don't. Sorry, GK, but I do have to disagree here. I've had cats send a pill halfway across the room if I didn't get it shoved far enough into their mouth. Likewise, with one cat that I had to give liquid meds to, she'd spray it all over your face if you let her head tilt down even a little.

                  And yes, cats chew. I watch mine chew pretty thoroughly when I give them chicken, especially when it's raw. They gnaw off bits small enough to swallow. Most dry kibble is small enough that most cats don't NEED to chew it, so a lot of times won't.
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                  • #10
                    Another thought for later, many cat meds can be made in treat form. When my previous cat needed daily pills, I fought tooth and nail to get her to swallow the normal pills. I talked to the vet, and spent a couple bucks more on the med-infused treats, which she took quite willingly. It was well worth the few bucks more to not have the daily pill wrestling match.
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                    • #11
                      Quoth Kittish View Post
                      The hell they don't. Sorry, GK, but I do have to disagree here.
                      Cats can spray ( and indeed do so as a defensive mechanism against predators. ) but you'll notice your cat lacks the sort of cheeks or lips required to actually spit. It would be more accurate to say your cat is projectile vomiting the pill across the room. >.>


                      Quoth Kittish View Post
                      And yes, cats chew. I watch mine chew pretty thoroughly when I give them chicken, especially when it's raw. They gnaw off bits small enough to swallow. Most dry kibble is small enough that most cats don't NEED to chew it, so a lot of times won't.
                      Thats not chewing. Cats teeth are for homicide, tearing and cutting ( The flesh of the helpless ) like all mammalian carnivores. This is also why they have rough tongues. Helps grip the bloody chunks of the unfortunate.

                      Cats don't need to masticate as a step of pre-digestion because they only consume the flesh of the living. Thus they do not have molars. Only premolars. Only herbivores and omnivores need to chew for pre-digestion because of plant matter.

                      Quoth Geek King View Post
                      Another thought for later, many cat meds can be made in treat form. When my previous cat needed daily pills, I fought tooth and nail to get her to swallow the normal pills. I talked to the vet, and spent a couple bucks more on the med-infused treats, which she took quite willingly. It was well worth the few bucks more to not have the daily pill wrestling match.
                      Ugh, those exist? My vet didn't even offer that option. I eventually had to go Steve Irwin on her as it was the only way to get her any medication into her. I'm lucky she didn't bleed me out. Mine needed not just oral meds but also ear drops. Its difficult to say which was more challenging to apply.
                      Last edited by EricKei; 09-05-2014, 05:15 AM. Reason: merged consecutive posts

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                      • #12
                        Got liquid just now. Here comes the fun part.

                        She's still not her normal self, but it hasn't been a full 24 hours yet

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                        • #13
                          Quoth Fudgethatkay View Post
                          Got liquid just now. Here comes the fun part.

                          She's still not her normal self, but it hasn't been a full 24 hours yet
                          I've considered ordering chain mail gloves to deal with baths, groomings and medications. -.-

                          My cat has raptor talons. She can't even retract them completely. I'm going to try putting those little claw soft caps on her tomorrow. Hopefully with a minimum amount of stitches required afterwards.

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                          • #14
                            Have you explored the art of the cat burrito?

                            Place cat on bath towel. Fold over one side and wedge it under the cat as tightly as you can. Repeat with the other side. The goal is a burrito with only the head sticking out. burrito can be positioned to allow droppers or pills to be pushed into the mouth with a minimum of fuss. Gravity is your friend.

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                            • #15
                              I did end up using a variant of the cat burrito ( More of a cat fajita ). My cat, for all her unbridled rage and pointy bits, is very small. She's hard to burrito without suffocating to death. You would just lose her completely in the towel.

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