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How the heck do you give you cat a pill? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/cat@lemmy.world

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Struggling…. I tried putting the content in their food and no luck either

Thanks for the tips :)

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[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Why don't they make cat (and dog) pills taste like a treat? It can't be that hard!

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s not hard it’s more expensive. Heartworm and flea and tick meds come in treat form.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

cats also tend to be a lot more finicky about different foods :(

[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

True, but my lot wolf down different treats.

[–] Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

They make pill pocket soft treats for both cats and dogs, and depending on the medication, some places will just make a medicated soft treat.

My elder cat was having kidney problems, wouldn't take pills, would eat around the pill to eat the pill pocket treat, and would violently shake her head if you tried using liquid meds. Eventually, I found an online pet pharmacy that would just blend her kidney meds right into a soft chew treat... unfortunately, this was several years ago, and I can not remember the name of the site I used.