Medications and Your Pet.

Question? How common is medication among cats? Answer. It is estimated that 10% of all pets are on medication. This doesn't include flea or heartworm medication. About one in ten companion animals take antibiotics, heart or thyroid disease medication or other treatments. So it is very important that you understand the type of medication that your pet is taking and why. You need to speak to your veterinarian and make sure that he or she explains everything so that you understand . Also if you have more questions make sure to call the vet. Another excellent place to find answers is from PETPLACE.com. They have a lot of great information for pets of all types. This website is a great place to find fun facts and lots of information you will find helpful. I will answer questions as well if you leave them for me. So the next thing is how the heck do you give Kitty a pill. Hopefully if the vet okays it you can use food, to hide the pill in. Try some cooked chicken or cream cheese. Maybe even the pumpkin would work. Watch to make sure Kitty doesn't spit out the pill. If so you will have to give the cat the pill yourself. So ask a friend or family member to give a hand. Unless of course you have a very helpful cat. Bahahaha, not in my world. So have the friend hold the cat's front legs and chest, the cat must like whomever is holding it. Gently but firmly grasp your cats head use your left hand. Put your thumb on one side of your cats face and fingers on the other. Avoid holding the lower jaw, and don't squeeze the cat's throat, you'll choke the cat. Place the pill between your thumb and forefinger, use your little finger to open the cat's mouth by applying pressure to the lower teeth. Be as gentle as possible. The cat is liable to be freaked as it is. After the cat's mouth is open put the pill as far back as possible without gaging the cat. Close the cat's mouth, gently rub your cat's nose to make the cat lick it's nose to cause it to swallow. Praise the cat after this and maybe reward it with a treat so it doesn't seem so bad to the cat. Well good luck with that if you need to give meds to your pets. The bulk of this information comes from Petplace.com Ha.ppy Cats