Paola Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Our Main Coon Azlan who has just turned 1 has got to be the strangest cat that I have ever had when it comes to taking medicine He only has dried food and you only have to drop the whole tablet on top of his food and he scoffs the lot We have only recently discovered this as he was bitten on the paw and needed antibiotics. OH could not shift him from his breakfast to drop the tablet down his throat, so he just stuck it on top of his food. I thought it might have been a fluke but I have done the same ever since In the past with my other cats, you had to take your life in your hands when giving them medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 They are ace cats aren't they? When I have tablets I just shout "Sweeties" and my Maine Coons come running thinking they are having a treat. As long as the tablets aren't too bitter is works well but my other cats never fall for it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I will own a Maine Coon one day They are so the cat for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 They so sound like the cat for me too Sophie is ok at taking tablets, I usually hide it in a bit of pate but Dave is wise to this now and licks the pate off and leaves the tablet. I've got one of those tablet dispensers that the vet has but he fights so much I need a pair of bird of prey gloves to administer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I have to say after reading Bellekatz's post about Taz, I've also decided that I will have one too someday. I googled them earlier and there are some stunning girls and boys out there. I thought perhaps I should treat myself to one for my 40th next year but I don't think my current brood would be very impressed plus I never intended having 6 never mind another one. Prudence is telling me to wait so I shall but one day.. For all of you who have trouble getting your lovely little fur balls to take tablets - have a look at this http://www.mamarocks.com/how_to_give_your_cat_a_pill.htm I know it was on the forum somewhere in the past 12 months, but it still makes me howl It's so true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 That was so funny and so, so true. Still I suppose thats why we love cats because they do their own thing and don't just blindly do what you tell them to do (not mentioning any names but its like a biscuit!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I have to say after reading Bellekatz's post about Taz, I've also decided that I will have one too someday. I googled them earlier and there are some stunning girls and boys out there. I thought perhaps I should treat myself to one for my 40th next year but I don't think my current brood would be very impressed plus I never intended having 6 never mind another one. Prudence is telling me to wait so I shall but one day.. I never intended haveing 6 either, or a dog or chickens but there you go I am just lucky that all mine get on, and the ones I have lost over the last 4 years are not the ones I would have expected - my old ginger who is in his late teens and been at deaths door for years is now actually recovering form diabetes!! I think he will go on forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 You are so lucky, medicating any of my cats has always been a chore rather then otherwise. My Millie (RIP) was so vicious that the vet always got his gardening gloves on to give her a worming tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I've just spent the afternoon ironing, got YS at home ill - again, so I watched Runaway Bride. There was a huge cat at the end of the film with long hair. Has anybody watched this film and can they tell if its a Maine Coon? It is gorgeous. It's Richard Gere's cat called Italics in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 OOOHh I will have to watch it again and have a look - I know Mrs Norris in the Harry Potter film was played by 3 Maine Coons.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I'll have to get my Harry Potter dvds out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 I know Mrs Norris in the Harry Potter film was played by 3 Maine Coons.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 My Maine Coon, Google, has some pretty strange habits. I have a large covered litter tray which she uses very little as she 'goes' in the garden most of the time, consequently I only give the litter box a complete clean out once a week. When I have cleaned it out, new paper, new litter etc., she goes inside it, checks it out, and then goes to sleep in there, she does it every single time, it must be sooooo uncomfortable to sleep on cat litter I can highly recommend Maine Coon cats, they are so entertaining, more like dogs than cats really, she is only 8 months old and already much bigger than the next door moggy. I would really love to have another one, but I musn't, must I, there are so many cats in need of a good home languishing in cat homes Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 You could always get a Maine coon rescue The breed clubs do get them and sometimes breeders have to part with them for a variety of reasons my friend has two that she has had for years, but they have never got on with the other cats so she is trying to find them good single cat homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
