Prolapsed vent - am I getting it right?

[eggregiousness]

Help please! I have 2 young and wriggly girls, one of whom is very cuddly and the other is rather spiteful. I have tried the "shove pill in and clamp mouth shut while stroking throat" method and failed with both. Those cats are made of rubber! I have no assistant by the way. I have tried wrapping the pill in cheese but cat just licked the cheese off. I have crushed one of the pills and mixed it into a ball of cheese - the cat just sniffed. Now it is a very grubby ball of cheese and Drontal. Any ideas? Thanks

[Space Chick]

I have a spot on wormer that I get from the vets, makes life soooo much easier

[Chucky Mama]

1. Grasp the cat’s head firmly and tilt the head backwards. The cat’s mouth

Usually automatically opens a little way.

 

2. Gently pull the lower jaw down whilst still tipping the head back (an extra pair of hands is useful to gently hold the cat’s forelegs to stop it from scratching at this point).

 

3. Push the tablet as far back on the tongue as possible (a "Pill Giver" is useful at this point as it delivers the tablet quickly and accurately ).

 

4. Close the mouth and gently stroke or blow on the cats nose this often causes the cat to lick it’s nose which in turn causes it to swallow.

 

It is much easier with 2 people as 1 can hold the paw still. Dont be worried not to push the tablet well over the back of the tongue, you wont choke them!

 

I wouldn't persist with hiding the tablets in food as whilst it works a treat with many dogs most self respecting cats will look at you and laugh . You can use Droncit Spot On but it doesn't treat roundworm at all, just tapeworm.

[eggregiousness]

Thanks! That's sort of what I tried but I forgot about the tipping head back bit. Now they are both mad with me I have one tablet left which I will try to give whole to the friendly one (Poppy). I will have to break up the Drontal cheese ball and try to feed in to Grumpy Lilly in little bits

[Chucky Mama]

It is possible but not probable that the cheesy tablet can be added to strong smelling food if you cant now give it whole. The smellier the better and just a small amount so that you know it has been eaten - pilchards maybe?

[Gem_Seb]

My last cat was very ill and we were on about 5 or 6 tablets a day! The food thing NEVER worked with him!! as Chucky Mama said he just laughed at me and spat it out if he even took it at all!!

 

I bought a thing from the vets which kind of flicks it into their mouth and saves your fingers! i found wrapping boots in a blanket helped as well then held him a bit like a baby on his back! its not an easy thing to do but as soon as you take them into a vet then can do it in seconds!! its so annoying!!

 

My vets also do a spot on worm, maybe give them a call and ask abt it, maybe easier for next time!

 

Good luck!!

[eggregiousness]

Thanks for all the help! I will try the pilchards, then the towel, then I'll go to the vet because I will have run out of bits of mangled tablet

[Couperwife]

Ive got some stop-on wormer too, its called profender stop-on

 

it says its for:

cats suffering from, or at risk from mixed parasitic infections caused by roundworms and tapeworms.

 

Im going to give it a try - you use it the same as you use the other spot on stuff, Piper kit WILL NOT under any circumstances, ever, (unless I want to lose an arm) take tablets

 

cathy

x

[Space Chick]

Thats the one that I use, I couldn't remember the name earlier

[majorbloodnock]

INSTRUCTIONS FOR GIVING YOUR CAT A TABLET

 

1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding tablet in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop tablet into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

 

2. Retrieve tablet from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

 

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy tablet away. Take new tablet from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with lef hand. Force jaws open and push tablet to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of 10.

 

4. Retrieve tablet from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.

 

5. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, holding front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold cat's head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop tablet down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

 

6. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another tablet from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines from hearth and set to one side for glueing later.

 

7. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with its head just visible from below spouse's armpit. Put tablet in end of drinking straw, force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

 

8. Check label to make sure tablet not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

 

9. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another tablet. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick tablet down throat with elastic band.

 

10. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

 

11. Ring fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last tablet from foil wrap.

 

12. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Force cat's mouth open with small spanner. Push tablet into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 1/2 pint of water down throat to wash tablet down.

 

13. Get spouse to drive you to casualty department; sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes tablet remnants from right eye. Stop by furniture shop on way home to order new table.

 

14. Arrange for vet to make a housecall.

[Seagazer]

I wouldn't even bother trying to get a tablet down Dave now, both of us have tried, even with the syringe thing that the vet gave me. I was scratched and bitten all over!

 

DD took Dave to the vets the last time and the lovely lady vet asked if he needed worming. DD explained how hard it was and the vet was like 'oh lets just see shall we' - soon changed her mind and used a spot on. The male vet had said that the spot on didn't cover all worms though so I'm a bit confused by what to do.

[majorbloodnock]

And, on a more serious note....

 

If possible, get vet to administer wormer in injection form. If not possible, look at spot-on wormers, as previously suggested.

 

If neither of the above are realistic, two more things that have proven useful in the past. Firstly, coating a tablet with a small amount of bovril can be effective; it tastes good, and at the same time makes the tablet sticky, so the cat is induced to try licking it, but can't stop once they've started and it disappears down the throat. Also, trying to hold a cat still using one arm and both knees is downright impossible. However, swaddling the cat in a towel first keeps the paws in one place, making the arm and knees much more capable of keeping the still writhing mass in one place.

 

None of them are perfect solutions, but they're useful additions to your tactical "Ooops, word censored!"nal.

[eggregiousness]

That was very funny Good news is Poppy was happy to take Drontal with pilchards as suggested Lilly, who had to suffer the cheesy Drontal, is not quite so keen but maybe has half of it down now. I won't feed her this evening but will mix a bit more pilchard into what's left and try her again with it later

[Chucky Mama]

Profender Stop-On would be Ok but Droncit injection doesn't cover any roundworms. You can ask one of the nurses to give your cat a tablet, they are dab hands at doing it!

[Lewis]

We use profender on the cats at the vets, we haven't had to give any tablets yet, so can't help

[chrisnrob]

Milbemax is quite good because the tablet is much smaller.

 

These are also very handy. Our female cat Tigger loves them and we get away with cutting them in half before use. Tigger has to have three tablets every day and we manage to get all of them into one half and she eats it no problem. In fact, when she hears the tub being opened in the morning she jumps up!

 

http://www.petmeds.co.uk/p-3338-feline-tab-pocket-20.aspx

 

Rob

[Chucky Mama]

Milbemax is quite good because the tablet is much smaller.

 

These are also very handy. Our female cat Tigger loves them and we get away with cutting them in half before use. Tigger has to have three tablets every day and we manage to get all of them into one half and she eats it no problem. In fact, when she hears the tub being opened in the morning she jumps up!

 

http://www.petmeds.co.uk/p-3338-feline-tab-pocket-20.aspx

 

Rob

 

They are much smaller but you will need a prescription for Milbemax