How
To Give Your Cat Pills & Medications
Applying
Topical Application to Cats: If
your cat has an affected area that you must clean or swab or otherwise handle,
try this strategy, especially if the cat is uncooperative: Start
with lots of handling. At first don't handle the affected area, at all or for
long. Gradually increase the amount of handling of the affected area. Move closer
to it day by day, spend more time near it or on it. Talk
to the cat while you're handling it. At the same time you're handling the affected
area, pet the cat in an area it likes to be handled. After handling the affected
area, praise the cat, pet the cat, give the cat a food treat, do things the cat
likes. As long
as the medical problem you're treating isn't acute, don't restrain the cat to
apply treatment. Gradually working up to a tolerable if not pleasant approach
is much better in the long run. If
you must restrain the cat, grab the fur on the back of the neck with one hand,
holding the head down, and clean/medicate with the other hand. Have your vet show
you how. Sometimes wrapping the cat in a towel helps too.
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