Baby toes!

I wish I weren't on the other side of the country, Sean. I became good at giving cats pills from years of sick cats, but the techniques are almost impossible to describe. I hold the cat next to my body with my left elbow, grab the top part of the cat's jaw with my left thumb and forefinger and jab the piller down his throat very fast. Then I let the cat go really fast, because he's pissed. Can you hide it in people tunafish? I say that, even though every animal I every had would eat neatly around the pill.

Babyitos!

JZ, did you get my message that I'd sent something with Lee for you?

I like this one: [link]

Can you hide it in people tunafish? I say that, even though every animal I every had would eat neatly around the pill.

It's an antibiotic, so it's a friggin' horse pill. I could hide it in food, but it would be too big to get down his throat, and he'd probably easily eat around it.

I'm very stressed out about this.

He'd supposed to get two pills a day. He got one yesterday, because the vet gave it to him when she was showing me how to do it.

He did not get his pill for last night, and it took multiple attempts for him to not get the pill. He needs this medication. But he won't take it. I'm stressed almost beyond the capacity to function right now.

That was my favorite too.

Sean, this might sound crazy, but would a shelter ever take on cat, temporarily? I'm just thinking if you told your local shelter that S is very ill, and that you're unable to administer the antibiotic, but that the cat needs it badly, maybe they could help?

Another option -- what's the antibiotic? Is it something that could be administered in liquid form. Sticking a medicine dropper down the cat's throat and squeezing a bulb sounds much easier to me (in theory) than making the cat take a pill.

Another option? Does the Vet have an assistant who might like to pick up a few bucks stopping by twice a day to administer the pill?

I'm sorry. I wish I could help you. I am pretty sure I couldn't do it, either.

Aw, the baby toes are absolutely adorable and look delicious.

Sean, is there any other formulation of the drug? A liquid, maybe? Is there another antibiotic that would also work that comes in an antibiotic? It's much easier to shoot some liquid from a dropper down an animal's throat than get a pill down there.

When you go back today, make the vet go through every available option. I feel so bad for you, because I know for a fact that if I had ever had to give Puck pills, one of us (likely me) would have ended up grievously injured, with no pill swallowing accomplished.

x-post with the wise Cindy!

I hate to suggest this, but Sean, I think the stress this is causing you may be making things worse. Pets can sense stress so much, and they run from it. I know Toto does.

I really like Cindy's idea of seeing if one of the techs would be willing to stop by and administer the meds. That way, the cat's not mad at you either. I don't if it's possible, but if you need some money to pay for it, I'm willing to help. I hate seeing you all stressed like this.

Poptarts:

I got the Pottery Barn Lust catalog today. I'm having major lust, but actually on something I can potentially afford. Go figure! I'm thinking I need this valance [link] with the hardware, for my kitchen window. I won't get the cafe curtain...just the valance. I think it'll add a certain something, though, since I've decided that my kitchen wants to be red. Plus, it gives me some color options for the wall quilt I'm going to make for the wall opposite of the window. See...just too perfect.

{{Sean}} I wish I had a solution for you.