He had recorded himself crying, put the tape on continuous play and crawled out the window to play outside.

Hilarious.

OK, so the vet gave me some spray thing that's supposed to be good for the cat's teeth. How the hell do I spray something in his mouth?

Bravely??

I just sent my passport info off for a Bhutanese visa.

I can't figure out how to hold his body with one hand, open his mouth with another, and work the spray bottle with a ...third?

How the hell do I spray something in his mouth?

The only way I can do something like that is if I wait for my cat to meow. When I had to give her liquid antibiotic when she had her teeth cleaned, I would pick her up, wait for her to start bitching in protest, then shove the eyedropper into her mouth and squeeze. By the end of the week, she stopped complaining as much, which made it harder for me to give her her medicine.

I was afraid that was the answer. He's not much of a meower. I've been trying to figure out if anything I do makes him yawn, like how when I scratch by his tail, he starts licking his leg. No luck so far.

I used to grab Percy by the scruff and wait for the mouth to open

Spray? Wait for a yawn?

You're ahead of me on that one. We used to make our dog sneeze by imitating his sneeze. Maybe you should yawn.

alternative: grab the cat - get down on the ground, hold the cat between my knees and force the mouth open with one hand . yeah, I sat on the cat.

Plus -- after giving any medication I gave a treat. Didn't calm the cat, but the protest was more minimal

Drat, I already brushed him, which is his favorite thing. OK, I'll give it another go.