The late great departed Toshiro could actually spit a pill across the room. I suspect he could also have tied knots in cherry stems if he'd wanted to.

My method for one=handed pilling:

• grab kitty, bring close to body
• wrap arm around kitty
• put one hand under chin (if you have a bigger hand, you do this from behind the cat's head) and put index finger in one corner of kitty jaw/mouth and thumb in the other
• quickly squeeze until cat opens mouth, throw in pill, then take mouth-opening hand nd hold kitty head up and mouth closed, while stroking throat until swallowing occurs
• let go of cat, so it can run away and alternately lick self and give me dirty looks

Once you figure out the right place to squeeze the jaw while holding cat still, the rest is gravy.

I do what scrappy does, except i wrap the cat in a towel like a burrito.

I can also pretty much guarantee that your cat will hate you after this procedure

I spent most of today walking back and forth between my office and a work event. In heels and a pencil skirt. And it was 90.

All of that is more or less what I was doing, but he can clench his jaw like a mofo. And when I finally got the pill in there, and tried the throat thing, he still tongued it and spit it back out! And then came to me for comfort, because he is Mister Loverman.

I have to pill my cat twice a day (I feed him immediately afterwards. This makes him much more receptive) basically using Scappy's method.

A friend of mine is trying to find a musical for her students (HS) to do next year. Female-heavy is preferred, cast of no more than 30, nothing horribly complicated (no Sondheim, for example). They did Bye, Bye, Birdie this year. Ideas?

...can you license Sister Act?

Bells Are Ringing?

Pippin? The Ben Vereen part can be played by a girl.

Jesse, my vet got me in touch with a mail order pharmacy that can take most common cat medicines and compound them into yummy cat treats. It doesn't work for all drugs, since some things need to be coated so they don't get absorbed right away, or would react badly with the food material, but for the ones that it does, it's a godsend. Pricier than just the regular pills, but then it's not just the convenience you're paying for, it's making sure your cat gets the medicine inside of him.

I cannot recommend Northwest Compounders www.northwestcompounders.com/ enough if you go this route. They are actually near me (currently) but mailed most of the meds anyway. Superfast and helpful even figuring out which flavors were most palatable with each med (oil or water suspensions and stuff). You can refill online and they'd (if you want) keep your address and payment on file.

Kittenish would not do pills. But the compounded liquids were pretty easy because she couldn't really spit them out. Needle-less syringe and presto.

You can e or post if you have questions. I medicated her for years and years.