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Offline Nick

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Medicine for cats
« on: August 17, 2022, 11:39:00 AM »
Had to give a pill to one of the cats yesterday noooo: NickSick

Package collected from vet is an oinkment that does the job of the pill and has to be squeezed into the cat's ear

Who knew that cats could close their ears? rubschin:
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Re: Medicine or cats
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2022, 12:01:21 PM »
Do you get a free tetanus jab with such treatment  noooo:
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Re: Medicine or cats
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2022, 12:04:23 PM »
Do you get a free tetanus jab with such treatment  noooo:

Actually had to do that once after Marmite (RIP) put me in A&E noooo:
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Re: Medicine or cats
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2022, 02:52:06 PM »
Do you get a free tetanus jab with such treatment  noooo:

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Re: Medicine for cats
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2022, 04:01:49 PM »
Catnip may be your friend here. Once it takes effect they may be easier to hold and give the ointment to...  rubschin:









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Re: Medicine for cats
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2022, 04:13:34 PM »
We've just given up now and pay the vet to give tablets
 
It may seem counter intuitive but in our experience it's far easier to give cats injections than tablets or that on back of neck stuff
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Re: Medicine for cats
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2022, 07:12:53 PM »
We've just given up now and pay the vet to give tablets
 
It may seem counter intuitive but in our experience it's far easier to give cats injections than tablets or that on back of neck stuff

We had one (Tigger) we couldn't even get in the cat basket to take to the V. E. T. Tore us to shreds the little bastard!  evil:
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