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MIButterfly

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12. When I told the vet about my difficulty in getting the pills into Martini,

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

Sep 9

she suggested the kind of medication that gets dabbed on the cat's ear. Since I already paid for the bottle of 90 pills, I'm going to try to keep giving them to her as long as I can. Of course, if it becomes too difficult, I will order the ear application.

I hate to have it come down to money, but between the emergency vet and two visits to my regular vet, it's cost me well over $1,000. But then, I think, what price do I put on my cat's health? Right now, I'm just taking it one day at a time with my precious Martini.

I have used liquid meds for both my cats in the past and they worked very well.

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Tonight's adventure in trying to get a pill in Martini. [View all] MIButterfly Sep 8 OP

thank god for ear goo. even the vet, burly 200 guy couldn't open small female baby bitch's 7lb cat's mouth. pansypoo53219 Sep 8 #1

The vet suggested the ear goo after she already had given me 90 pills. MIButterfly Sep 8 #3

Be careful. My sweet little girl put me in the hospital with a bite during a pill-giving session. Midnight Writer Sep 8 #2

OMG! What an awful experience. Thank you for telling me. I'll have to be more careful in the future. MIButterfly Sep 8 #5

I just started with him a few days ago, so I don't know how long the relaxed method will work. Midnight Writer Sep 8 #7

Have you asked your vet if the meds can be turned into a liquid, & if so, which pharmacy can do it? tblue37 Sep 9 #10

When I told the vet about my difficulty in getting the pills into Martini, MIButterfly Sep 9 #12

I once read that trying to give a pill to a cat... Enter stage left Sep 8 #4

It is a struggle! A test of wills, as it were, with the cat usually winning. MIButterfly Sep 8 #6

Sounds like both you and Martini need a martini after all that! MLAA Sep 8 #8

Do you have a pill shooter? SheltieLover Sep 8 #9

You need a pill pusher gadget..... Karadeniz Sep 9 #11

I have had great success with Greenie's pill pockets DeeDeeNY Sep 9 #13

I tried that. She wouldn't eat it, just sniffed at and walked away. MIButterfly Sep 9 #15

Ugh. Probably the ear stuff is the most workable then. DeeDeeNY Sep 9 #16

Before I give my cat dinner bif Sep 9 #14