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MIButterfly

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

Reply to DeeDeeNY (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 04:31 PM

Sep 9

I even tried giving her one without a pill in it so she would get used to it. It could be she just doesn't like soft treats. My last cat didn't like soft treats at all.

Thanks for the suggestion, though!

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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