Comments on: A Trip to the Vet http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bruce E. Durocher II http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125306 Bruce E. Durocher II Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:17:17 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125306 "My kitten is due to come back from the vet today with a fancy lampshade hat!" Ours did that when she was very small. The hat was too big and heavy for her and kept catching the rim on the ground, which caused her to do a faceplow every 4 or 5 steps. “My kitten is due to come back from the vet today with a fancy lampshade hat!”

Ours did that when she was very small. The hat was too big and heavy for her and kept catching the rim on the ground, which caused her to do a faceplow every 4 or 5 steps.

]]> By: Martha S http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125213 Martha S Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:35:12 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125213 My Daisy got stones in her bladder, which led to an operation only to find out the stones had been cutting her everytime she moved. It also showed that her bladder had fused to the inside of her abdomen and had to be cut away. Even the vet doesn't know what that's about. Pills and special food for the rest of her life. Can't give the pills in tuna (that's what causes the stones in the 1st place), plus she's too smart for her own good and spits out the pills. I just wrap her in a towel, pry open her jaws and pop it in while she's busy growling at me. Then love on her to make sure she doesn't spit it out. I've had her lay there for 15 minutes then get up and out pops the pill. My Daisy got stones in her bladder, which led to an operation only to find out the stones had been cutting her everytime she moved. It also showed that her bladder had fused to the inside of her abdomen and had to be cut away. Even the vet doesn’t know what that’s about. Pills and special food for the rest of her life. Can’t give the pills in tuna (that’s what causes the stones in the 1st place), plus she’s too smart for her own good and spits out the pills. I just wrap her in a towel, pry open her jaws and pop it in while she’s busy growling at me. Then love on her to make sure she doesn’t spit it out. I’ve had her lay there for 15 minutes then get up and out pops the pill.

]]> By: Kit Smith http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125194 Kit Smith Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:50:17 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125194 My kitten is due to come back from the vet today with a fancy lampshade hat! My kitten is due to come back from the vet today with a fancy lampshade hat!

]]> By: C http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125182 C Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:42:33 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125182 http://www.amazon.com/Pill-Pockets-Cats-Chicken-45ct/dp/B00061MVT6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1231515617&sr=8-2 Maybe someone already mentioned these, but pill pockets make the stuffing of pills down feline throats a bit easier. http://www.amazon.com/Pill-Pockets-Cats-Chicken-45ct/dp/B00061MVT6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1231515617&sr=8-2

Maybe someone already mentioned these, but pill pockets make the stuffing of pills down feline throats a bit easier.

]]> By: Antony B http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125138 Antony B Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:28:18 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125138 I'm reminded of what Terry Pratchett once said: "Every procedure for getting a cat to take a pill works fine - once. Like the Borg, they learn..." I’m reminded of what Terry Pratchett once said:

“Every procedure for getting a cat to take a pill works fine – once.

Like the Borg, they learn…”

]]> By: nancileigh http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125136 nancileigh Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:25:47 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125136 I'll have to second the compounding from ytimynona@36. After thyroid disease, my cat came down with high blood pressure (which we found after she became blind by detached retinas). Fish gravy was a great treat for an otherwise picky cat who didn't like to be pilled. Now, getting her blood pressure checked was a real treat..... My vet used a cuff on the base of the tail, after suitably shaving the hair there. I’ll have to second the compounding from ytimynona@36. After thyroid disease, my cat came down with high blood pressure (which we found after she became blind by detached retinas). Fish gravy was a great treat for an otherwise picky cat who didn’t like to be pilled. Now, getting her blood pressure checked was a real treat….. My vet used a cuff on the base of the tail, after suitably shaving the hair there.

]]> By: dragonet2 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125126 dragonet2 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:57:15 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125126 Yeah, we had to do that to the older girls (Badb and Angelina) just before New Year's because the city was agitating for a rabies certificate. Ange decided I was cheating because I locked her in the bathroom and THEN carried the cat carrier into the locked room before trying to catch her. And slit my left ring finger as I closed the cat carrier... I've had good luck with pills because just about all of my cats* had a treat that they liked. I'd give them the pill, make sure it went down and then offered the treat. Once they figured out the gig, they agreed to go with it. The two most opinionated and hard to pill were: my late, great Melisande Anastasia, a yellow tabby who would do just about anything to get a Pepperidge Farm goldfish cheese cracker. And my current ms. Angelina, who lurves thin-sliced deli turkey -- which is a Good Thing when she got an abscess and I had to administer antibiotics because of all my cats, she's the one most likely to leave a permanent scar. *I did have a cat that, while mild and compliant at home, turned into a nasty, vicious beast at the vets. When he got kidney disease, I had to put him to sleep because it would have tortured him AND my vet's staff. Yeah, we had to do that to the older girls (Badb and Angelina) just before New Year’s because the city was agitating for a rabies certificate.

Ange decided I was cheating because I locked her in the bathroom and THEN carried the cat carrier into the locked room before trying to catch her. And slit my left ring finger as I closed the cat carrier…

I’ve had good luck with pills because just about all of my cats* had a treat that they liked. I’d give them the pill, make sure it went down and then offered the treat. Once they figured out the gig, they agreed to go with it.

The two most opinionated and hard to pill were: my late, great Melisande Anastasia, a yellow tabby who would do just about anything to get a Pepperidge Farm goldfish cheese cracker. And my current ms. Angelina, who lurves thin-sliced deli turkey — which is a Good Thing when she got an abscess and I had to administer antibiotics because of all my cats, she’s the one most likely to leave a permanent scar.

*I did have a cat that, while mild and compliant at home, turned into a nasty, vicious beast at the vets. When he got kidney disease, I had to put him to sleep because it would have tortured him AND my vet’s staff.

]]> By: Ásgeir http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125123 Ásgeir Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:29:28 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125123 I've had to give my cat some pills lately because she has a pulmonary edema. 17 years old and still fights back like mad. My advice: Cat malt paste makes the pill stick nicely in her mouth = less scratches and only one try. She's still angry about the trip to the vet though, I'll be paying for that for a few months... I’ve had to give my cat some pills lately because she has a pulmonary edema. 17 years old and still fights back like mad. My advice: Cat malt paste makes the pill stick nicely in her mouth = less scratches and only one try.

She’s still angry about the trip to the vet though, I’ll be paying for that for a few months…

]]> By: Bob http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125121 Bob Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:51:30 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125121 I've been giving the kitster liquid antibiotics all week, and it's been a struggle. She's an incredibly affectionate cat, but the minute you try to put anything eye-dropper-like in the vicinity of her mouth, it's a struggle to the death; she's managed to bite through three droppers already. And five minutes later she'll jump in your lap. They are great company, cats, but underneath it all they're aliens. I’ve been giving the kitster liquid antibiotics all week, and it’s been a struggle. She’s an incredibly affectionate cat, but the minute you try to put anything eye-dropper-like in the vicinity of her mouth, it’s a struggle to the death; she’s managed to bite through three droppers already. And five minutes later she’ll jump in your lap. They are great company, cats, but underneath it all they’re aliens.

]]> By: ytimynona http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/a-trip-to-the-vet/#comment-125110 ytimynona Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:49:48 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5907#comment-125110 It is, of course, too late for this now, but the pharmacy I used to work at would compound cat and dog antibiotics specially so they tasted good to the animals. I believe our most popular flavor was triple-fish! It is, of course, too late for this now, but the pharmacy I used to work at would compound cat and dog antibiotics specially so they tasted good to the animals. I believe our most popular flavor was triple-fish!

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