Have you tried wetting his nose after you get the pill in him? I usually try to tilt the head back, drop the pill as close to the back of the mouth and their throat as possible then clamp their mouth shut with one hand and wet their nose with a fingertip dipped in water, it makes them lick their nose which also makes them swallow by reflex lol
Giving cats pills is such an ordeal, the pill pockets worked once for Embed then she got wise lol
Goodluck!!
ETA: oh and we wrap Ember in a towel when trying to immobolize her, not sure it works when you need one paw free lol
LOL, I haven't heard of that! I'll have to try it if he's ornery tonight. He's normally the most chill cat and will let me poke and prod him as I like, but this has just got him all a-tizzle.
I tried the towel thing on him the first time I was attempting to water his paw, and... yeah, letting the one paw free pretty much enabled him to get the other front one out, and from there it was all over. (Both the bathing, and the water - all over me, anyway.)
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Giving cats pills is such an ordeal, the pill pockets worked once for Embed then she got wise lol
Goodluck!!
ETA: oh and we wrap Ember in a towel when trying to immobolize her, not sure it works when you need one paw free lol
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I tried the towel thing on him the first time I was attempting to water his paw, and... yeah, letting the one paw free pretty much enabled him to get the other front one out, and from there it was all over. (Both the bathing, and the water - all over me, anyway.)
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