After a nibble or two, your cat might walk away from the meal dissatisfied with the taste, and you’ll never know how much medicine he or she actually consumed. Blend the 2/4 cup rolled oats until you get a powder like consistency. You can use a blender or food processor. Hopefully at least one of these will work out – painlessly – for all of you, and you won’t have any more hours waiting for kittens to stop being mad at you to worry about! Techniques for Administering Medicine You Should Avoid 1. Don’t: Mix Medication Into a Cat’s Water UPDATE: Max von Schoodle loves these so much, I have THREE MORE delicious & easy recipes for you below - plus a FREE e-book with 20 recipes for easy dog treats!

6 DIY Pill Pockets for Cats You Can Make Today

If your cat has been prescribed tablets by your vet, you may be wondering how on earth you’ll get them to take them! Cats are known for being a little fussy, so persuading them to take a pill can be challenging. The most important thing to remember when trying to give a cat a pill is to make it something to look forward to. If your cat builds negative associations around taking a pill, it will make it even harder to get them to take it. I use this strategy when my cats refuse to eat their malt paste, and it has worked like a charm. #4 Learn how to give a pill by hand Giving your cat oral pills is one of the most challenging tasks you’ll ever experience as a cat owner. Do you have any stories to share about cats accepting or refusing to take medication? Do you have any solutions up your sleeve that weren’t listed here?I know if I had to, I could use petroleum jelly to mask medicine because of how much my cats like it. I don’t use much, a blob the size of two pieces of kibble once a month to once a week if the cats are coughing a lot, and things all go down a lot easier that way. Once your cat knows the routine, put the pill in the food, making sure there is enough to conceal the pill. If the cat won’t eat the hidden pill, there is one more strategy you can try, and that’s to crush the pill into powder.

Pill Assist Cat | Royal Canin

Kitten pate is specially formulated to be ridiculously tasty to cats, and in my experience, all my adult cats go absolutely bananas for it. Okay this might be a weird one, but I’m going to list it anyway. I use petroleum jelly to prevent hairballs, and a few of my cats absolutely go crazy for the stuff.

They are made to disguise the taste of the medication so that your cat will eat them without noticing the extra flavor. The rejection of the medication may be due to the fact that the medicine tastes terrible, or it could be due to the fact that the medicine’s going down with a syringe, and that the whole syringe experience is probably not the most comfortable experience for the two kittens. You can also use some human foods to disguise your cat’s pills. Canned fish like tuna (in spring water rather than oil or brine) is a great one to use. This is because it has a strong scent and flavour – and it will be a real treat for your cat! If you are administering the medication on your own, you may find it easiest to place your cat in your lap. It may be simpler for you to wrap your cat securely in a blanket or towel with only her head exposed. How do I administer the pill directly into my cat's mouth?