Ok, so your veterinarian has prescribed medication for Fluffy's ailment. Now, how do you get it down your cat? The good news is that options are more varied than before. One of the most helpful tools is a "pet piller" This allow you to get the pill further down the cat's throat and is helpful for many people. Click link for a video from Cornell on how to give a pill.
Nowadays many medicines can be prepared into a compounded form. This means a pharmacy will mix the medicine into a tasty liquid (well, tuna-flavored anyway), or sometimes into a "trans-dermal"... this refers to a "gel" that is applied to the inner hairless area of the ear, and the medicine gets absorbed through the skin.
Other options of "getting the pill down" include Pill Pockets, a treat with a hole to stuff the pill inside. There is also "Flavor-Doh", a tub of play-doh consistency dough to wrap around the pill to disguise the taste.
Sometimes a pill can be crushed and mixed into a small amount of canned food the cat really likes, however MOST medicines taste very bitter and cats can often distinguish the medicine, either by taste or sometimes even just by smell.
Sometimes a pill can be crushed and mixed into a small amount of canned food the cat really likes, however MOST medicines taste very bitter and cats can often distinguish the medicine, either by taste or sometimes even just by smell.
Feline medicine has progressed and many drugs have life-saving or life-extending benefits so don't give up. Work with your veterinarian and their staff to make sure the medicine you are to give can actually 'get into" the cat.
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