At first glance, it seems that there is nothing easier than giving a cat a pill to drink. In fact, this is far from a simple procedure, since cats, due to their love of freedom, do not at all tolerate the fact that various manipulations are carried out with them against their will. In order to give the cat medicine, it will have to be held tightly. The first thing he will do at this moment is to try to escape as quickly as possible, because cats do not tolerate being held tightly.

There are many ways to properly give your pet this ill-fated pill. Their advantage is not only that the medicine will reach its goal, but also in the absence of stress, both for the cat and its owner.

Mix with food

This method can be used after knowing whether the positive effect of taking the pill will disappear after mixing. This can be read in the instructions for the drug.

• The tablet must be pre-crushed.
• Mix with your cat's favorite food, taken in small quantities.
• Make sure the food is completely eaten. If the cat did not eat everything, then it is safe to say that the required dose did not enter the body of the animal.
• You can try to divide the tablet into two parts and fix it either in a sausage or in boiled minced meat. It is important that the lined pieces are small. This is required so that the cat does not chew them, but swallows them whole.

With butter

Even with a strong desire, the cat will not be able to spit out the pill. Thanks to the butter, it slips down the throat.

• If the tablet is small, then it must be dipped in butter.
• Put the cat as close to the root of the tongue.
• If the tablet is large, then it must first be divided into parts.

The main ways to give a cat tablets from worms

Method 1

Irritation of the root of the tongue in a cat causes a swallowing reflex.

1. You need to open the mouth of the animal.
2. The medicine for worms should be placed as close as possible to the root of the tongue.
3. Then close the pet's mouth and hold for a few seconds.
4. It is important not to press on the base of the tongue, as this may backfire.

Method 2

To give a cat a remedy for worms, you need to sit comfortably on your knees. Plant the animal with its back to you, so that it does not have the physical ability to escape.

With one hand, tilt the cat's head up, slightly pressing on the lower jaw. The cat will open its mouth. It remains only to push the medicine as close as possible to the root of the tongue.

Having closed the mouth, make stroking movements along the pet's throat, always from top to bottom. Thus, the swallowing movement is stimulated. After that, you should make sure that he really swallowed the anthelmintic drug.

Method 3

Before you begin to give the cat a cure for worms, you need to put it on your knees facing you. A distraction will be stroking movements of the abdomen. The pet at this time relaxes, and he loses the desire to slip out of the hands of the owner.

With the left hand, the cat's head is thrown back, at the same time the jaw is unclenched by confident pressure on the base of the jaw. With the right hand, the tablet is pushed closer to the root of the tongue. To stimulate the swallowing reflex, it is necessary to carry out movements directed from top to bottom along the throat of the animal. After the cat swallows, it is necessary to check for the presence of a tablet in the mouth.

It is necessary to be wary of strong hind legs, with which it can lean on the stomach of the owner. And also it is necessary to carry out manipulations as soon as possible so that she does not have a desire to buck her hind legs.

Method 4

With the help of a piller. A piller is a design that looks like a syringe. With its help, you can easily and quickly give the cat medicine. To use this device to feed a tablet from worms, you need:

1. The medicine is securely installed in the rubber tip.
2. Having opened the cat's mouth, place the medicine tip as close as possible to the root of the tongue.
3. Confidently pressing the piller piston, push the drug into the animal's mouth.
4. Get a piller.
5. Close the cat's mouth.
6. Stimulate the swallowing reflex by stroking the throat.

Method 5

If there is no original device at home, and the preparation for worms must be introduced into the body, the sooner the better, then it can be easily done at home.

1. Take a syringe. The tablet must match the diameter of the syringe circumference. Usually a 2 ml syringe is used.
2. Carefully cut off the edge, preferably without nicks.
3. Put the medicine inside the syringe.
4. Open the cat's mouth and, placing the "piler" closer to the root of the tongue, squeeze the medicine into his mouth.

How to give suspension

Giving a suspension to a cat is no easier than giving tablets, since in no case does she want to swallow what a caring owner offers her. She begins to salivate. On the muzzle, a whole beard is obtained from the medicine.

• To give a cat or kitten a suspension, you can try mixing it with your pet's favorite yummy: pate, minced meat, sour cream. Be sure to do this with a small amount of food in order to accurately control the dose of the drug eaten.
• Everyone knows that cats are very clean animals. A suspension of worms can be smeared on the paws of a pet. He will diligently lick them. Thus, he will lick the entire dose of the drug and save nerves for himself and the owner.

How to give anthelmintics to a kitten

A kitten can be given a medicine for worms only from the age of three weeks. After the first deworming, it is necessary to repeat the procedure after 10 days.

As a rule, it is easier for a kitten to carry out such events than for an adult animal.

• The drug in the form of tablets can be crushed to make a powder, which must be carefully poured from a piece of paper into the baby's mouth. It is better to keep the kitten on his knees lying on his back.
• The second option: the tablet is diluted with a small amount of water. Give with an insulin syringe, from which you must first remove the needle.
• It is easier for a kitten to administer the suspension with two people. One carefully holds the baby so that he does not twitch. And the second, raising the upper lip, gradually injects the medicine from the side. Then you need to stroke the neck of the animal from top to bottom.

Additional ideas

1. Do not wrap the animal in a blanket. You can try to do without the use of force. You can put it on the table, turn it away from you. The main thing is not to show the medicine to the cat in advance.
2. Before you give your cat the medicine for worms, you need to prepare everything beforehand. The tablet should be removed from the blister, if necessary, crushed. While giving the drug, every second counts.
3. In order to properly open the pet's mouth, you need to insert your finger between the front teeth. Then confidently, but painlessly press the lower jaw.
4. In order for the cat to be more docile, it can be held by the withers.
5. In no case do not let the cat go until she licks her lips. If she licks her lips, then this is a sign that she has swallowed the drug.
6. Tablets from worms, which have an extremely unpleasant odor and taste, can be kept in the refrigerator before use. Cold can reduce odor and eliminate bitterness, at least for the duration of the remedy.

Features of cat behavior

Normal behavior for a cat is to refuse medication. If a cat actively resists attempts to feed her pills, then this indicates her health. Passive behavior, calm use of the medicine is a sign of illness.

If the owner has little experience and it is difficult for him to feed the cat with a pill, then it can be replaced with drops, suspension, or even an injection. At the pharmacy, you can ask if the medicine prescribed for your pet is available in other forms.

The younger the animal, the easier it is to give him medicine. It seems that it will be more difficult to slip a pill into their small mouth, but kittens are more accommodating than adult animals.

If a cat is regularly given anthelmintic drugs from infancy, then with an adult animal there will be less trouble in this matter in the future.

View of zoopsychologists

Animal psychologists say that it is imperative that the cat be given the opportunity to swallow the medicine on its own. Many preparations contain herbs that the animal may well like. When she leaves, you can use the methods described below.

If, nevertheless, the owner has no other choice but to use force, then the actions of a person must be accurate, confident and well-established. The cat must be sure that the person is stronger than her, and he knows what he is doing. A calm owner will convey his calmness to the pet. If he is stressed, then even before the start of the unpleasant procedure, his excitement will be transferred to the pet.

Zoopsychology claims that a cat has 3 types of actions during danger:

1. Resistance. She actively resists the process: she bites, scratches.
2. If the first phase did not bring the animal the expected result, then it proceeds to the second phase: the cat freezes, pretends to be dead, lifeless, sick.
3. The next phase is fleeing.

It is necessary to give the medicine in the second phase of the animal's behavior. During this period, the cat will allow you to open your mouth. After he was given drugs to drink, you need to caress the pet and offer him yummy. All activities must be carried out in a good mood, in no case should you raise your voice at the animal. A cat perfectly understands when they love her and do not want harm to her.

Of course, you can seek help from a veterinarian, he can give the cat a deworming pill in his office. But the ability to properly drink an animal with an anthelmintic should be possessed by all cat owners.

Instruction

Sit on the floor and hold cat between the knees. Take him by the withers. In this position, the animal will immediately open its mouth. Put on the base. Then close your mouth and hold until cat the swallowing reflex does not work. At this moment, stroke your pet, you can talk to him affectionately. It is recommended to lubricate pill butter or vegetable oil. This must be done so that the cat swallows it faster.

If the animal resists, in this case, use the trick. Let go cat to calm him down a bit. Put an unnecessary towel or sheet next to it. When the pet lies down, quickly wrap it in a cloth. The animal turned out The next step is to act immediately. Use your thumb and forefinger to press down on the base of your mouth, and with your other hand, place it on your tongue. pill. Keep your mouth closed until the first swallowing movement. Reassure your pet during the procedure. After that, you can give the cat a treat or vitamins. If you can't keep yourself cat, involve someone close to the process. Then one will hold the animal, and the other will put it in the mouth pill. Follow the procedures carefully. He can spit out unnoticed.

You can do it differently. Take the medicine, previously crushed, and dissolve in a small amount of water. Draw the resulting liquid into a syringe without a needle. Then pinch the animal and open the mouth. Pour the medicine carefully.

Options for infecting a pet with worms can be different. For example, a cat ate raw meat, fish, just ran over the place where the owner's dirty shoes stood, and then washed her paws with her tongue. Kittens can get infected from their mother cat.

Signs of infection are:

• the animal's appetite changes;
• discharge from the eyes appears or hair begins to climb;
• vomiting, constipation or diarrhea occurs;
• dermatitis appears.

These signs can become a reason for suspicion if the worms are not visible in the feces of the animal. But they may not be symptoms of this particular disease. Therefore, it is better to make it a habit to carry out infection prevention every six months.

There are other anthelmintic drugs, the use of which should be consulted with a veterinarian.

It is necessary to strictly follow the instructions attached to the selected tool. Often they should not be used - this negatively affects the functioning of the liver. It is better to direct efforts to strengthen the immunity of the animal - such cats are less susceptible to infections.

Sometimes the owners of their beloved pets are faced with the need to follow the instructions of the veterinarian and give the cat medicine. At least once every 3 months, cats are advised to carry out prophylaxis against helminths (worms), which means that your pet cannot avoid the medication procedure. Giving a pill to an animal is not always easy: after all, it is impossible for a cat to verbally explain the benefits of treatment, to ask to “open its mouth” or “to say meow”. So how do you feed your pet with healthy medicine?

How do you give a cat a pill?

Tablets are given to animals either whole or crushed into powder. If the medicine tastes good, is not bitter or sour, then it can simply be crushed and mixed with the animal's normal food. If the medicine tastes nasty, but does not have a sharp or simply unpleasant smell for the cat, you can “wrap” it with delicious food. For this, cold butter, cottage cheese, canned cat food or melted cheese are suitable.

The tablet should be smeared with food, and then rolled into a tight ball. When the cat takes this snag in his mouth, the owner will need to carefully ensure that his pet swallows, and does not spit out the medicine. Tablets are best given on an empty stomach. It's easier to deceive the cat, which in the first moments will greedily pounce on food. In the event that the tablet is large, it is divided into 2 parts.

The hardest thing to give a pill is when it smells bad. Cats have a better sense of smell than humans, and they can even smell a pill wrapped in a treat. In this case, you will have to immobilize the animal. To do this, wrap the cat with a wide towel, preferably a bath towel. Wrapping should start from the pet's neck (but the owner should be very careful - you can not squeeze the neck too much). Completely wrap the entire body and four paws. The cat should not have a single opportunity to escape or scratch his master.

Keeping the cat at the time of the procedure is best with his back to you. Even better, if someone from the household will help you and hold the swaddled cat. When the animal is immobilized, you need to press it with your left hand from both sides on the areas of the lips located next to the fangs. The cat will instinctively open its mouth, and at this moment he needs to quickly put a pill there with his right hand, pushing it as deep as possible to the root of the tongue. The mouth is forcibly closed by hand and kept closed until the pet makes a swallowing movement.

There is another tricky way to give a cat medicine without stressing it out. You will need thick sour cream, in which a crushed tablet is kneaded. Sour cream is smeared on the cat's nose, he has no choice but to lick it off.

It happens that animals are prescribed tablets in the shell. Such medicines cannot be crushed. They are intended to be swallowed whole. It is easier for a cat to swallow a coated tablet if it is first dipped in vegetable oil and quickly pushed into the mouth on the root of the tongue

How to give cats liquid medicine

With liquid medicines without smell and unpleasant taste, they act by analogy with tablets: they are mixed into the favorite food of pets.
If the drops are unpleasant in taste or have a pungent odor, they will have to be poured into the cat's mouth.

For this:

• wrap it gently but tightly with a towel;
• open his mouth;
• pour in the medicine;
• wait for swallowing.

The main rule is not to pour drops from a spoon into the cat. It will be difficult to drink even an immobilized cat in this way. For liquid medicines, it is convenient to use a medical syringe without a needle. Its application is quick and painless. This method is also suitable for treating a cat with tablets that are first crushed and mixed with a small amount of water.

Do not overdo it with water, it should be no more than the amount that will fit in the syringe. It is better to measure this dose in advance, and then add the medicine crushed into powder. The resulting suspension is drawn into a syringe without a needle and act in the manner described above. With the left hand, the cat's mouth is opened, placing the fingers behind its toothless edge. The medicine is poured smoothly, in a drip way, so that the cat has time to swallow and does not choke on the liquid. If the drug was bitter, the cat will begin to salivate profusely.

If at the time of treatment you do not have a cloth on hand with which you can swaddle a cat, try another method. The cat is lifted by the withers, while his mouth opens. Pop the pill deep into your mouth and close it with your hand. The cat has no options on how to swallow the medicine. Pipette water into his mouth. Well, if it is possible to roll the tablet into a ball of minced meat. Then the swallowing procedure will be stress-free.

After treatment

If the medicine is in food and silently eaten by a cat, it is not necessary to encourage the animal. But if the cat was wrapped in a towel and forcibly treated, the pet after the procedure should definitely be encouraged for patience: stroke, scratch, praise, give a tasty treat. Learn to give your cat pills, practice by replacing them with pieces of dry food. This skill will definitely come in handy in the future. Got a cat, master the important aspects of caring for an animal.

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How to give cats suspensions and liquid medicines?

Main scheme

1. We prepare a syringe with medicine.

Liquid medicine is given in a syringe without a needle.

The syringe is usually calibrated in milliliters. Remember that 1 milliliter is 1 cubic centimeter. There will be about 5 milliliters of liquid in a teaspoon.

2. We fix the cat.

It is necessary to take the cat on your knees so that it cannot scratch you. You can wrap your cat in a blanket or towel and open her mouth. To do this, placing your thumb and thumb behind the fangs, spread the cat's jaw.

It is important that the cat's head is raised while swallowing, otherwise it will spit out the medicine by shaking its head. The head should not be thrown back, otherwise the cat may choke. Cat fixation

3. We give medicine.

Then place the syringe in the corner of the cat's mouth behind the canine.

Slowly pour the contents of the syringe into the side of the throat. No need to rush - the animal may choke. Inject no more than a milliliter of the solution at a time, this is about a quarter of a teaspoon, and in between allow the cat to swallow so that she does not choke.

When the medicine in the syringe runs out, close the cat's mouth. Wait, she must swallow everything, otherwise the cat may simply spit out the medicine. If after this you are still intact, you can stroke the cat on the neck towards the esophagus. Such stroking contributes to the ingestion of the medicine.

4. We calm the cat.

If possible, after the procedure, the cat should be calmed, stroked and given treats.

Liquid medicines for cats

The medicine may initially be in liquid form. Medicine in the form of a tablet or powder can be dissolved in water. The drug can be immediately in the form of a suspension, that is, a liquid with a suspension of a substance or a drug is mixed with water to form a suspension. There may also be an oily structure (vaseline oil), or a medicine in oil. It may be a mixture, that is, a mixture of several drugs in an aquatic environment.

Video how to give liquid medicine to a cat

The most successful options

This is what happens to most cat owners.

Ideal voluntary use of liquid by a cat from a syringe

Difficulties in administering medication to a cat

The cat is hard to keep.

The cat spits out the medicine.

The cat starts to drool profusely.

Here is an example, the cat does not resist much, but drools and partially spits out the medicine.

This is how a significant part of the seals will behave - and how to give them something?

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Treatment of feline diseases, prevention of worms, the need to take vitamins and other supplements - all this confronts us with the problem of how to give medicine to a cat. In some families, this procedure turns into a real quest: seven people catch the cat all over the house, and finally they grab it and force it to open its mouth, but that was not the case ... As a result, the owners were bitten and scratched, but the result was not achieved ...

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In fact, it is quite possible to do without such stress for the animal and people, the main thing is to master the correct technique and act confidently.

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Is it possible to add veterinary preparations to food?

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• Not all veterinary drugs can be mixed with food, some are taken strictly on an empty stomach. Means in special shells and capsules cannot be divided into parts and crushed, since they are intended for assimilation only in the stomach, and not in the oral cavity. Be sure to check with your veterinarian or instructions on how to take the recommended drug before adding it to food.
• Many products have an unpleasant taste, and cats have an excellent sense of smell and very sensitive taste buds. If you hide a pill inside a piece of meat, the animal, as a rule, masterfully manages to eat a treat, and leave the medicine itself untouched.
• A finely crushed tablet or liquid mixed with wet food does not always give the expected result either. Even if the pet begins to eat, he may soon feel something is wrong and move away from the bowl. Thus, the owner cannot control how much the drug is eaten, which will only complicate matters.

In order to properly give medicine to a cat, it is better to act without tricks. How to do this depends on the prescribed dosage form. Liquids and suspensions are easier to give from a syringe, and tablets are easier to give with tweezers or a "tablet-giver" (introducer).

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How to give a cat medicine from a syringe

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The problem of how to give liquid medicine to a cat can be solved very simply: just buy an ordinary disposable syringe at the pharmacy and remove the needle from it. The syringe is calibrated in cubic centimeters. 1 cu. cm is equal to 1 ml.

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Before manipulation, draw the required amount of liquid into the syringe in advance, and then fix the animal. It is better if an assistant does this, but in the absence of one, you can wrap the animal in a towel to protect yourself from sharp claws.

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The tip of the syringe is gently inserted from the side of the jaw - just behind the canine, where there is a fairly wide gap between the teeth. With your left hand, hold the cat's head slightly raised, but not tilted up.

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If the animal behaves calmly, then it is enough to clasp its neck with the palm from below and with an outstretched index finger lightly press on the jaw in an upward direction, preventing the head from lowering.

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The medicine from the syringe should be given slowly, in small portions, each time waiting for the cat to swallow, and lightly stroking her throat from top to bottom with the same index finger.

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Make sure that the jet of liquid is directed strictly perpendicular to the jaw, and not into the throat, otherwise there is a high risk of moisture entering the respiratory tract.

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Sometimes during the procedure, the hairy patient begins to drool. This is considered the norm, but part of the active substance flows out with saliva, therefore, you have to slightly increase the dosage.

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How to make a cat swallow a pill

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Many readers are concerned about the question of how to properly give cats medicines, for example, from worms in the form of a tablet. It is somewhat more difficult, but nothing is impossible.

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Often, the owners simply do not know how to open the cat's mouth to give medicine, and act incorrectly. In fact, it is much easier to perform this action in relation to a cat than, for example, in relation to a person whose jaws do not protrude forward.

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So, with your hand, grab the head of the animal from behind, put your thumb and forefinger between the lips at the corners of the jaw and lightly press on them. The cat's mouth will open slightly, and at this moment you need to quickly put the pill on the root of the tongue - if you hit exactly this place, the swallowing reflex will instantly work.

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Immediately after this, raise the cat's head and stroke it on the neck from top to bottom and without letting it open its mouth.

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For those who find it difficult enough or the cat actively resists, you can use an auxiliary tool - an introducer, or simply a “pill-giver”. This device resembles a syringe with a plunger and a soft tip with multiple slits.

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A tablet is placed inside the tip, and the piston pushes it into the animal's mouth. To facilitate swallowing, a little water can also be taken into the tip along with the pill.

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Emotional mood

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Do not forget to calm the cat throughout the procedure by gently talking to her. This works best if you imagine that you have a very small, speechless child in front of you, whom you persuade to eat another spoonful “for dad” and “for mom”. At the same time, in women, the voice instinctively rises and gentle melodious intonations appear.

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Naturally, you can say anything and even perform children's sentences and nursery rhymes - practice shows that they act just as calmly on cats as they do on babies.

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Try not to be nervous yourself, behave calmly and confidently, and we hope our tips will help you with this.

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How to give medicine: video to help

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If it’s easier for you to see once and hear a hundred times, then watch these videos - practicing veterinarians demonstrate how to give a cat medicine yourself.

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