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rebeccmeisterAs I've been telling everybody AND their mothers AND their aunts and uncles and firstborn cousins, one of our cats, Honeydew, has a butt infection. So we've been having to give her a liquid oral antibiotic. Let's just say that any other type of drug administration would be easier than this one. I could give a cat a shot or a pill, no problem. Liquid? Well, I think that's the vet's idea of a sick joke. We've tried lots of things, from doping food to scruffing to full-body restraint via forepaw and leg stretching, and so far only full-body restraint has been successful in getting the majority of the antibiotic into the cat. But full-body restraint requires two people, and with T gone to Costa Rica, I'm the only one around the house. I tried tuna last night, to no avail. So this morning, in a last-ditch effort, I tried a different technique and managed to match our previous, two-person success level. I RULE!
So here, in a nutshell, is how to dope a cat by yourself. Mind you, this particular kitty is a 7-pound fighter. We tried scruffing her, but she twisted out of that one. Thankfully, we keep her claws trimmed, or the carnage would be a whole lot worse. This technique is modified from one my mother used to use on Kimberly when we had to give her pills. Anyway.
How to dope your cat
1. Acquire a pet cat with butt infection, and pick up some liquid antibiotic, while you're at it.
2. Get antibiotic ready to go (load the syringe and place in a strategic location).
3. Sneak up on unsuspecting, sleeping cat and snatch her up.
4. Sit on cat. Specifically, straddle cat as though you planned to ride her to kingdom come, and be very, very firm so she cannot escape (she will try and buck you off, but let's face it--you weigh at least 10 times as much as she does, and it's downright humiliating to say you got bucked off a cat. Horses or even dogs are understandable. Cats aren't, you wimp, you.).
5. Wrap hand around cat's face and tilt upward to open jaws.
6. Insert syringe and squirt in antibiotic. This can get ugly, but try and do it as quickly as possible.
7. Hold cat's mouth closed to make her swallow.
8. Release cat and clean up carnage (i.e. antibiotic that missed the cat's mouth, cat drool, used syringe).
The day is mine.
So here, in a nutshell, is how to dope a cat by yourself. Mind you, this particular kitty is a 7-pound fighter. We tried scruffing her, but she twisted out of that one. Thankfully, we keep her claws trimmed, or the carnage would be a whole lot worse. This technique is modified from one my mother used to use on Kimberly when we had to give her pills. Anyway.
How to dope your cat
1. Acquire a pet cat with butt infection, and pick up some liquid antibiotic, while you're at it.
2. Get antibiotic ready to go (load the syringe and place in a strategic location).
3. Sneak up on unsuspecting, sleeping cat and snatch her up.
4. Sit on cat. Specifically, straddle cat as though you planned to ride her to kingdom come, and be very, very firm so she cannot escape (she will try and buck you off, but let's face it--you weigh at least 10 times as much as she does, and it's downright humiliating to say you got bucked off a cat. Horses or even dogs are understandable. Cats aren't, you wimp, you.).
5. Wrap hand around cat's face and tilt upward to open jaws.
6. Insert syringe and squirt in antibiotic. This can get ugly, but try and do it as quickly as possible.
7. Hold cat's mouth closed to make her swallow.
8. Release cat and clean up carnage (i.e. antibiotic that missed the cat's mouth, cat drool, used syringe).
The day is mine.
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We already knew you rule.
How does a cat get a butt infection?
Re: We already knew you rule.
Date: 2005-05-25 02:35 pm (UTC)I wish I had enough aim to be able to squirt it into her cheek. The problem is, the vet gave my housemate E a syring with no tip on it whatsoever, so it's impossible to aim.
I believe the butt infection is an infection of some anal glands, and some cats are predisposed to getting them. Honeydew has also had some other digestive problems, so we've got all three cats (Emma, Beaker, and Honeydew) on sensitive stomach cat food. I really, really hope she never, ever has another butt infection, because it's really hard to have to subdue her. Oh well.