The California Cat Doctor: Cornell's Videos: How to Give Your Cat Medication

Friday, February 13, 2009

Cornell's Videos: How to Give Your Cat Medication

A picture is worth a thousand words. Cornell Feline Health Center has been kind enough to develop and post a cat-pilling video.

http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/pet/fhc/pill_or_capsule

I don't like to wrap my patients in a towel to pill them - most are fine without it. I will either scruff the back of the cat's head or grasp the whole head from above, depending on the cat's temperament. You just need to experiment with a few variables to see what works best in your individual case.

If you have to give several different pills, we carry gelatin capsules that you can often stuff everything into so you only have to pill the cat once.

Cornell also has a video on how to give a cat liquid medication:

http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/pet/fhc/liquid_medications

I just have ONE question: How did we ever survive without the wonders of the internet??

About Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic

Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic opened as the San Fernando Valley's first FELINE-EXCLUSIVE practice in 1991. For the safety and comfort of our feline patients, we are a DOG-FREE environment, so please keep the pups at home.

We are located at 19909 Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, CA, three blocks east of Winnetka Ave on the north side of the street.

Phone: 818-346-7161

Office hours are 8 AM - 6 PM Monday - Friday and 8 AM - 1 PM Saturday. Please call to schedule an appointment. We are a one doctor practice so our ability to accommodate walk-ins is limited. Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic is closed on major holidays.

After-hours emergency care is available at ACCESS Critical Care, 20051 Ventura Blvd (NE corner of Ventura and Winnetka) in Woodland Hills - 818-887-2262

Dr. Gayle Robison received her DVM from Colorado State University in 1982. She has been in private practice in Southern California since 1983 and opened Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic in 1991. She is cat mother to Hobie and Momo.