Let’s know how to give cat medicine. All animal owners, sooner or later, are faced with problems associated with the need for their pet to take one kind or another of medication, for the purpose of treatment or prevention. Often this simple phenomenon creates big problems. However, if the owners have certain skills, they perform this operation very easily, quickly, and without giving the animal painful sensations. (1)
At the beginning of our interpretations, it is necessary to note that it is possible to give any medicine to a cat only after consulting a specialist. Each drug has a lot of limitations, contraindications, and unwanted action. If you become self-medicated, you can easily harm the health of the cat and even put an irreversible threat to the life of the pet. Also, if your cat becomes ill, first call or visit the vet, wait until he or she does a clinical examination of the animal and conducts all necessary research methods and only then Cats can enter medicines.
The veterinarian may prescribe medications in various forms: tablets, liquids, drugs and capsules, powders, ointments, creams, and injections. (2)
Most likely your cat will react negatively to your attempts to fix it in some way. Be persistent and patient, dealing with your beloved animal’s treats.
How to give cat medicine in the form of drugs, capsules, or powder?
If your animal calms down enough, and the doctor recommended mixing the medicine with food, there will hardly be any difficulties. In this case, it is enough to mix a little food with the drug and offer this mixture to your pet. Some medicines do not combine with food, and some preparations, even with unpleasant and bitter taste, will have to be given without any additives. (3)
A calm and affectionate animal can help by opening its mouth, sticking its thumb and index finger on its thumb, and its hand by wrapping its face in its upper part. Holding the cat’s head, you can immediately pour the medicine onto the spine of the tongue. Closing the jaw, stroke the cat on the neck, directing hand movements into the esophagus. These movements will help speed up the process of drug injection. Wait until the animal swallows it, and then release it immediately. To facilitate swallowing, (4) it is recommended that the tablets be pre-dipped in a saucer with the oil of the tablet. After you have shot the cat, clean its drinking water and enter with a syringe without a needle or use a syringe.
Some animals have a harsh temper. So you should do this: wrap the cat in some cases, for example, in a towel, so that only his face is exposed. So you will avoid scratching and biting your pet. (5)
We give medicine to a cat in the form of a liquid
The drugs are given to cats as a liquid through a syringe in the form of a needle. Keep your pet in the same way as described in the previous section. With only one difference. Position the animal horizontally so that the drug does not enter the respiratory tract. It is necessary to carefully insert the end of the syringe into the corner of the animal’s mouth, trying to get between the root teeth, and slightly pressing the plunger of the syringe.
After removing the syringe, wait until the cat closes its mouth, then turn its nose up and stroke the neck. Instill the drug in small portions to avoid getting large amounts of the drug into the respiratory tract, which can provoke a serious lung disease. If a cat suddenly starts coughing or is very frightened, interrupt the medication, wait until the animal is calm, and only then continue the procedure.
Give the cat medicine in the form of a powder
Preparations in the form of powders Animals are to be put in the form of preparations in the form of tablets, on the spine of the tongue, or as liquid medicines, by dropping them first into boiled water and mixing with it.
Cats injecting or injecting
Veterinarians prescribe injections to cats that are administered subcutaneously, intramuscularly or intravenously. The first two species can be performed by any owner of the animal, and intravenous administration requires the skill and knowledge of a professional. When carrying out these procedures, you will need the help of someone close to you. Serious suffering is not threatened by a cat, as it has a greater pain threshold than a person. But, nevertheless, the stress of animals is not rejected, therefore it is necessary that during the procedure, someone will safely restrain it.
It is easier to hold the cat on any horizontal device, for example, on a table. Press her to the table, clenched her hands and grab her by the waist. Lock the animal gently, but reliably, don’t give it the opportunity for the slightest movement. It is not necessary to disinfect the injection sites, as the cat’s skin itself is bactericidal. The syringe and needle must be sterile. Drawing a medicine into the syringe, releasing the air bubbles, lift the syringe, squeezing a little medicine. Give the injection rapidly, but the medicine must be injected slowly.
Micro-injection is introduced into the withers or scruff. You should fold the skin and insert the needle at an angle of three centimeters to forty-five degrees, squeezing the medicine out of the syringe.
Intramuscularly injected into the muscles of the anterior thigh, in the middle between the knee or pelvic joints, about three centimeters..
Apply to Cat Creams and Ointments
The surface of the skin, which needs to be stretched, is first cut and washed, or with the help of a physiological solution, or a special preparation. If the ointment is dangerous, come in, apply a bandage, if not, just wait until it dries.
Offer candles and enema the cat
Put the cat on its knees or put it on the table. When you insert a candle, lift its tail with one hand, and enter the second candle, pressing half a centimeter into it. After the procedure, do not leave the cat unattended for about five minutes.
Enemas do either hot or cold liquid. This should be checked with the doctor. Use a children’s syringe or syringe with a catheter instead of a needle. Lubricate the tip with cream or petroleum jelly.
Health for your pet.