I caught Andy. He hid under the guest bed, tail hanging out in plain view, of course. I grabbed him as best I could, and he grabbed me as best he could, as you can see in the photos above. No wonder he’s hiding under the table now.
Bad kitty! I hate giving you medicine, too, but you will have to take it as long as you need it! For now, we aren’t talking. The main thing, he got medicated.
Toch jezelf goed blijven verzorgen want katten kunnen wonden heel erg besmetten.Dus zeker een paar dagen je wonden blijven ontsmetten hoor.
Ja, ik ben heel voorzichtig met krassen en wonden van katten omdat ik immuun-onderdrukt ben vanwege de medische problemen die ik heb. Ik zie medische professionals driemaal per week bij dialyse, dus toon hun wonden, enz. Voor hun aanbevelingen. Als iemand rood wordt, maak ik me zeker zorgen en neem ik meer voorzorgsmaatregelen tot ze genezing laten zien! Bedankt voor uw bezorgdheid!
I feel for you there Doug – I’ve had similar scratches from past encounters with kitties who don’t want their meds. 🙂
I’m a fast healer, fortunately!
I think you should put some disinfecting cream on those wounds. I don’t want you to get an infection.
I have been, of course, and the wounds were disinfected shortly after I took the photo.
ICK POOEY! I hate when Mom tries to give me meds, too! Looks like you got a battle wound, Mr. Doug! Maybe you need some meds now too?!
I definitely have to watch those claw gouges for infection! Yes, I had to do some first aid on myself after that encounter, and still am watching them closely!
blood,sweat & tears eh!
LOL! I learned a valuable lesson and he got his medicine!
Naughty, naughty kitty boy, but still adorable!
We made up, of course!
I am sure – kiss and make up!
Like pretzels, we are so twisted in happy harmony again1
LOL
Oh my goodness, that looks terrible! I sympathise fully as we had to medicate Louis Catorze many times a day when he was having his “episodes”, & that was horrendous. For how long will Andy need the meds?
Most likely, Andy is on medication for life.
Ouch! Have you tried pill pockets? I medicate 5 cats twice a day for thyroid and some are fooled and eat the treat without knowing there is a pill in it, others caught on and I have to put it right in their mouth.
The liquid is the easiest way to medicate Andy, actually. As noted elsewhere, I’ve come upon a way to minimize Andy’s resistance: let the medicine warm up to room temperature. I has to be refrigerated because of a chicken flavoring. The warm medicine seems to be easier to give him. The two days I’ve done it, he resists it much less!
Good luck getting it all down! I mean that. Andy needs his meds! (Don’t we all??) I once had a vet give Putter medicine that was to be “Placed under her tongue”! That was really interesting. And mostly unsuccessful.
Medicating pets is a joy, isn’t it!? I think I have fixed my problem by letting the cold medicine (it has to be refrigerated) warm up to room temperature. He takes it with much less fuss.
I am glad. I will try that with Marley as well as the dogs (George and Gracie).
Let me know how it goes when you get a chance to try it!
Uh-oh! Now you need medicated! I hope they appreciate what we go through for them! 😉
Of course they do…NOT! LOL!
I’m so sorry about your battle wounds. Please be sure to disinfect and watch them, as cat bites and scratches can turn nasty (as well as being painful).
Thanks! I definitely did work on cleaning the wounds and am watching them carefully for infection.
Hope Ya don’t get ‘cat-scratch-fever ! poor kitty needs his meds though :'(
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I hope so, too! I cleaned and disinfected the wounds and am watching them closely for signs ofinfection.
Do resist, dear Doug 🙂
My persian lady tries to do the same when she sees th brush and comb …
amitiés
I hand untangle mats that I can, trim out others, and let the groomer get the rest. I’ve decided I will continue to get them trimmed after all, only will schedule them fewer times a year, based on my new knowledge of how long it takes before their hair starts getting matted!
I wish you both all the bestest, Doug.
A challenge and a half, there!
I’m letting his medicine come up to room temperature after “That Incident of Which Neither Cat Nor Human Speaks”, and I may have stumbled on an answer to his problem. The medicine has to be refrigerated, and I think he may have found the cold liquid hard to accept.
A valid thought that Doug.
Maybe ask the vet if it is okay to do this though?
Risking life and limb to medicate your loved ones eh? The things we do! Haha! TTFN
The risk is if it sits out all day. Their veterinarian doesn’t see a problem with it as long as it’s not out more than a few minutes, which is more than adequate for 1.3ml to warm. Of course, it (medicine) settles out, so I have to reshake it or poor Andrew gets a mouthful of yucky medicine instead of a steady flow of yummy chicken-flavored medicine!
Poor thing. Never easy looking after them, is it. Hehe! But worth it.
True! Whether Andy appreciates it or not, the medicine will help lower his blood pressure, which takes wear and tear off his eyes and kidneys in particular.
I hope things get better for the lad. Good job you are there to help.
Cheers, Doug.
He’s doing much better on all counts!~
Brilliant news Doug! Ye-haa!
I was encouraged that he started being the first at the door to greet me again. In the cold medicine days, he avoided me till nearly the end of the day. Made me feel sad!
Good sign that, Doug.
He knows yer know! Bless him.
That can be good or bad! I’m pleased he’s calmed down, but it’s only a matter of time before his avoidance strategy will change. lol!
I think it will too, Doug. Bless him.
Oh dear, looks like you may need to be medicated! 😢
I definitely had to perform some disinfecting and patch up on my hand! I’m watching for infection, of course, and will deal with that accordingly if it becomes nasty. So far…it looks like it’s heal without any complications! Whew!
I popped my BP meds this morning, Andy. You should too!
Andy was a “goodish” boy and took his like a small Persian kitty boy!
dood….yur nailed yur dad good….we noe ya dinna meen two, but still ~~~~~ whoa !! 🙂 ♥♥
Yes, mistakes were made on both sides! All is well now, though!
My cats got better about getting medications as they got older. One of my cats loves pill pockets so I try to get pill versions if they are available. Squirting a liquid into a cat mouth is never easy. You are lucky you lived to tell about it!
I’ve done it hundreds of times. This time mistakes were made (grabbing him under the bed instead of waiting till he was in the open and not thinking about being medicated….) The chicken or tuna flavored liquid usually goes over well enough, but I believe part of the problem was the temperature of the medicine. The bottle has to be refrigerated because of the flavor. The last couple days, I’ve let it get up to room temperature, and Andy’s been much happier with the liquid. Also, I have to administer it slow enough he doesn’t choke on a mouthful.
Once you have a technique you’re gold. I have to give a form of glucosamine tablets to Hazel. She takes it in a pill pouch although I think she’s eat it plain. It smells fishy, so good. She was on a bitter antibiotic for 10 days. Fortunately she ate it in a pocket. I worried the first few times because she can be the queen of eating the pocket and spitting out the pill! 🙂
Unfortunately, as I’m sure you know, no technique goes without the kitty working on a counter technique!
Ouch. Even I cringed at that. Medicines are hard for kitties… heck all of us anipals for that matter. Our Maine Coon cat that we had – Mouse Girl – once back kicked mom so hard in the chest that mom lost her breath. Shaking my head. I hope you heal soon my friend. XOXO – Bacon
Goodness! I’m glad that Andy is only a 9.4 pound kitty at the moment! I can imagine a Maine Coon cat could put up significant resistance! (He lost weight recently while sick, but is eating well and getting some back!)
He will be back before you know it I’m sure. Mouse Girl and Andy would have been great friends – possibly more winks winks. She weighed around 18 pounds and was all woman. XOXO – Bacon
Nearly twice his current weight! Dougy’s a bit heavier.
Ouch! I’d say Andy seriously disagreed about taking medicine. Poor boys! I hope both of you are soon fine again.
Thanks! We both are getting along better with medicine time now that I decided to let the medicine warm up before giving it to Andy. Before, I was giving it to him cold from the refrigerator, and that was part of the problem!
Oh that’s clever that you found that out. I’m glad you two are still friends 🙂
Ouch! What a stinker. Ginger resists her medicine every once in a while, but she just hides. She disappears completely. I give her a “pass” when she does that. I let her “win” every so often. I talked to the vet about it, and she said that’s okay to skip it some days.
That’s a good thing to know. I’ll ask Andy’s veterinarian about that and other thoughts on giving him medicine when we have a follow up visit in early May. It seems silly to stress Andy out, probably causing his blood pressure to rise, to catch him to give him medicine to control blood pressure!
Our Floki is just like that when it comes to trimming his nails. He is so bad that we have to bring him to the vet but just getting him in the crate requires a suit of armor.
Geez! The old carrier issue! Andy and Dougy fight it, but I generally have my biggest fight just catching the second one if they both are going to the veterinarian or groomer the same day. You know cats: The second one catches on fast when he sees the first one goes in the carrier, and that second cat generally is the harder of the two to catch after that!
Maybe you should get those padded gloves they use at the vet for “uncooperative” cats.
Some like these:
https://www.praxisdienst.com/en/Veterinary/Hygiene/Protective+Clothing/Gloves/Safety+Gloves/Profi+Safety+Gloves.html
I’m trying a new technique. When I prepare my breakfast and the kitty boys’ breakfast first thing in the morning, I will fill the syringe with his medicine. I will eat my breakfast, let them eat their breakfast and take care of kitty business. Once things have settled down and the medicine is room temperature (the bottle has to be refrigerated because of the chicken flavoring…. so it goes into the refrigerator right away!), I’ll find Andy. This morning, the medication process went without any upset cat (or human), and the room temperature medicine didn’t get spit out or dribble from Any’s mouth. I think the problem has been the cold medicine was unpleasant to Andy. I hope that’s it! Yesterday’s drama was a first, though he’s always resisted the medicine since it became a routine. The earlier prescription had a smaller dose, but it was refrigerated, too. The current one is about three times the volume, hence the stronger reaction to it I guess. If this doesn’t do the trick, I may have to take another look at the gloves! Thanks for the link!
Oh, I am sure you can find suchlike in America, too.
Amazon has them for a very favorable price of about $19, compared with almost 30 euros for the brand you linked me to. I think the difference is the length of the cuff, with the more expensive (and protective!) glove being longer. I’d definitely prefer the longer cuff.
I’d still order them in America – because postage is prohibitive when it comes to parcels from Europe!
I would, too, though I”d look around more to see if the longer cuff version were available here. Surely it is!
I am sure it will be. Just google vet protective gloves.
I’ve done that, and they are available here, of course.
The longer ones cost easily above 100 $, but have a very good bite-protection.
I suppose one can calculate out the risk vs. value of protection and justify that!