Andy may resist medicine time, but he doesn’t fight the chance to relax on the recliner. For the sake of happy kitties, I leave the foot rest up to let the kitty boys have a favorite place for their snoozes.
That’s one content kitty in the photo above~! Of course, I rubbed his ears and muzzle before I took these photos, two of Andy’s happy time activities that always gets him purring.
I like my muzzle rubs, too, but I don’t like my ears handled. Do Andy and Dougy like their noses rubbed? I think that feels nice.
Andy looks very contented, although it looks like his left eye has a bead on the photographer! They are good boys. It’s nice to have a recliner seat! 🙂
They both keep track of me all day. UYou know, kitty treats and kitty food, if nothing else….
So today’s score is in your favor again, Doug, but Andy looks happy nonetheless.
Yes. I generally beat him each day, but he gives me a good challenge!
I suspect it’s your daily entertainment, combined with physical exercise.
Some truth to that, Dolly!
A horrible true story I must tell. I knew a lady with a recliner, and the cat went underneath, and when she sat on it and put the footrest down, he was killed by the mechanism underneath! I always look before putting the footrest down. That’s my safety tip–one I never see anywhere.
I am very careful about that, too. I hadn’t head about cats (or small animals) being hurt that way, let alone killed, but it definitely seemed like a potential hazard. That is a horrible story, and she must have been heartbroken after it happened. I can’t imagine…
dood…..havin de feetz rest up iz all most like havin de ree clinerz seat part….sorta !!!! hope everee one haza grate day !! 🙂 ♥♥
It’s a favorite spot!
I hate giving medicine to any of ours. Each one of the four has its own trick to get rid of it somehow
Gad! One’s more than enough! When I learned Andy needed to have medicine for blood pressure, I asked if it could be prepared in a liquid form. Fortunately, it can, and liquid is much easier than convincing a cat to swallow a pill. It still is possible for the kitty to play tricks that result in the liquid flowing out the opposite side of his mouth, but Andy used up that trick early on. Most days, he gets the full dose!
Dougy doesn’t need medicine at this point, and it was always for eye issues when he did. That was a mess to do twice a day, and I suspect he would be a challenge for something like his brother gets.
Have you thought of mixing it in with a meaty lick treat? That’s how we administered antibiotics and pain killers to Oliver after his teeth operation.
Since Andy and Dougy eat from the same dish, I don’t do that. For that matter, as long as Andy is reasonably tolerant of the liquid medicine – with preliminary petting, then swaddling in a towel, followed by kitty treats – the current method works for me, too. If he had to take it in pill form, since some medicines can’t be crushed and put in liquid for ease of dosing, I might have to try the method you suggest. Of course, then I’d have the hassle of feeding the kitty boys in two different places. I hope I don’t have to f=do that!
Cats and dogs alike love having the foot rest up.
I imagine it’s having that high place from which all dangers can be spotted…or kitty brothers!