CATDOLL : What should you pay attention to when giving medicine to cats?

Things to note when giving medicine to cats:

1. When feeding cats, you must prescribe the right medicine for the right condition. Do not give cats random medicine. Many parents will judge and give cats human medicine if their cats are sick during feeding. This is a very wrong practice. If a cat is sick, you must go to a professional pet store or pet hospital to see a doctor. Under the guidance of the doctor, give the cat the correct medicine. Correct medication is effective. Do not change the time and dosage of medication without authorization, and do not delay.

2. Medication for cats should be given according to the rules. Do not combine two meals together just because you forgot to give the cat medicine. This will put a great burden on the cat's body and have a great impact on the cat. Most drugs are used according to the cat's weight. This method of randomly combining drugs will increase the burden on the cat and even cause poisoning of the cat due to the drugs.

3. Pay more attention to the use of drugs. You must know clearly which drugs can be fed to cats and which drugs cannot be fed to cats. Many cats have died of renal failure due to the reckless use of drugs. You must pay attention to this. You must not feed cats medicine blindly, and do not feed cats food based on your own subjective judgment.

4. When taking oral doxycycline tablets, try not to just stuff dry tablets into your cat’s mouth, because if the dry tablets stick to the esophagus, it may cause damage to the esophageal mucosa, secondary esophagitis, and in severe cases may induce severe esophageal stenosis, leading to severe reflux. Try to feed them in capsules and then drink water. If you really only feed dry tablets, you need to drink a lot of water, more than 5 ml is recommended, to ensure that the tablets enter the stomach!

Tips for feeding medicine to cats:

1. Put it into the cat's mouth quickly

There is no other secret to this method, just one word: fast! If the cat knows that you are feeding it medicine, it will definitely run away or resist, so we have to put the medicine into its mouth as quickly as possible so that it doesn't know what it is eating.

Specific steps: Pinch the cat's upper jaw, and then pinch the cat's lower jaw with your other hand. When the cat opens its mouth, immediately feed the pill into it, and then close its mouth. You can let go when you feel it swallowing. If the cat really resists, you can wrap it with a small towel to restrict its movements.

2. Mix the medicine into your cat’s food

This method is generally suitable for liquid, capsule or tablet medicine. In this way, when preparing cat food or canned food for cats, mix the powdered medicine into it, or put the sugar-coated tablets directly into the food, so that the cat will eat it unknowingly. However, this method has certain "risks". If your kitten is too smart, it may pick out the tablets or not eat them.

3. Use a syringe to feed medicine

If it is some liquid or medicine that needs to be taken orally, you can use a syringe. Before feeding the medicine, stir the medicine evenly and then use a syringe to absorb the medicine.

When feeding the cat medicine, be sure to hold it still, hold the cat's head with one hand, and use the other hand to hold the syringe to feed the medicine. Insert the syringe through the cat's teeth, and avoid pointing the syringe directly at the cat's throat to prevent choking. Inject slowly or let the cat lick the medicine by itself. When feeding the cat medicine, be sure to give it water in time to prevent the cat from not completely swallowing the tablets or powder.