I hope your kitty is ok! George is a hyperthyroid kitty too, as was Eponine, (the cat who died last Spring), so I'm quite used to pilling cats. Eventually I discovered that rolling kitty up in a towel makes it worse (mine both freaked out at being confined). It was less traumatic to just pick them up and quickly pop the pill in there (and hope for the best). I did train Eponine to learn that if she took her thyroid pill, she'd get her favorite food afterward, which at least prevented me from having to chase her down every morning, though didn't always prevent projectile-pill-spitting.
However, recently someone clued me in on a place that makes prescription cat treats (seafood flavored methimazole, who'd have thunk it?). You have to get your vet to call in a prescription, and it's slightly more expensive than the pill, but not horrifically so... I used to pay 50 dollars for 100 pills, this place charges something like 40 dollars for 60 chews (shipping included), and it's worth it because though George isn't that difficult to pill, she's really hard to catch. I presume that they do have more than just thyroid medication, but I've not needed to ask.
They're called Veterinary Pharmacies of America, and their phone number is 1-877-838-7979. Between the two cats, I've been pilling cats for over five straight years. They do get used to it... but the chews are so much easier that it's worth the extra money. George likes them better than treats (though Mango gets jealous because she gets them and he doesn't).
Having an older cat is terrifying. It's almost exactly a year ago that my 14 year old kitty died, and now I have another 14 year old with hyperthyroidism and kidney problems. :(
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Date: 2005-03-24 05:08 am (UTC)I hope your kitty is ok! George is a hyperthyroid kitty too, as was Eponine, (the cat who died last Spring), so I'm quite used to pilling cats. Eventually I discovered that rolling kitty up in a towel makes it worse (mine both freaked out at being confined). It was less traumatic to just pick them up and quickly pop the pill in there (and hope for the best). I did train Eponine to learn that if she took her thyroid pill, she'd get her favorite food afterward, which at least prevented me from having to chase her down every morning, though didn't always prevent projectile-pill-spitting.
However, recently someone clued me in on a place that makes prescription cat treats (seafood flavored methimazole, who'd have thunk it?). You have to get your vet to call in a prescription, and it's slightly more expensive than the pill, but not horrifically so... I used to pay 50 dollars for 100 pills, this place charges something like 40 dollars for 60 chews (shipping included), and it's worth it because though George isn't that difficult to pill, she's really hard to catch. I presume that they do have more than just thyroid medication, but I've not needed to ask.
They're called Veterinary Pharmacies of America, and their phone number is 1-877-838-7979. Between the two cats, I've been pilling cats for over five straight years. They do get used to it... but the chews are so much easier that it's worth the extra money. George likes them better than treats (though Mango gets jealous because she gets them and he doesn't).
Having an older cat is terrifying. It's almost exactly a year ago that my 14 year old kitty died, and now I have another 14 year old with hyperthyroidism and kidney problems. :(