HELP whats wrong with my cat?

[WannaliveinGreenville]

Did you ever let your kitty outside ? Sometimes mean kids can traumatize you kitty cat ....

[FiveHorses]

Originally Posted by MissNM

Another option is to check with a compounding pharmacy to see if they can put the meds in meat flavored liquid. Some cats take liquid better, others take pills better.

We're going through this at the moment.

When presented with the option of a "chicken-flavoured liquid" that could just be added to food - and her dose is only .5 of a ml! - I thought "Bingo!" In the past I'd always just ground up the very infrequent medicine she was on and put them in her wet food. She'd never minded/noticed. But I thought the liquid would just be such a breeze, and there was a element of convenience to me too given the cat will be on them for the rest of her life (she's about 6 now) so it would just be measure out, squirt on food, mix and serve... What could be easier? I mean if she'll eat food with ground medication in it, surely a nice chicken-y flavoured addition will go down a treat, right? Wrong.

I don't know what it was/is about the suspension, but she wouldn't touch her food. She'd walk over, sniff, sit and give me that, "Once upon a time, I trusted you" look. Whatever it is she objects to she could detect by scent - even when I'd mixed it in freshly cooked and minced up chicken!


OP - if giving pills is really stressing your cat out, there comes a point where it's almost counter-productive and you need to seek a better solution for everyone's sake. Certain medications are readily absorbed through the skin, so a gel that gets placed on the inside of the ear is also something a compounding pharmacy can do. "Pill Pockets" also work for cats that like treats. However, in a household taste-test all our cats have turned their noses up at the "Duck & Green Pea" version . But the dogs thought they were great, if a tad on the small side.

[gentlearts]

Is a Bombay a pure bred cat? Is there a chance of overbreeding and a genetic mental issue? Otherwise all I can suggest is that my cat will start losing her hair and start peeing on stuff if she encounters one flea...she is highly allergic to them.