There has been a cat around somewhere in my family as far back as I can remember. We have found that most of them do not like to take medication of any kind. They usually stress out along with us stressing out trying to give it to them.

I would recommend that you go to a quiet area, where you are in a comfortable position. Take a large bath towel and wrap it around him, exposing the head. This should help your cat feel more secure and also protect you from getting scratched.

We have found that using a treat to hide the pill in works for some cats unless they figure out what you are doing. You might want to try a different treat each time. This would be the easiest way. If this doesn’t work, try rubbing a small amount of butter on it to lubricate it, hold the pill between your thumb and index finger, with your other hand place your fingers over his nose, rolling the upper lip inward over his teeth (this will cause him to bite his upper lip if he bites down) gently raise his head upward, with the hand holding the pill use your remaining fingers to gently open the lower jaw, place the pill as far back in his mouth on his tongue as possible, close his mouth and rub his neck until you feel him swallow. After being successful remember to praise him and follow with a treat, food or water to ensure that the pill has gone down.

If you find that you are both still being stressed out, you might ask your vet if the medication comes in liquid form. With liquid medication I would use a syringe and place small amounts at a time in his mouth until he swallowed to help ensure that the medicine doesn’t end up all over you and your cat. As with most liquid medicines they have a nasty taste that could make this way difficult.

I was talking to my Aunt this morning and her cat named Meow (usually takes his medication easily) is suppose to take an antibiotic twice a day for two weeks, for two days she tried to give him his medication and it was a fight every time, she put a small drop on her tongue and found that it had a horrible taste, she could still taste it after brushing her teeth three times. She called her vet and found that there is an antibiotic in a shot form out now. Meow goes in tomorrow for his first of two shots, the vet said that they have been pleased with the results of the shots. This will save two weeks of stressing out.

Remember you don’t want to “Stress” out your pet as this could be harmful to him, and always remember to “PRAISE” him when the job is done.