how to give drug to cat

موضوع: how to give drug to cat الأربعاء مايو 06, 2009 1:33 pm

Medications for oral administration may be in pill, capsule or liquid form.
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Hold the cat's head from the top using your left hand if you are right-handed. The cat's check-bones (called zygomatic arches) provide a convenient handle by which to hold the head firmly without causing the cat any discomfort.
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Tilt the head back and the cat will often drop their lower jaw open. how to give drug to cat Jaw_drop

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Hold the pill or capsule in your right hand between your thumb and index finger. You can place one of the remaining fingers on your right hand on the lower incisors to keep the lower jaw open. Keep your finger over the small incisor teeth NOT over the sharp fangs (canine teeth). Drop the pill or capsule as far back over the tongue as possible, then immediately close the mouth and blow on the cat's nose which will encourage them to swallow.
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If the cat does not open their mouth when you tilt back the head, holding the pill as before between the thumb and index finger... how to give drug to cat Show_pill

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...use the middle finger of the same hand holding the pill or capsule, to pry open the lower jaw. Place your middle over the small incisor teeth NOT over the sharp fangs (canine teeth)...
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...and pull open the lower jaw.
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Keep the middle finger in place to hold the lower jaw open (3), then either drop the pill or capsule as far back on the tongue as possible or the index finger (1) and thumb (2) can be used to push the pill over the back of the tongue. .

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IMPORTANT: If you use your thumb and index finger to push the pill over the base of the tongue, your fingers will be inside the cat's mouth and you must work rapidly to avoid getting bit.

Close the mouth and stroke the cat's neck or blow sharply on his/her nose to encourage the cat to swallow

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There are several styles of pilling devices that can used to place a pill or capsule over the base of the tongue so that you do not have to place your fingers in the cat's mouth.

There are several ways to hold the pilling device.

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You can hold the device between curled fingers and palm either with the thumb positioned to "push" the trigger or to prevent premature release of the pill, you may move the thumb to push the trigger just before dislodging the pill in the back of the throat.
holding the device between the index and middle fingers Or you can hold the device between the index and middle fingers with the thumb positioned to "push" the trigger.

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Tilt the head back and the cat will often drop their lower jaw open. Insert the pill at the end of the pilling device over the base of the tongue. how to give drug to cat Piller

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If the cat doesn't open it's mouth, use the middle finger of the hand holding the pilling device to open the lower jaw.
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Insert the pill at the end of the pilling device over the base of the tongue.
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Push the plunger on the pilling device with your thumb or index finger to deposit the pill far back in the cat's mouth.
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Liquid medications are given in a pouch between the teeth and cheek. The medication is quickly squirted into this pouch, the mouth is held closed and the neck stroked or the nose sharply blown on to encourage the cat to swallow. Liquids are more likely to accidentally enter the windpipe compared to pills or capsules. To avoid the cat inhaling liquid into the windpipe,
DO NOT tilt the cat's head backward.

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