Sometimes we are afraid of being bitten by cats, or don’t know how to give medicine. Let’s practice how to give medicine. Practice makes perfect, and it’s convenient after the first feeding.
How to feed a cat with medicine
Freehand feeding
The core of freehand feeding is to grasp the rhythm. Open the cat’s mouth and the cat will not be used to it.
Usually 1-2 seconds after you open the cat’s mouth, the cat’s mouth will close again, you need to grasp this rhythm.
What medicines are suitable for hand-feeding medicines
Medications that can be held by hand can be broken tablets or whole capsules.
How to feed the medicine by hand
Put the cat on the lap and pinch the tablet with the thumb and index finger of the right hand , stroking the cat’s head with the left hand and raising the cat’s head up to about 45°, pinch the cat’s chin with the left hand, and the cat will open its mouth naturally.
If your cat doesn’t open its mouth, you can touch the cat’s gums. After the cat opens its mouth, the right hand quickly puts the tablet into the base of the cat’s tongue, be careful not to throw it in, but to put it in with the hand.
After taking out your hand, blow the cat’s nose lightly, the cat will swallow and lick its nose, close the cat’s upper and lower jaws with both hands, and stroke the cat’s throat at the same time, wait for a while to make sure the cat is indeed Swallow it in and let go.
Tool feeding
Using the medicine feeding artifact to feed medicine is safer than feeding medicine with bare hands, suitable for beginners.
Which medicines are suitable for tool feeding
Suitable for solid medicines such as tablets and capsules, and also suitable for fluid medicines: various flushing powders and liquids.
Tool feeding method
Compared with manual feeding, there is more feeding Medicine preparation work, after the preparation work is completed, the feeding process is basically the same as hand feeding.
The medicine feeding artifact on the market generally consists of two parts: a liquid syringe and a tablet holder.
Take feeding capsules as an example, first inhale a small amount of water with the liquid syringe, use To assist the cat to swallow, the water should not be too much to avoid choking the cat.
Clamp the capsule with the tablet clip on the head, and make sure that the tablet clip is tightly fastened before use to avoid being swallowed by cats.
The next step is to feed the medicine: put the cat on the lap, lift the cat’s head, pinch the chin and open the mouth, insert the feeder into the base of the cat’s tongue, inject the liquid and tablet, take out Use the medicine feeder, lean over and blow the cat’s nose lightly, and fix the cat’s head for a moment.
The novice can use the medicine feeding artifact. After getting familiar with it, there is no need to use it except for the necessary liquid medicine, which is more time-consuming.
Mixing method
Mixing method refers to mixing medicine and food so that the cat eats method of taking medicine.
It is not recommended to use the mixed food method, mainly because the mixed use of certain drugs and food may affect the efficacy of the drug and even aggravate adverse reactions.
Secondly, it is uncontrollable to mix the food and feed the medicine. You don’t know when the cat will eat it, and even the cat will not eat it if it smells.
If you really plan to use the mixing method, you can use the bottle feeding method. Of course, this is also a combination tool. This method is more controllable than accompanying canned food.
The main purpose of mixing food is to save trouble. Generally, novices will have this idea. If you really dare not give medicine, buy a medicine feeding artifact, which is more convenient and safe.
If you can’t handle it yourself, take it to the pet hospital and let professional people do these things to avoid delaying the disease.
