Avoiding the Hissing Fit
As any cat owner can attest, the only thing worse than trying to give your cat a pill is trying to give it a bath. And let’s not think about brushing their teeth; it would be safer to negotiate a runaway chainsaw than battling a cat for access to its teeth.
Cats, the independent individuals they are, resist the very idea of having a human intercede in daily hygiene, but sometimes it’s necessary. To help the helpless, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, through their program Partners in Animal Health, has created a series of free online videos specifically aimed at pet owners, demonstrating basic pet hygiene and medication how-to’s.
Among the cat videos you’ll find Brushing Your Cat’s Teeth, Giving Your Cat a Pill or Capsule, Taking Your Cat’s Temperature, Trimming Your Cat’s Claws and Pet Owner’s Guide to Cancer. Other topics discuss diabetes, liquid medication and kidney disease.
Their professionally developed videos are brief, but thorough. Actual demonstrations coupled with animated video clearly explain not only how to safely manage a procedure, but also what and why you’re doing it.
For example, administering a pill to a cat can sometimes seem an impossible task. The video shows a step-by-step process with two people, one gently restraining the cat by its front shoulders and the other administering the pill after wrapping a towel around the cat’s body like an oversized shawl.
However, if you can’t recruit someone to help restrain Miss Kitty, the video also demonstrates how one person can easily administer the pill and without injury to human or cat (hint: on the floor and in a corner).
For more information or to watch the videos, visit Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
- Teresa Brown Posted 09/29/2009 | Share This | Get Email | Get FREE Magazine
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