Reggies had a kidney infection

[CathyW]

hes getting better. but trying to give him his meds. OMG ive got a puncture wound on 1 finger. he bit down to the bone. and another wound where he bit me between the thumb n finger. ive tried the wrap in a towel. (the wounds show that was a disaster) ive tried the dissolve n syringe down the throat. im now crushing up the pill in salmon. hes now confined to the bathroom with a small amount of salmon and there he will stay until he eats it. hes back at the vets tomorrow.

[angieh]

Oh goodness boys mum ....... sorry to hear about reggie and about your wounds trying to pill him. Tell him to man up and take his medicine! I know it's hard and probably a two-person job to pill a cat. Hope he improves very soon.

[fecto's mum]

Wow, boys mum, sounds like you've got a real tiger there. Have you tried putting him down a coat sleeve, sometimes that has worked for me. I would get the bites looked at as well, cat bites are very dirty. I've had several over the years that have gone septic and needed antibiotics. Hope Reggie gets better soon and is easier to handle!

[PoshPuss]

Containment seems the answer, and yes, it seems cruel and they will yowl and perform, but they don't bear grudges and it needs to be done. Reggie - stop giving your mum a hard time. And I'll call you Reggie's Mum now :) xx

[Shelley123]

sorry to hear Reggie has a kidney infection. I am afraid to say that i have never managed to pill a cat except in pieces of food which for me and the cats was a very successful method.
Does Reggie like cheese or chicken ? i found foods which mold around the food good. I used to pill Tuppence by putting her pill in a swirl of hairball treatment which she ate with no problem.
Hope he goes on ok at the vets tomorrow.

[CathyW]

tried the cheese method. no chance. hmmm putting him in a coat sleeve. now theres an idea. what i want is a cat sack. a sack with a drawstring around the neck.
hes eaten a bit of his salmon but i wont give him anything else.untill hes eaten it

[yola]

Sometimes cruel to be kind is the only way. I hope Reg is his old self soon and that he stops biting his Mum!!

[cats' staff]

Hope he's better soon. We found that the dehydrated meat treats we got for Smudge work really well as you can dampen them and mould them around the pill. They are called Cosmo Snackies and work well with Cleo (luckily as we have to pill her again for a week due to another bout of cystitis).

[CathyW]

took him back ti the vets today for a checkup. hes been reprieved the tablets for now. got to take painkillers once a day. liquid form. via a syringe zlot easier.and another water sample tuesday. and if hes no better hes to have an antibiotic injection every couple of days. poor boy.hes always been a stressy sort of cat. so the tablet taking wasnt doing him anygood. hes snuggled up next to me quite happy now. hes eating and drinking nicely so thats a plus isnt it. and he isnt constantly drinking like he was before.
also got to get the dog back to the vets as his hips have been bad. but hes on a severe diet so hes constantly moaning for more food. :(
quite an expensive time at the moment!!

[angieh]

What a time you are having reggie's mum - glad to hear reggie is off the tabs for now - give you a chance to heal up. Poor dog, they do so love their food, don't they?

[dinky]

Hi Reggie's mum, glad to hear that Reggie is a little better. Do keep an eye on that bitten finger of yours though, as a deep cat bite can require antibiotics. Your poor dog too. Hope his hips can be improved with medication .I have Willow on a daily dose of glucosamine powder and MSM powder specifically for arthritis in dogs. It has worked wonders for her hips.

[fecto's mum]

Glad to hear Reggie is on the improve, Reggie's Mum. I also gave our GSD, Remus, Joint Care tablets and they did wonders for him. He had very good hips for a GSD but in later life he lost a lot of muscle. We found that taking him to swim in the river helped too, free hydrotherapy and he loved it. Hope he gets better soon. At least you don't have to wrestle with Reggie to give him tablets.

[CathyW]

Bens terrified of water so the hydrotherapy wouldn't work on him lol.
reggies getting there slowly. hate it when my fur babies are ill :(

[Shelley123]

glad Reggies getting better. Hope Ben's hips improve soon too