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How to Give Medicine to a Cat (Liquid or Solid): 6 Easy Tricks

I received an email today from a concerned pet parent, Lizzie, who&#;s got two 5-month-old kittens in need of taking oral medication for deworming for the next week.

The issue? Pretty obvious as I&#;m sure you all could guess &#; even if you hadn&#;t read the title of this post: these cats really don&#;t want to take the medication. All this led to a battle of wits, where the human (as we often do) folded and looked for a better option.

The rejection of the medication may be due to the fact that the medicine tastes terrible, or it could be due to the fact that the medicine&#;s going down with a syringe, and that the whole syringe experience is probably not the most comfortable experience for the two kittens.

Either way, let me show you Lizzie&#;s email before we get into some tricks for making the pill go down easier for her two kittens (and yes, the &#;pill&#; pun was obviously intended):

I&#;m a new cat owner to two very sweet 5-month-old kittens, sister and brother. Although they are both incredibly loving, they HATE getting their oral meds via syringe (sulfadimethoxine for some worms&#; the lady who re

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    • 9 Most Common Cat Medications for Feline Use (Vet Answer)

    The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research.

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    As veterinary medicine expands, so too does the number of treatment options available for use in feline patients. The selection is impressive—arthritis injections, radiation therapy, CBD oil, acupuncture, and oral (not injectable!) insulin.

    However, despite these advances, there are nine medications that we believe are still the cornerstone of feline medicine. So, what are they, and how do they work?

    The 9 Most Common Cat Medications

    1. (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories) NSAIDs

    NSAID is an abbreviation for “non-steroidal anti-inflammatory”. These are the most common types of painkillers used for cats. They are the same class of medication as ibuprofen, commonly used in people. Many different types of NSAIDs (and many brands) are available. They all work via the same mechanism.

    The active ingredient, when absorbed, blocks some of the molecules that drive the inflammation pathway in the body. Inflammation is one of the main causes of acute pain, so reducing inflammation will reduce pain. NSAIDs a