Our little (6months) Nori girl, has just been to the vet to get castrated. What a champ she was! She's now recovering from the surgery, giving her unlimiteds (and much deserved) amounts of cuddles.
On the picture she's still drugged and asleep, even though her eyes are open. She was given eye gel to not have her eyes dry out too.
We've put her cat tower down on the floor so she doesn't have to jump to get into it. And made extra sleeping spots on the floor with warm wooly blankets. Got treats of all kinds and water bowls place in different spots for easy reach.
How's peoples experiences been with this process (the aftermath)? We got some painkillers for her to take daily, for 6 days. Any tips on making cats swallow pills easily? Is there anything extra one could do for the cat?
Have a nice day, and don't forget to cuddle your cat a little extra ๐ป
Depending on the cat you might have success hiding pills in treats. I always have some frozen raw chicken for my cats (actually food quality for cats, not whatever I would buy for myself which needs cooking first). I make sure that's thawed up and room temperature, then roll it into a little ball with the pill inside so my cats can just nom it without coming into direct contact with the pill. There's also some liver paste treat thing I know but my current cats are not a fan.
As for what you can do for your cat: Watch her and see if she wants something specific. If she acts as if something is completely abnormal check in with the vet again. But overall the aftermath should be pretty smooth sailing from the one case I experienced myself.
Thanks for sharing, might try to hide the pill in something she likes. Vet told us to just put it down her throat, while effective doesn't feel like the most pleasant thing to do..
That works but... I rather keep that as absolute last resort possibility. It's not something the cat enjoys for sure and I rather have my furmily members as happy as possible at all times. They're a bit like kids in that regard: sweeten things up for them and suddenly they're not (as) horrible anymore. And fighting against a child/cat that absolutely doesn't want to is not a battle you win easily.
I once had a cat that trusted me enough to just eat the pill as is straight out of my hand but he was an absolute exception in every way possible. Ofc he too got treats after taking his meds.
For sure, I'll defo try to give it via food next time. Many good tips here in comments. Thanks for your inputs ๐ Also never heard the use of Furmily before, but I love it!
I have a senior cat who needs a pill every day. He's on a restricted diet for chronic kidney disease so I avoid giving him treats. What I do is give him the pill by putting it down his throat right before feeding him, so the food itself is the treat. He's super used to the process now.
Sorry to hear about the disease, but good you have a suited way of doing it, especially if he doesn't mind it.