Good Kitty! (pet training tips?)

[bertha katzenengel]

Good Fritz! He took his inhaler treatment.



Daddy has asthma and he FIGHTS the inhaler. I need to learn to train him not to fight it. We give way too many treats for that to be a good enticement, I think.

What do you do to get your pets to take meds?

http://www.fritzthebrave.com/gallery/inhaled.php

[sasquatch]

1. How do you get a cat to take an Inhaler?

:shrug:

[bertha katzenengel]

3. that's what I'd like to know!

Daddy HATES! it! On that site they show you how to do it but I think they presume a calm cat who's been trained from birth. I need to learn to calm Daddy.

[Odonata]

2. I found that offering boiled chicken breast

only after I gave Blue her daily sub-Q fluids turned the bloody terrifying battle to a relaxing bonding experience complete with head-butts and purrs - yes purrs!

[bertha katzenengel]

4. Wow.

That would work on Daddy. I hope he gets the picture, though, because giving the inhaler is for when he's having an attack, and so he's already terrified.

[bertha katzenengel]

5. kick for the west coast & eastern night owls

'night, all

[Heidi]

6. Wow, Fritz really _is_ brave . . .

as are his "companion humans." When I have to medicate our cate, I think I'm more nervous about it than he is. :scared:

[bertha katzenengel]

7. same here

I HATE giving him meds. :(

[nuxvomica]

8. I use baby food

When Amos needed to take antibiotics (which absolutely have to be given regularly and completely) I got him used to getting a little dollop of beef baby food after the medicine. After only a few doses, he would sit at attention as soon as he saw me with the eyedropper. The good thing about baby food is that it has no preservatives or additives.

[Zuni]

9. that is so sad

I have never seen a poor cat have an asthma attack. it is scary enough with people. A cat must be terrified

[LizW]

10. Cute picture! Look at that pink tongue!

:)

Fritz is beautiful. His coat looks short and thick. What breed is he?

[bertha katzenengel]

11. At least part Siamese. He looks an awful lot like our Petey (pic)

Petey is a mutt. He has the coat and eyes of a Siamese, but the big, stocky body of a tomcat, and the sweet, mewling voice of a kitten. He is our sweetest cat.

[LizW]

12. Oooh, he's handsome!

I just love that velvety fur!

[bertha katzenengel]

13. it's velvety, all right...

and he can be dangerous!





but he wouldn't harm a fly