How to Use a Pill Popper to Give Your Cat Medication

By eHow Pets Editor

Instructions

Step 1:
Restrain the cat before giving the pill. You can try placing her on a table top and holding her down with one arm while you use your other hand to administer the medication. If that doesn't work, you can squat on the floor. Place the cat between your legs and use your feet to block her into place. Another method is to wrap her in a blanket or towel before giving her the pill. Wrapping the cat will also protect you from her claws if she fights you when you give the pill.
Step 2:
Coat the pill with butter before putting it into the pill popper. This will make the pill taste better to the cat and will also help it to slide down his throat.
Step 3:
Insert the pill in the end of the pill popper.
Step 4:
Hold the cat by the scruff of the neck and tilt her head back slightly.
Step 5:
Put the pill popper with the pill into the cat's mouth and push on the syringe at the end of the popper. This will pop the pill onto the back of the cat's tongue, which will encourage him to swallow.
Step 6:
Rub the front of the cat's neck in a downward motion if she still has not swallowed the pill.

Tips & Warnings

If you still cannot get your cat to take pills, talk to your vet. Many medications are available in other forms, such as paste, liquid or injections. It might be easier for you to give your cat another form of the medication.

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