Under the pet humor thread, we were talking about the difficulties of getting cats to take their pills. My husband had tried all the different techniques that the vet recommended to medicate our 16-year-old puss who has kidney and bladder ailments. These techniques included: hiding the pills in lumps of wet food and using a pill dispenser which supposedly sort of shot the pills down her throat. But she left the pills uneaten, somehow managing to eat all the food around them, and after several days she fought the dispenser as well. So, he went back to the vet. Now we have some kitty treats called "Greenies Pill Pockets." They are like treats with openings through them. The pills are slid into the openings. Well, so far she just LOVES them--and eats the pills along with them, evidently oblivious to that fact. I just thought I'd let you folks know, in case you have the same problem. I'd never heard of them! I suspect they're made for dogs, too.
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