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Elysium · Feb 12, 2011, 08:52 PM

Ugh!!!

I found out today that my cat has tapeworms. YUCK!!! I went to the vet and they gave me some medication to give her. It's two pills...one she gets today, and the other one in two weeks.

Anyone who has ever tried to give a pill to a cat knows that it can be a daunting and painful experience for both cat and owner. The pills are medium sized tablets and the vet said the best way to get her to take it was to coat it with butter and get her to open her mouth and put it in the very back of her throat.

It was sooo horrible! I did it....but it took about 20 minutes of attempting to get her to swallow it. She kept spitting it out. I finally had to wrap her in a towel and set her in the sink to keep her from squirming away.

I'm still shaking from it. I am sure she is too. The look in her eyes really triggered me. She had this look of fear and confusion, like she just wanted to know why....? My father used to harm animals....I remember seeing the same look in their eyes. I feel horrible now. I just want to love on her but she is still hiding under the bed. I feel like crying.

I know I did what was best for her and that she needed the medication...but I keep seeing that look in her eyes and it breaks my heart to know that I'm the one that put it there. I'm sad that it had to be such an ordeal for her. The only thing that allows me to feel even remotely okay right now is that I was doing what was best for my kitty...even if she didn't understand it.

I hope she forgives me....