How to give Cat a Pill

[Karried]

The Cat Pill

Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop the pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat the process.


Retrieve cat from bedroom, throw soggy pill away.


Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for count of I 0.


Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.


Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, holding front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold cat's head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.


Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines from hearth and set to one side for glueing later.


Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with its head just visible from below spouse's armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.


Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away.
Apply band-aid to spouse's arm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.


Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.


Fetch screw driver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.


Ring fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologise to neighbour who crashed into fence while trying to avoid the cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.


Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table.
Find heavy duty garden gloves from shed. Force cat's mouth open with small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 1 /2 pint of water down throat to wash pill down.

Get spouse to drive you to emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye.

Stop by new furniture shop on way home and order new table.

[mranderson]

Here is the way my dad always said to do it. Have someone open its mouth wide, take a sligshot and aim straight. The pill is down the cats throat before it knows what hit it.

[Keith]

Here is the way my dad always said to do it. Have someone open its mouth wide, take a sligshot and aim straight. The pill is down the cats throat before it knows what hit it.

But what if you are like Karried, and you are not a good shot.LOL

J/K

[Karried]

There goes an eye! Darn