our cat was just diagnosed with asthma and has to get the steroid prednisolone in pill form twice a day for 7 days, then reduced dosages progressively until we get his inhaler meds. we tried to pill him a few times, the first few times he did ok and then it was a struggle with two of us, and finally it was so bad my partner said he couldn't do it any more it was inhumane (and our cat really scratched him hard). we saw a youtube on pilling where the person used this bacon flavored wrap to make the pills go down easier. we got some to try to see if we could hide the pill like a treat. I cut the pill in half with a pill cutter (its kind of a big pill and has a indentation in the center because it is often halved), wrapped each half in the bacon goo so none of the pill was showing but not too thick so he couldn't eat the goo and leave the pill. I presented both wrapped halves as a treat and our boy ate it! Thankfully he likes porky flavors and he has a pretty good appetite even though he has asthma. It probably won't work for a kitty who doesn't like porky flavors or has a bad appetite due to their illness but we are so relieved it worked for our kitty who is the sweetest cat except when it comes to anything like pilling or seeing the vet!
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]