How to administer a liquid to the cat?

If the cat is not with dietetic restrictions, the medication can be adminstrar with the food in small doses, the easiest way can mix it with a small amount of humid and very flavorful food (commercial humid food presentation for cats). He is advisable to give a first small portion him of food without the medication. This diminishes the index of suspicion of the cat! It is suggested not to mix the medicine with the total portion of food because, if the animal does not ingest the totality of the food will not have administered the medication in the required dose.

In order to administer it directly in the mouth the medicine is due to shake and soon to overturn the dose in a container and to inhale it with a syringe (it it can facilitate the veterinarian). To call gladly to the cat, and to speak to him in friendly form, mientra outside become involved it with one tohalla leaving only the head, because yes the note that is serious, distressed or worried will catch it immediately and also it will undergo stress and make difficult the procedure.
It is necessary to locate it in a place that it prevents him to back down, is necessary to consider that are many cats that resist and can bite, for that reason are necessary to strongly take with a hand the part from tohalla that surrounds the head and an assistant to have the body also surrounded.

To take the syringe, if he is clockwise, with the right hand, with the other hand, smoothly (but firmly) takes hold the head and with the forefinger and thumb the mouth is opened a little, putting the end of the syringe in the later angle of the mouth and we injected the liquid little by little

To administer the medication slowly, in small amounts with pauses among them allowing who the animal ingests the medicine, not to administer very fast! , because it can cause to ahogamiento or vomits, also it can escupir, and what he is more serious is than is administered by ?false via?, this means that the liquid instead of following the route towards the esophagus, in the choking by an ingestion hurried and forced the substance takes a way badly made the trachea by a closing of the glottis, this can produce a bronchitis or neumonía with a serious commitment for the health of the animal.

To maintain the closed mouth and to straighten the position of the head and rub the throat smoothly or to blow the nose, that will facilitate the swallowing.

The nails can be trimmed to facilitate the things, peo not to do it he himself day! , also it is possible to be practiced with water.

As soon as medicine has taken, it has to speak smoothly and to caress it by awhile, until it is observed that the animal is calm, also is possible to be given a flattery that to them they like like a portion of oil tuna, milk candy, yogurt, etc., this him facilitates the things in the future administrations.

Enjuaguar the syringe with water and to place the medicine in the refrigerator, if it is indicated. Although the explanation with words is detailed, a live demonstration will be ilustrativo, is necessary to ask to him the professional who teaches to us to do it when we go to the doctor's office.

Translation and adaptation: MV Enrique L. Fernandez De Vanna

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