![]() ![]() Even if your cat is an adult you can still do some training to change her association with having her mouth touched or ears handled. Your veterinarian can help you improve your cat handling technique. Early training to accept having her mouth touched when she’s still a kitten will serve you well as she matures. If you must pill or administer liquid medication, consider clicker training your cat to accept the process or work on developing a quick, calm method of administering medication with minimal stress. Some medications can be reformulated into a transdermal delivery system so you can simply rub the cream on the cat’s ear tip. Pills can be hidden in Pill Pockets (a soft treat designed specifically for that purpose). If you medicate your cat, do so separately from the meals. Your cat is smart and once she knows there has been medication in her food she may reject that food in the future regardless of whether you have added anything or not. Often, the contents of the pill are bitter which can also adversely affect the food’s palatability. Additionally, many medications aren’t meant to be chewed and are designed to go down to the stomach with their protective coating intact. Your cat has a keen sense of smell and more often than not, she has been able to detect that her meal has been tampered with. If your cat has to be on medication and you know from previous history that attempting to put a pill in her mouth has resulted in one very angry cat and possible injury to you, then you may have resorted to disguising the medication in your cat’s meal. New foods should be introduced gradually to avoid stomach upset and minimize the chance of food rejection.īUY PAM’S BOOKS Hiding Medication in Your Cat’s Food Abrupt food changes can also cause intestinal upset. ![]() When your cat goes to her food bowl at mealtime, she can become totally thrown off by the aroma, texture and taste of a completely unfamiliar food. When it comes to most things in life, cats don’t like change. Many animal experts and veterinarians recommend varying the cat’s diet by offering different flavors, textures, shapes and types of food. While they may successfully eat that food meal after meal, year after year, a problem can occur if the food’s formulation should change or if the cat needs to be placed on a prescription diet for a medical issue. Many cats who have been fed a very palatable single food long-term can develop a fixed food preference. What causes it? There can be several reasons why your cat becomes a picky eater. Regardless of whether you’re feeding wet food, dry food, premium, raw or homemade, many cat parents have been faced with finicky eater syndrome. Do you consider your cat a picky eater? Have you offered several brands and varieties of food only to have your cat turn up her nose at each and every one? Perhaps your cat has successfully eaten one type of food for days and then suddenly rejects it.
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