tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post3143356604678074169..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Belling the CatSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-54146140048621208532008-03-27T20:26:00.000-07:002008-03-27T20:26:00.000-07:00You need a pill gun. Here's one: http://www.drsfo...You need a pill gun. Here's one: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3261+1954+11938&pcatid=11938<BR/>With one of these, you can chuck the pill right into the back of the throat and trigger a reflexive swallow.Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-57122114866410106722008-03-27T14:11:00.000-07:002008-03-27T14:11:00.000-07:00Love those cats! My luck, I do history and got the...Love those cats! My luck, I do history and got the lit cats. My history cat, since passed, used to flip through my books when i wasn't paying attention, changing pages on me before I'd finished my notes. Little bugger.<BR/><BR/>I have to find one of the laser pointers to give my girls some exercise. They've figured out how to avoid dog tumbles, cutting down on their calorie burning.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-77435425644724604612008-03-27T06:50:00.000-07:002008-03-27T06:50:00.000-07:00We had a cat who used to stash her pills behind a ...We had a cat who used to stash her pills behind a pillow on the couch. We even held her mouth shut and rubbed her throat for as long as we could--didn't try the kitty burrito, though, which probably would've helped us hold on for longer. She was a weird cat who eventually had to go live in the laundry room (she was seriously making the house unlivable--it was sad). Maybe if she'd *swallowed* her anti-depressants, then things would've been better? Sheesh. It's for their own good.heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-36169786463048584372008-03-27T05:14:00.000-07:002008-03-27T05:14:00.000-07:00I'm with MW on the pill technique -- holding the m...I'm with MW on the pill technique -- holding the mouth shut and massaging the throat as long as possible.<BR/><BR/>And, as I said on Dr. Crazy's just now, my cat did used to write for me. Unfortunately, as she walked across the keyboard she would create repeats of whatever letter she landed on, so her work needed lots of editing. (not much historical analysis either.)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-31776485316131265072008-03-27T05:06:00.000-07:002008-03-27T05:06:00.000-07:00Oh they are cute! And smart too - I've never foun...Oh they are cute! And smart too - I've never found a stash of pills before.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought - when you finally shove the pill into the mouth (I know - then the frothing begins), do you clamp they're jaws shut? This seems mean, but if you can still hold onto them (wrapping them in a towel like a "kitty burrito" helps) and then clamp their mouth shut with one hand, blow softly into their noses and rub their throat with the other hand, that usually makes the pill go down. (Not that spoonful of sugar crap) - or at least it dissolves enough so that they get some benefit!<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry to sound like a mother, ("Honey, have you done this...?"), but I'm an old war veteran from The Battle of the Pill.medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.com