Welcome to the pilot episode of Know Your Pet and Vet!

In this episode I share with you why giving cats oral medications, like pills and liquids, is so difficult.  It’s not that you can’t do this right - there’s a lot about the sensitivity of holding their head, the taste of the medication, and more that makes it so hard.  

One way to decrease medication struggles is using transdermal gels. This is a way that medications can be made into a gel that is absorbed through their skin, so it avoids a lot of the struggle. 

I will also explain the 3 things you must set up to have a low-stress cat medication place. Yes, cats can learn to hop up on a counter or get comfy on your lap to get their daily meds. It’s possible once you learn about these 3 steps. 

I will also give tips for the veterinary team on how to communicate with the pet owner to determine what is the best way for this pet to get medicated.

I look forward to your comments and please share this episode with all cat lovers and caregivers! 

Thanks,  

Dr. Sally J. Foote 🩺🐾

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Introduction / Hello

0:33 Introduction to struggle of giving cats meds

2:02 Reasons why it’s so hard to give cats medication by mouth 

6:15 Other ways to give cats medication (so, not by mouth)

8:57 More on transdermal gel medication

9:33 Why vets don't usually recommend transdermal medications

12:06 How vets need clients (pet owners) to communicate with them -> How difficult is it to give your cat medication?

12:47 Story time

16:02 Transdermal medications with clinical studies that prove their effectiveness

21:21 The risks of forcing a cat to swallow pills

22:12 Who needs to make the transdermal medications

22:50 Low stress handling techniques for giving cats medication

25:53 Outro

LINKS

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