Before starting a risky event, make sure you have the necessary equipment: a rectal thermometer, lubricant, paper towels, alcohol, watches and a large towel, in which you wrap the cat.

 

First, shake the thermometer. Then, lubricate the tip. Now, take the cat. Do not expect from her, that she liked the idea. Take a large towel and wrap it a cat, throwing them securely around her neck and body. Now lift the tail and enter into the rectum lubricated tip of the thermometer. Enter gently, but firmly - to the center of the anus. Your cat will resist for a few seconds, but it is perfectly normal, is not it? Then slip the thermometer inside. Not pushed it too far - he should enter into no more than an inch, because you need only enter the bulb. Hold the end of the thermometer - if you release it, the thermometer can slip out or disappear in the gut! The latter happens very rarely, but if it happens, do not try to pull it out yourself. Take the cat to the vet right.

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If the glass thermometer is broken inside her, it will present misfortune. But this does not happen if you arrive at the tip of the thermometer rzhivat sticking out of the cat rectum.

 

Leave the thermometer there for two minutes. Slowly pull it out, wipe with a paper towel and watch the temperature. Normal temperature ranges between 38,2-38,9 degrees C. There may be some natural variation caused by the level of excitation cats, ambient temperature, exercise, etc. But if the temperature exceeds 39,4 ° or below 37,8 °, call your vet! If it is above 40.6 degrees, is a complicated case!

 

After that, recording the measurement on paper (you do not want to forget it and repeat the whole procedure again!), Wipe clean with an alcohol thermometer and clean it in place.

 

As always, before releasing the cat, ironed it and talk to her gently for a few moments. This will have a calming effect on her.

 

Giving a cat medication - this is not the most fun of all the work that you are coming. However, there are techniques that would facilitate the process for everyone who takes part in it.

 

Well, I must say that the pill cat who does not want to - rather unpleasant task. To make it easier, resort to the ancient art of deception. If the spoonful of sugar makes the medicine to swallow us, humans, cats for best small ball of cream cheese. If you hide the pill in a soft cheese or a small amount of canned cat food, it is often the ideal solution. You will be able to feed your cat a treat and at the same time give her the medicine, and your cat will assume that only that there was something wonderful.

 

Of course, many cats, sniffing the treat, immediately recognize the Trojan horse and look at what you offer them, with utter disgust. In this case, a more direct approach.

 

To do this you will need a large bath towel - the thicker, the better. Technique may vary, but I do like this: wrap a towel cat's neck under the chin, like a bib, and then again on the shoulders and around the body and so on until the cat is completely wrapped in a towel so that only the head will protrude outward . Now take it in their hands.

 

If you have a partner, then everything will be easier, but it can be done alone. I put a package with a cat on her lap the head of his own.

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Then, holding out one hand, I open the cat's mouth. The easiest way to do this - to reach out over the nose and hit the cat in its mouth directly behind the long canine teeth later. Pressure at these points will make the cat's mouth open. After that, the other hand, place the pill on her tongue from the side. Put to the side of a pill to make it easier to swallow, even though such a system is by no means perfect. As soon as the pill would be the cat's mouth, close her mouth, send her nose up and stroking the throat until the cat does not gulp. If she is licking his lips or nose, then she swallowed the pill. Now, leaving the cat wrapped in a towel, watch it for a second. It may well spit the pill back.

 

As soon as the cat swallows a pill, take a moment out to stroke her calmly and say how wonderful it is and how wonderful pet and you appreciate her cooperation, even if it actually showed the strongest reluctance. It would be even better if the cat will get a small piece of some special treats. Then slowly expand the towel and release it. If the whole process will fail (which may well happen), ask your own, the vet show you how to do it.

 

Another way is to crumble the pill and mix it with regular cat food. Often this works well only if the medicine is not bitter. You can also try to mix the pill with some special treat, like baby food. You can also put the pill between two spoons and squeeze them - this method will crumble, most pills. If the pill does not give in, you can crumble it like this: put it in a folded piece of paper and hit it with a hammer. In most cases there is no need to wallop on the pill: the pill fly into pieces after hitting a rather poor.

 

Giving the cat the pill - it's not an easy task even more difficult to pour liquid medicines! However, this can be done if a little patience and perseverance. First of all, wrap your cat in a towel as described above. This stage is required, as most cats will protest against this procedure. Do not try to give your cat medicine with a spoon! You do not succeed, and you will only complicate the situation. Instead, ask your veterinarian syringe without a needle. This will allow you to accurately measure the required amount of medication as well as introduce him a little cat. Let your veterinarian necessarily show you how to do it, when will give you medicine.

 

Now, gently talking to the cat, stretch arm over her head and put the thumb and index finger behind her large fangs. Push your fingers into these places, and the cat willingly opens her mouth. But this she did not like it, so be prepared to enter the corner of his mouth in a cat tip syringe and gently push the plunger. Remove the syringe, allow the cat to close mouth and the opportunity, turning her nose to the ceiling, stroke her throat. This will force her to swallow the medicine.

 

This is important: do not pour the cat's throat too much fluid at once, as this part of the medicine can get into her airway and potentially cause serious lung disease. Pour a little each time. Infusing medication, do not turn your head up a cat, or medicine can get into the windpipe. If at some point you feel that this cat is really scared or trying to cough, stop the procedure! Let coughs as he wants. No matter how many drugs she izrygnet. Then, as soon as all will be well again, try again.

 

Here's another "fraudulent" way to give a cat a small amount of thick medication: Spread it on the cat's front paws. It slizhet it, and you win.

 

When applying ointments to the body of the cat main problem lies in the fact that more ointment gets into a cat than a cat. It is quite normal, but not always acceptable. Here are a few tricks on cats and ointments.

 

First apply the ointment, and then spread it on both front legs of the cat a little margarine. Most cats will them in the first place. Licked paw, a cat may relax with the knowledge a job well done, and perhaps will continue to lick themselves to complete the toilet. Hope for the first, but expect the latter.

 

You can also buy for your cat "Elizabethan collar". Cats passionately hate these devices, but thanks to them ointment will remain there, where it caused you. Ask your vet how long the "collar" should remain on the cat to the drug was effective. If they tell you that the collar must be worn constantly, then so be it. Your cat will recover. The horror, which makes her collar, would disappear. Just tell her that such are the demands of fashion.

 

drugs, lying in the drawer of our bedside table, prepared just in case, such as aspirin, validol and so on, no-cat! These drugs can kill a cat. Also, never let the cat chamomile tea. If your cat a slight cold (eg, due to draft), it can make the ferry from inhalation of chamomile infusion.

 

Do not buy medicines are freely sold in pet stores. Mark "breeder tested" nothing says. You can very easily cause severe diarrhea, which can remove only your veterinarian.

 
- eye ointment, eye wash facility (oftol).

 

All prescription medications specifically for cats, write the date, nicknamed Cat and indications. In feline medicine cabinet should also be:

 
- tweezers.

 IMPORTANT!  In cats, there is inadequate response to conventional drugs for people. When taking aspirin or acetaminophen in the cat develops state of acute intoxication, which can cause death. You can not use as spazmolitika no-silos, first it causes vomiting, and then paralysis of hind limbs and lowering of body temperature. In the minimal doses of 0.1 - 0.2 ml no-spa does not cause side effects, but has no skin effect. Cats are contraindicated NSAIDs, antibiotics - aminoglycosides, soluble sulfonamides. Sulfonamides in the form of tablets to cats can produce.