"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Well, I knew it would difficult, so I fooled the Boy. I prepared his liquid
syringe and placed it on a stool next to me, then I sat in my chair and put
a blanket over my knees.
After a while he jumped on for laptime, I covered him with the blanket and
did the deed.
He needed it, as he was starting to mess about with his stitches and licking
his front leg where his drip was so it was two hours early.
Now he won't come on my lap, it's too dangerous. I don't think he'll fall
for that "on my lap, let me put the blanket over you" tomorrow.
Claire is prepared to help with his painklller tomorrow evening and until
Friday if necessary when his meds will end. I hope I won't have to ask her.
She came to the vets with me to pick him up and observed the vet nurse
rolling him in a towel to tell me how to medicate him. Yes, he does
flatcat there on the table, but he certainly won't do that here and Claire
said afterwards "you might not be able to do that at home" She knows him.
He fell for my sneaky trick of rolling him in my blanket today for his
painkiller, but it's unlikely he'll do that tomorrow. I wish he knew it was
for the best for him. but of course, he doesn't. He thinks that I've
betrayed him by gathering him up and squirting something in his mouth. And
he was well annoyed about that.
I wish he could connect it with feeling so much better in an hour but atm
I'm a bad meowmie who tricks him into bad things in his mouth and my lap is
not be trusted again.

Tweed

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Yes, it can be difficult to medicate some animals. Holly was like a little
lamb when she was at the veterinary clinic, but it was impossible for me to
do some treatment at home. I paid one of the vet techs from the clinic to
come to my home and administer fluids and some medication that was badly
needed. Do you think it would be possible for you to make similar
arrangements if you and Claire are not able to do it yourselves? It was a
tremendous help for me.

MaryL