How to safely give pills to cats

Cats are lovable animals but they don't love taking pills. Cat bites can be very painful, so to avoid such, there are a few tips to giving pills to cats that may be of use.

Things You'll Need

  • Pill
  • Fingers
  • Cat
  • Pill popper or edge of pen

Instructions

  1. How to safely give pills to cats

    • 1

      Get pill in hand, or put on edge of pill popper or pen.

    • 2

      Scruff cat on back of neck....they are used to this from their mothers. Open mouth of cat by manipulating jaw.

    • 3

      Drop pill on the back of the tongue in the MIDDLE. If you do it to the side, cat will spit it out.

    • 4

      Close cat mouth, and rub bottom of neck till tongue comes out and 'licks' the top of the mouth. THEN---look to see if pill is around.