My cat won't take pills or eat his new diet food. How to give meds?

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Cat with triaditis taking prednisone, denamarin, recommended hypoallergenic diet. Will not take pills, pill pockets, will not eat pills crushed in food, will not eat new food. Please advise how I can give medicine. Extremely extremely frustrated. He was taking pill pockets for about 2 days. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 12.5 lbs

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this with Buster. I know how frustrating that can be. I have a few ideas. The Prednisone can be compounded into a liquid that tastes good (not the cherry flavored liquid that is available at a regular pharmacy), but you will still likely need to give it in his mouth if he is not eating his new food well. So, I would ask your vet to teach you how to wrap Buster in a towel to safely administer medications. You may also ask them how to give his pills that way. There are some wonderful compounding pharmacies that will require shipping time like Roadrunner ( https://www.roadrunnerpharmacy.com/ ), but you may have a compounding pharmacy near your that may be able to help you. Some compounding pharmacies will compound medications into treats as well like BCP ( http://bcpvetpharm.com/ ). Good luck! I hope that was helpful and gives you some ideas. Thanks for using PetCoach.

My cat won't take pills or eat his new diet food. How to give meds?

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