How to give liquid UTI medicine to my stubborn old cat who refuses?

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My 20 year old female domestic shorthair was just prescribed Orbax, 1 ml/day, 20 ml oral suspension for a UTI. She is impossible to "pill" or dose with the syringe, but usually will take it in chicken broth. Today is the 3rd wasted dose and I'm starting to panic. No matter what I mix it up with, she rejects it. We hate to try to force pilling or syringe dosing because she is getting frail and we don't want to injure her. Please help! She's still doing great at 21, just stubborn. I love her. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 20 years and 7 months old | 8 lbs

Stacey Anstaett, DVM · Accepted Answer

Stubborn old girl! You can try mixing it with a wet food and see if she will eat it; either with canned food or tuna; the stronger taste (as apposed to chicken broth) might help. Otherwise you will have to just have to stick the syringe down the hatch. :( I wish I had a better solution for you! This article has some good tips for giving liquid medication to cats and you may find it helpful. https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-give-liquid-medications-to-cats/ Thanks for asking PetCoach!

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