A couple of us here jsut had a discussion about force feeding our cats via needless syringes. Science Diet A/D seems to be the food of choice - watered down. It recently helped to kick start my cat's hunger when she went anoerxic due to illness.

This is gonna sound harsh, but you need to get over your fear of pilling the cat. The more matter of fact you are, the less stress you transmit to the cat, the easier it will be. Years ago I worked in a horse barn where a couple of the owners would go through a minor freak out every time the horses had to be wormed - guess which horses acted up when wormed? Lots of "poor horsies..." When the barn mgr. once wormed a few days ahead of the posted schedule not one of those horses gave much grief. Their owners hadn't been giving them the 'vibe' for days that something was about to happen. So be zen like, become one with the pill, take a deep breath....whatever it takes not to get worked up yourself over the act of pilling. Many cats who are tough to pill the first few times will stop fighting once they learn its just going to happen, regardless of how they feel about it.

All the best to your new furry family memeber, we're sending glows your way -

Purrs,
Elizabeth

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