Friday, January 02, 2004

Have you ever tried to give a cat antibiotic drops? If not, you should try it sometime. It's really fun. You get to first, get on the floor and get a good hold on the cat's body with your knees and an arm around him, so that he can't run away. Then, with one hand, you gently squeeze the sides of his mouth until it opens. Did I say gently? Scratch that. Sometimes it's not so gentle, especially when said cat is trying to wriggle his way out of the hold you have on him with your arm and legs. Then, with your free hand, which isn't really quite free, since it's trying to hold an eyedropper of antibiotics without spilling it, you aim the dropper so that, the instant the cat's mouth opens, you can squirt the stuff into the back of the cat's throat. That's so that the cat can't then turn around and spit the stuff right back out. Once that's done, you release your hold on the cat, and watch it shoot out of your grasp like Tigger on crack. Real fun, let me tell you! Oh yeah, it helps if the cats claws are trimmed, too. And the best part? You get to do this twice a day for an entire week!

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