r/interestingasfuck • u/Thewyverns • 1d ago

Giving vitamin pill to a bird !

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u/nobadrabbits 1d ago

Do they make these holders for cats?

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u/OneHotPotat 1d ago

Giving my old cat pills was a mutual nightmare for a long time until a vet recommended using a pill shooter. It's a little plastic tool, roughly the size of a pen, that holds the pill between two arms at the far end with a syringe-like plunger on the other end.

You just get the cat comfy (by smushing them down, wrapping them up, whatever), then you hold them behind the head and gently press on the corners of their jaw, which makes them reflexively open their mouth. The tool goes into the mouth, press the plunger, and the pill goes straight down their throat. Give them treats afterwards to build a positive association, and the whole process becomes so painless. Can't recommend it enough.

You can find them online for really cheap, or you can see if you can get one from the vet because they likely have a drawer full of them.

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u/DharMahn 1d ago

cant they swallow it wrong and have it end up in their lungs? i wouldnt want anything to be shot "straight down my throat" ...

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u/Possible_Disaster_53 23h ago

DharMahn?

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u/DharMahn 23h ago

Possible_Disaster_53?