So...Beni's getting close to the end of MOST of his meds, but the last week has been utter hell

He constantly kicked off his cone (he's pretty strong). Thankfully the vet let us stop using it Monday

But the pills for his antibiotics have been like ripping fingernails out through the root

I've tried coming at him at every possible angle, but he fights like I'm trying to murder him

Pill pockets dont work (and I know that its a cat-by-cat basis for those, since Medi loved them unless her gums were hurting pretty badly)

"Parfaiting" the pills into the food directly doesnt work....unless you pound them to dust (and even then, that was a last minute brainstorm just tonight. He's eating it thankfully, but he's so scared of mealtime I had to hunt him down to give him the food)

He's kind of a smart boy

I just wish I didn't feel like I'm destroying his trust with every pill

I've lost so much sleep over the last 2 weeks because I'm so utterly scared of losing him

It came SO close because of the nature of this (if you havent seen a previous replurk, he had a pretty bad bladder blockage...was at the vet for a solid week)

I...guess I never did fully come to grips with losing Schroedie, if I had to think about it

and since me and Beni have gotten very close, I'm frightened beyond belief of losing another cat I've bonded so close with to something sudden

ok..he ate...the most of the pill...dunno if its near enough

He's back to the vet for a check tomorrow (along with Mighty needing her shots) so hopefully they'll have some insight

Morning update: the pill grinding has worked wonders. He ate his breakfast (albeit in a different room, but he's not fully hiding so Im ok with giving it to him there)

So im gonna take a hammer or something to his remaining pills and just portion them out via that so thingsll be prepped quick

Afternoon update: I almost punched my Dad in the face for being a delightful bag of dicks when i mentioned the vet bill (we are FINE financially BTW, and no I wont mention the cost here)

He implied the Old Yeller solution and he's lucky I did not lose it on him

Instead I calmly explained the situation and that we'd be ok....at the same time cursing enough to make Donald Duck blush in my head

I'm glad he's at least taking the pills after they've been ground out

It might be better to grind each pill one at a time, though? Mind you, I'm not an animal expert, but I just feel like this way, you can ensure you've got a better chance of a known, even dose each time

oh I'd be doing it still within the individualized sleeve they come in

if it were just the standard bottle yeah, one at a time

Ah, okay. Yeah, then that works. Also helps keep it all together