A side note, about giving pills to cats—just in case this might be helpful to anyone—
This short YouTube video shows a way to do it yourself, without needing another person’s assistance or props or putting it in food. The trick is opening their mouth using one of your hands positioned behind their head, AND using that same arm to press down on their back at the same time.
While caring for my neighbor’s cats for 10 days I had to pill one of them daily by myself. So I searched YouTube for techniques. This one worked like a charm for me!! I could hardly believe how simple and effective it was.
(Of course you want to make it clear that you’re in charge, and work quickly. And instead of water afterward, I gave a spoonful of plain canned pumpkin, which is a treat and apparently also good for them for the fiber it contains.)
