Topic for today: How to feed your cat pet some tablets without getting any scratches in return...

Putih is sick. 40 degrees of temperature was high enuff for a cat to bear, let alone a human. Sure akan flat abes. Went to the vet in UPM yesterday. the result? a deworm tablet as it's about time for him to get another new dose, some antibiotics, some fever pills and his diarrhea medication. the best part is, ALL are in the form of tablets. oh well, come to think of it, will your cat LICK the liquid? hell no of course!

boy, he IS sick. if his condition doesn't improve within 3 days, i mite have to send him back to be warded. betol... doc tuh kate kene masuk ward kalo tak baik within that period.*sigh*

"try bagi dia makan boiled chicken."

did what the doc said, and whee! he ate it! really glad to see that! ok, so no fishes till he's up and well again. (pokai okay nak beli seko ayam just for him...every week!)

aah, now it's time to makan ubat. so far, ive fed him twice. (yep! im the nurse) never had such experience before. so, since cats are a gentle creature, ive decided to be gentle as well. and besides, i have zilch knowledge on the anatomy of cats and im afraid that the force i put will harm it. nuff of that.

here i go. 3 pills to shove into his gullet. i witness the way our private (and expensive) doc fed him with the deworm pill before. hold his body, open the mouth, and QUICKLY put the tablet inside his mouth and grip it semi-firmly so that he'll force himself to swallow it instead of spitting the thing out. (which is gonna be a VERY watery, messy experience. think of the drooling saliva!!).

*open the mouth, put the pill, gently grip grip grip and viola! done!* sounds easy huh? HELL NO! i had a deep small scratch as the result! and after that moment, i ordered my sis to hold his hands (hands?) as i have another 3 to go. geez...another new masterpiece to the collection of scars on my hand. scab is forming now.

there was nothing to worry about as i managed to successfully give him all the pills without any sweat.

second session...

*open the mouth, put the pill, gently grip grip grip and viola! done!* at this moment, there was no one to help me. i was all by myself. my 'assistant' was having her dinner and mom eventually come up with the idea of wrapping his entire body so that he wont be able to move. but still, i need a hand to hold him. okay, 1st thing 1st: the biggest pill of all, the antibiotic.

"u better make him swallow it before the sugar coating melts. it'a a very bitter pill. kalau tak, nanti tengok la, meleleh jek air liur dia."

woo hew!!! berjaya!

2nd to follow: 2nd biggest pill. green in color

result: FAILED!
outcome: more saliva out of his mouth. eee...sure pahit!

3rd task: the smallest yellow pill.

result: SUCCESSFUL (but with some effort)
outcome: saliva, saliva, saliva. he ran outta the house. let him deal with the trauma...

oh yeah, have i mentioned about the second 'injury' i received? it's now on my left. so, i have 2 small scratches on both my hand. eee... can't imagine the time when his claw was hooked inside my flesh. betol! tak tipu... it's like tercangkuk aiite! ergh! nasib baik kucing.

itule sedikit sebanyak xperince akuk bagi kucing akuk makan ubat. ape la naseb tangan akuk esok...kene pakai glove la pulak each time... hish!