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About a little over a year ago, I got quite sick so my staff took me to the veterinarian to see what was happening. But after all don’t forget, I was 18 years old which is 98 in a human’s years. So no surprise I wasn’t feeling up to snuff as they say.

So after they stuck the needle in my vein in my neck and drew some blood, which was just awful, they did a blood test and discovered that I had hyperthyroid which can be treated with guess what, pills. But I also had some other symptoms which indicated that I had irritable bowel disease. Sounds lovely doesn’t it. So that meant another pill.

So we go home and have to get started on this pill giving exercise. Well after the first pill, I decided I was going to have none of that stuff. First I would hide under the bed when I knew it was time, and my old lady staff had a really hard time because she could not get to me under the bed. She got just a little annoyed and got me out of under the bed after running under there about five times. Then she tried at least six ways to give me the pill.

She tried the pill shooter but I would NOT let her get that thing in my mouth. Now just remember, my staff consists of one person, so she had to hold me and give me the pill. . Then she tried the peanut butter deal, so I just spit the peanut butter and the pill out. She tried putting butter on the pill so it would slide on down and that worked a couple of times but most of the time the pill would slip right out of her fingers. I don’t have any teeth and didn’t have a good appetite because I was sick, to the pill pockets wouldn’t have worked.

Well we went round and around and the staff finally just put the pill in the back of my mouth and eventually I had to swallow it. But we did all these exercises twice a day and believe me that both the staff and I were totally exhausted.

I was a tough little cat but now days, I run a little bit when it is time for the pills but usually I just let her give them to me. So all you kitties, if you need some advice on how to avoid pills, just let me know.