These things are the greatest things on the planet. For years I have fought to stuff pills down my animal's throats when they were sick. I've held their mouths shut to keep the pill down, massaged their necks to help them swallow, fought with them, been scratched by them, played the waiting game with them and generally felt like shit when it was all over. I knew it is all for their own good, but when you look into their eyes and they are asking you why you are doing this to them, it breaks your heart. However, those days are over. With Kash's recent trip to the vet, he came home with antibiotics and a suggestion to try Pill Pockets. Now, I was ready to fight because I knew it was for his own good and I knew I could get that damn pill down him because, let's face it, I am not afraid. But 10 days of fighting with him was not going to be fun. This is a cat who is not even a huge fan of being held. I thought maybe for the first time in my life I might try the easy road instead of the hard road first. Who am I trying to prove something to anyway? $7 later, I stuffed the little pill in the pocket and **presto** - Kash ate it up like it was candy. Now when he hears the bottle of antibiotics open, he rises up and puts his paws on my leg and reaches up for it. WOW! A cat that wants to take his medication. Now if I could just get him to stop flinging his food all over the kitchen!
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