Atopica

[pumpkins mom]

Hi everyone. My vet prescribed Atopica for my cats allergies. It works great but Pumpkin drools miserably after each dose. Any ideas how I can make this chore a little better for him? Thanks

 

[Phoebe_TiggyGA_NortonGA]

Get some Pill Pockets and wrap the pill in the treat --- I buy the giant dog size and just pinch off a small amount to cover the kitty pills.

 

[Maggies Mom Debby]

I wonder if it can be compounded as a liquid with a cat friendly flavor - I used to get one of Maggie's nasty meds compounded to taste like tuna. I had another med compounded as a transdermal gel that was applied to her ears. Or coat it with butter and manually stuff it down her throat.

 

[Sandy and Brie]

Maybe you could try empty gelcaps.

 

[pumpkins mom]

Thanks for the great replies. I am sorry I should have mentioned that the Atopica is a liquid. I can get it into Pumpkin ok but because of the really bad taste, Pumpkin drools after I give it to him. Any ideas if I can mix it with anything. I tried butter but that did not work. Thanks for your help.

 

[Gail & Houdini (GA)]

Maybe follow with something yummy like a bite of tuna or tuna flakes. My civvie Frankie was on it and he didn't like the taste either but he didn't drool. Just a word of caution...read the fine print in the circular. Scared the crap outta me......especially the part about kidney damage. Frankie was mild CRD now he is CRF.....coincidence maybe.

 

[BJM]

It does come in a pill form.

You could suck the liquid into an oral syringe, then add some canned food to it, shake well, then dose. Use a food that you do not normally feed as doing this may generate a food aversion.

 

[Maggies Mom Debby]

Mix with baby food?

 

[Sandy and Brie]

Maybe when you get a refill you could just get the pill form and use pill pockets or empty gelcaps. Another option is to have it compounded into a capsule. Many years ago my vet had mentioned cyclosporine for my Boo's allergies. She never used it though. I think it is more widely used now. I ended up going to a vet dermatologist and Boo was on allergy shots once a week for years. Those shots really helped.

 

[pumpkins mom]

Thanks for all your great ideas. I will try them.

 

[BJM]

When I was giving Spitzer cyclosporin gelcaps, they told me to put it in the freezer to help cut down on taste. I also used half a pill pocket wrapped around it; a full pill pocket made too big a mouthful..