Treat in paste form for OTJ cat (needed to give meds)

[lenistar]

Hi everyone,

Can someone recommend a treat in paste form that is suitable for diabetic/OTJ cats (my cat Moritz is OTJ) that I can hide Moritz's pills in?

Additionally, those of you who feed EVO wet food, can you attest to how suitable it is for diabetic/OTJ cats? Moritz's kidney levels are borderline, so I need something with high quality protein and low phosphorous content, too. Is EVO suitable for cats with borderline kidney levels?

Thank you!
Elena

 

[BJM]

It isn't a paste, but Pill Pockets work pretty well for many cats. The consistency is very moldable. I was able to use half of one to wrap around Spitzer's pills. They are especially helpful if the medicine tastes awful.

One of the high cal food supplements could work - Nutramax, for example, or maybe a dab of AD (moderate carbs on the AD, though)

 

[Hillary & Maui (GA)]

And if you buy the dog version of pill pocket it's cheaper than the cat version. While the pockets are bigger, all you need to do is break them up to wrap around the pill. You may want to start by giving a piece without medicine to make sure your cat will eat it.

And if the cat doesn't like, you can take a small amount, wrap around the pill and then "pill" the cat with the pill in the pocket. While it's better for the cat to eat the pocket on their own, some may not like it and rather than just pilling the without anything covering the pill, the pockets are a great way to ensure you aren't dry pilling the cat.

just some thoughts on pill pockets.

 

[Linda for Weezer]

For Weezer, I crush her meds & supplements and mix into a little baby food (meat only, no veggies), then roll it in some freeze-dried liver dust. Liver truffles! As long as the meds aren't toooo nasty tasting, it should work.

 

[squeem3]

One of the high cal food supplements could work - Nutramax, for example,

Many high calorie supplement pastes contain malt syrup and other sugars. I would not feed these to a diabetic cat.

Pill Pockets is a safer way to give a pill. The duck ones are popular but I heard that the ones for cats have been recently discountinued and that the dog ones contain an ingredient that may affect blood glucose levels.

then roll it in some freeze-dried liver dust.

For newbies, "freeze dried dust" is just crushed up freeze dried meat or fish treats, like Halo Liv-A-Littles brand :smile: Some brands may have lots of powder/dust at the bottom of the container which you can use instead of crushing up a whole treat. The dust is great for sprinking on top of canned fod to make it more yummy to a cat, rolling a Pill Pocket into so the cat will eat it, etc.

 

[lenistar]

Thanks, everyone, for your comments!

The only problem is that Moritz gets a medication called Diltiazam, and he gets 15 very tiny globules (I open up the tablet and then count out the globules), and I think that only in a paste will I be able to hide this medication.

Perhaps someone knows of a paste?

Thank you!
Elena

 

[squeem3]

How about a hairball remedy? It won't hurt if your cat doesn't even have hairballs. Vaesline is a cheap remedy. Many store-bought hairball gels and pastes contain some kind of sugar. Here are some that are sugar-free:
http://www.petfooddirect.com/Product/12157/Nutri-Vet-Hairball-Paw-Gel-for-Cats#ingredients
http://www.naturvet.com/index.php?option=com_dogcat&task=view&Itemid=36&pid=132
http://www.amazon.com/Excel-Sugar-Free-Kittymalt-Hairball-Remedy/dp/B002IIVWX6
http://www.prosensepet.com/Products/Cat/Remedies/Hairball-Eliminator-Sugar-Free.aspx (Contains malt powder and flavor, though. Probably best not to risk using this on a diabetic)