Can you crush comfortis

A friend recommended squashing a quarter tablet into a small lump of cheddar cheese, and as she LOVES cheese, I tried that. It worked for two quarter tablets, then she spat it out. I had some left over chicken, which she also loves, so I gave her a couple of pieces, then squashed the other two pieces of Comfortis into some chicken, which I fed her by hand. She ate it with no trouble, and I gave her some food afterwards. She has had no side effects, and was already scratching a lot less the next morning.

I would assume that would work. Have you talked to your vet about her refusal to eat it? Is there something that she loves to eat? I have to grind the pill into powder and add it to her food. She will refuse to eat it - I leave it for several days sometimes. When I add the old mixture to new food - she is so hungry she will eat the whole mixture. My questions: will comfort still work as prescribed?

I've been using Comfortis for about a year after a bad flea infestation and the topicals just weren't working. We haven't had any more fleas! The first time, the cat took it like a treat. We didn't have to trick him or anything. The second and third time, it took a pill pocket to disguise the pill. The fourth time, he absolutely refused, so I took him to the vet. Now, I take him to the vet every month to get his pill.

They don't charge to administer it! It's tough because he has to take it with food, so as soon as we get back from the vet, I feed him. I try to get morning appointments and don't feed him until after so that he's hungry. One time, he threw up about an hour after getting the pill. To keep him from throwing up for the first hour, I spend an hour petting him and playing with him so he's distracted if he starts getting nauseous.

The manufacturer's directions say that he needs a re-dose if he throws up within an hour, so I figure it's safe after an hour. So far, following the cat around for an hour has worked to keep him from throwing up! I don't know if I tricked my cat by giving her a bunch of crunchy treats before and after, not to mention she eats mostly dry food, but I just offered her the pill and she ate it like it was a treat They are labeled chew-able right?

Has anyone else tried this? You are likely infested somewhere in the bedding or living area where the cat lives. If it is outside, you may want to call a pest control company to come treat the yard. If inside you can do the same. Also, wash all bedding and vacuum daily. Keep using flea medication. Flea eggs can last many months so it may take some time to finally get the last of the live flea eggs hatched and killed. Hang in there! My 12 lb Cat has flea allergy,I've tried everything from shots and Advantix.

Its hard to give it to him,so I just take him to my Vet monthly and they give it to him and only charge for the pill. Great Vet and great product.

I give my cat comfortis once a month as she murders everyday and tends to scat her ears all the time. I have found the long meat treat sticks fabulous, all you need to do is give her a piece to get her juices going and then break the tablet into 4 pieces and put in a piece of the treat meat stick.

This is quite flexible so you can squish it around the pill and she eats every bit, every time. Try it , it definately works. I have been accidentally bitten by trying to drop in a pill after prying open a cats mouth, as they fight it. They are not trying to bite you on purpose; they are just making chomping motions trying to spit out the pill.

You can get a "piller" or "pill gun" from the vet that will put the pill far enough back in the mouth while keeping your fingers out of range. I think it should be fine. I would sometimes break it up and put it in pill pockets so it should digest. Hope it works! He didn't give me a problem at all while swallowing it whole.. Please let me know. Another way to get the pill down is to give them part of it, give them some food, give them a bit more and so on. Especially if they are a larger cat and need a bigger pill.

I just gave my biggest cat his monthly Comfortis. Now he's pouting behind my desk. I really like this idea. The only concern I would have is if they still get full strength protection. I'll ask my vet next time I talk to her. I have a 12 pound cat. The first time I gave him the Comfortis pill, he threw it up within about an hour. I waited two months and tried again. This time I split the pill into 4 pieces. It seem to work. No more getting sick and fleas don't seem to be a problem.

Live in FL which has had mild winters lately so fleas have been really bad the past two years. You are very welcome. I can imagine this would work for many other pills as well. I would caution though, some pills may have a coating on the outside that isn't all that water-soluable.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm keeping your ideas for use with my own cats. That would work great for a variety of pills!

I gave them their food earlier and I gave them food immediately afterwards so they can get that terrible taste our of their mouths. Yep, 30 pound cat, he is a big boy but is also the biggest cuddle bug I have ever seen, lol. Comfortis is really good stuff, I tried every topical treatment I could think of and nothing ever worked good enough to keep the tape worms away. I used Comfortis for my pitbulls way before it was OK for cat use, but even then I could see that this was going to be the best flea solution.

That's another fantastic way to do this. Do you give them food first? I found that my cats had to have some food first or they would puke it back up. I have been doing the Comfortis pill thing with my cats for about a year now and it is murder to my arms every time. However, I just found the best way to do this. I start by trimming the claws, then, after that trauma has had about 10 minutes to wear off, I begin to crush the pill into powder form.

The dust is very water-soluble so it mixes well if added into a medication syringe. Follow it up with a few favourite treats. No drama, no trauma and no hard feelings afterwards. Quite a few ideas for me to try there, thanks for all the suggestions I've got a few ideas to try next month now, so I'll let you know how it goes! Old thread, but just wanted to officially confirm that Pebbles has tablet-detecting abilities to rival any sniffer dog!

I tried a new trick with today's Comfortis tablet - hidden in a small spoonful of cream cheese which was then wrapped in raw haddock skin. I gave him three of these little parcels at once, and only one had the tablet in. The two 'dummy' ones were wolfed straight down, while he wouldn't even touch the one with the tablet in And to think he used to take it straight from my hand! Joined: Nov 22, Messages: 29, Likes Received: 26, Does Comfortis have quite a strong smell to it? If so it is possible he'd be able to detect it even smothered in cream cheese and wrapped in haddock skin.

I think you'd need to hide it in something much stronger smelling to fool him. Pill pockets are good, because they are like strong smelling treats, but they are hollow and malleable so you can shape a Pill Pocket round a tablet. The tablet needs to be small enough to be swallowed easily. If it is large then cut into two of three pieces. I have not seen the Comfortis tablets.

What I do with my cats is give them empty Pill Pockets, a few a day, for several days, as treats. Once the cat is used to them and trusts them I sneak the tablet into one Pill Pocket, and give it along with two empty Pill Pockets alongside their supper.

Usually by then the cat has got used to gulping the Pill Pockets down whole, as cats often do with treats , so he doesn't even bite in to them and notice the tablet. If the tablet is really impossible to get down him maybe consider him having the Program injection at the vets every 6 months.

It interrupts the life cycle of the fleas and stops them breeding. It won't kill the odd flea that jumps on the cat, but some people find it gives adequate protection even so. My vet uses just that for her outdoor cat, and says he never has fleas. I did look into Pill Pockets, but they seem quite expensive and I've seen mixed reviews for them, with quite a few people saying their cat doesn't like them, so thought I'd try the "home-made" option rather than risk wasting money.

I really thought haddock skin would be smelly enough to disguise it, but obviously not! It's not impossible to get them down him, just unpleasant for all concerned, especially him.

I don't think the injection would be enough in our case, as there's loads of cats in our neighbourhood and I'm not sure how effectively de-flead the others are - I have some suspicious itchy bites on my own ankle at the moment! I may just have to bite the bullet and take a chance on the Pill Pockets then. Joined: Apr 12, Messages: 28 Likes Received: You could consider taking him to the vet and having them pill him.

It's only once a month. Could be less stressful on both of you in the long run. At the vet I work at we do this for free for our patients as long as your ok with one of the techs doing it. Joined: Feb 4, Messages: 3, Likes Received: Another vote for Pill Pockets here If I remember rightly, Comfortis are HUGE tablets at least the ones for my boys were which I never used so that may well be contributing to the difficulties you're having pilling directly into his mouth.

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