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Originally Posted by Katsunami
When my parents had big dogs (Dutch and Belgian Shepherds), it was easy. We trained them from a very young age, starting at 10 weeks or so, to catch treats when they were thrown at them during excercies (but only when thrown by us).
When they needed some medicine, we just made a few treats and then had the dog do some exercises.
One of the treats would obviously contain the medicine, but because it was just *throw, catch, swallow*, they never knew what hit them. I don't know if something like that would ever work with cats.
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Cats do not do tricks for treats. They are the master you are the servant. In return for taking good care of them they will curl in your lap and
let you love them.
I do not have children. These are my babies. It's been so hard to see Maisy sick. The vet is no help unless you have a lot of money. They just say she is old. She's has lost so much weight in the past two months. We've switch to a sensitive for stomach formula and now I have to give her Pepcid for nausea. They suspect Kidneys which they say there isn't anything you can do. I bought some high calorie paste to give her too. I need to get her to drink more water. She has vomited so much this year I need to keep her hydrated somehow. She use to have a water fountain and would drink from it because cats love running water. I think I'm going to see if I can't find a cheap one for her. She still drinks but I don't think it's enough.