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MIButterfly

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Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:46 AM Jan 2026

Martini kills me. [View all]

I take her into the upstairs bathroom to give her her medicine. I wait to make sure she swallows her 3/4 pill before I open the door to let her out. Then I give her and Holly (who's waiting outside the door because she knows what's coming next) treats after we go back downstairs. A few days ago, after I opened the door to let her out, she refused to leave the bathroom! You would think that because it's such a torture chamber to her, she would dash out as quickly as she could. But no, she just sat there. Who knows what goes on in the mind of a cat?

The other night, she fought for her life. She was up on her hind legs; clenching her jaw; scratching; growling; and spitting out the pill every time. We went four rounds that night. For such a little cat, she sure is strong and strong-willed.

Man, I love that cat.

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Martini kills me. [View all] MIButterfly Jan 2026 OP
She sounds like quite a charactet! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #1
Maybe Martini wants all the treats KT2000 Jan 2026 #2
Lol, ah the stories JMCKUSICK Jan 2026 #3
Have you tried pill wraps? HeartsCanHope Jan 2026 #4
I tried to give her Greenies salmon flavored pill pocket. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #5
My cats wouldn't eat the greenies either. If you can get the Vetoquinol--it works! HeartsCanHope Jan 2026 #6
Thank you, HeartsCanHope! MIButterfly Jan 2026 #7
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