Idiot cat foaming at the mouth

[Gesundheit]

My husband gave Smidget a pill this morning and she crunched it. Twice. Now she's confined to the kitchen until she stops foaming and/or eats something to get the nasty taste out of her mouth.

 

[Catzzzmeow]

Ughhh...not fun.

 

[susi794]

Syringe some water in her mouth.....she is upset and needs some help from you.

 

[Dallassummer]

I agree with Susi, she is just confused and needs guidance. Locking her up isn't going to help. Instead, give her some wet food, a treat or some water to mask the nasty taste with. When I give my cats pills I use the pill pocket treats to mask the pill. Simba gobbles them up. Just some advice. Save you some frustration and save the kitty some fright.

 

[Catzzzmeow]

I agree with Susi, she is just confused and needs guidance. Locking her up isn't going to help. Instead, give her some wet food, a treat or some water to mask the nasty taste with. When I give my cats pills I use the pill pocket treats to mask the pill. Simba gobbles them up. Just some advice. Save you some frustration and save the kitty some fright.

Agree pill pockets work well here too.

 

[Emily0404]

I think you need to help your cat out by syringing water in or some food as your cat will get upset

 

[Cally95]

My husband gave Smidget a pill this morning and she crunched it. Twice. Now she's confined to the kitchen until she stops foaming and/or eats something to get the nasty taste out of her mouth.

This is a joke right?? Are you seriously punishing the cat for YOU giving her meds inappropriately. And calling her an idiot - really??

 

[Gesundheit]

EVERYONE READ THIS
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With the utmost respect, I wasn't asking for advice; I was venting.

This is NOT her first time taking a pill, and this isn't even her first time with this medication. This is the first time she decided to cheek and bite into a pill. We syringed some water in her mouth first thing (before I even posted this silly thread), which she promptly spat and dribbled out (impressive range for a feline, actually). We put several wet foods out for her to try, and she refused all of them. We offered her treats, which she also refused. She was not locked up, and she was not being punished. Our kitchen is not walled off, and it doesn't have a door.

Now, if any of you want a cat foaming and dripping all over your house, that's up to you. We sat at the entrance of the kitchen waiting for her to either stop foaming and slobbering, eat something, or both. We have a rug in our kitchen, so if she wanted somewhere soft to lay down, she could (which she didn't; she wanted to brood; she didn't want to be touched). She had a paperbag to play with, which she ignored. Again, she had three options for wet food, including a little tuna, which she refused. She eventually went for some kibble, and when she calmed down, we gave her the medicine, and she is fine.

 

[susi794]

My fellow Lairians,
I understand when we feel passionately about a subject, the tendency is to jump right on the band wagon and call people out for what we don't agree with, but at the Lair, we try to allow people to come to us without fear of being attacked or humiliated in any way. We try to offer advice but delivered in a way that makes people feel cared for. Or they will simply stop coming to the rest of us for advice. The Lair is a place to come for advice, a listening ear when we need to vent, or someone to cry with us when we are sad. It is a place to rejoice when good things happen and seek support when we are afraid. It is a safe place--hence the name Lair. Kindnesses are shared here--that's why we all love it here.
Please don't post negative things--our job is to befriend, not to make judgements. We try to educate if we believe something is wrong--no one is likely to change what they do because some one humiliates them.

I am not calling anyone in particular out--just reminding us all to suspend our personal judgements in favor of posts that reassure, educate, understand, and befriend.

I am horribly sorry if you felt attacked, Gesundheit. Please accept my apologies on behalf of the rest of the family.
Hugs,
Susi and the gang

 

[Dallassummer]

Sounds like a classic case of miscommunication. We all care and love our babies and hope yours is feeling better. I would still suggest pill pockets, they're great at masking taste, texture. I hope everything settled down. Sounds like an eventful morning. I also sincerely apologize if I did offend. I was just trying to give tips since you seemed to be in distress.

Best Wishes.

 

[SphynxKid]

My Fluffy foams at the mouth with quite a few pills, ESP Benadryl. She looks like a pink Santa Claus walking around when I don't get a straight shot down her little gullet. She won't even eat a pill pocket as a treat because she figured out there was a pill in it once. I tried the pill pockets for a week without pills in them first and she ate them just fine, one day a pill and she spit the pill out and foamed at the mouth and now she won't touch the pill pocket. She is best just to get the pill right in but sometimes I just have to deal with the foaming and chasing with a towel until she stops. Some days you'd swear the poor thing broke out with a case of rabies.

Good luck.

Jen

 

[susi794]

My Fluffy foams at the mouth with quite a few pills, ESP Benadryl. She looks like a pink Santa Claus walking around when I don't get a straight shot down her little gullet. She won't even eat a pill pocket as a treat because she figured out there was a pill in it once. I tried the pill pockets for a week without pills in them first and she ate them just fine, one day a pill and she spit the pill out and foamed at the mouth and now she won't touch the pill pocket. She is best just to get the pill right in but sometimes I just have to deal with the foaming and chasing with a towel until she stops. Some days you'd swear the poor thing broke out with a case of rabies.

Good luck.

Jen

Ditto with the pill pocket experience--mine won't touch them now either. And I hate it when the vet gives me something that makes them froth--but I have found if I syringe a few cc's of water into their mouths, it makes the frothing calm down fairly quickly. I have tried to wait it out, but I can't take the mess either.....rivers of froth like St. Bernard slobber ribboning down to the floor. Ewwwww.

 

[Gesundheit]

My Fluffy foams at the mouth with quite a few pills, ESP Benadryl. She looks like a pink Santa Claus walking around when I don't get a straight shot down her little gullet. She won't even eat a pill pocket as a treat because she figured out there was a pill in it once. I tried the pill pockets for a week without pills in them first and she ate them just fine, one day a pill and she spit the pill out and foamed at the mouth and now she won't touch the pill pocket. She is best just to get the pill right in but sometimes I just have to deal with the foaming and chasing with a towel until she stops. Some days you'd swear the poor thing broke out with a case of rabies.

Good luck.

Jen

Thank you for sharing; I've never seen this before. I panicked at first, because I was upstairs brushing my teeth at the time (irony of ironies, right?), then I suddenly had a foaming cat at my feet. I grabbed the hand towel, took her downstairs, husband explained the situation, and I basically asked her, "Seriously? I thought you were a pro at this!" Funny thing is, we're also giving her benadryl. I wonder what it is that makes them switch from agreeable to difficult.

 

[SphynxKid]

I think the Benadryl might be bitter or just invokes the tongue/mouth to salivate. She doesn't have that bad of a reaction with other pills and the vet gave me a probiotic paste in a syringe I squirt on her tongue she does fine with, and I thought she'd foam with the paste, so I think it is the make up of the pill. I hope it gets better for you!

Jen

 

[ZiggyStardust]

Ditto with the pill pocket experience--mine won't touch them now either.

Triple with the pill pocket experience. Ash will not touch them and Squeaks was able to eat around the pill. Fortunately it's been rare, but I've experienced the foaming mouth problem. (Most worse when the pharmacy gave me mint flavored liquid prozac for a Starsky. )

 

[Cally95]

EVERYONE READ THIS
​

With the utmost respect, I wasn't asking for advice; I was venting.

This is NOT her first time taking a pill, and this isn't even her first time with this medication. This is the first time she decided to cheek and bite into a pill. We syringed some water in her mouth first thing (before I even posted this silly thread), which she promptly spat and dribbled out (impressive range for a feline, actually). We put several wet foods out for her to try, and she refused all of them. We offered her treats, which she also refused. She was not locked up, and she was not being punished. Our kitchen is not walled off, and it doesn't have a door.

Now, if any of you want a cat foaming and dripping all over your house, that's up to you. We sat at the entrance of the kitchen waiting for her to either stop foaming and slobbering, eat something, or both. We have a rug in our kitchen, so if she wanted somewhere soft to lay down, she could (which she didn't; she wanted to brood; she didn't want to be touched). She had a paperbag to play with, which she ignored. Again, she had three options for wet food, including a little tuna, which she refused. She eventually went for some kibble, and when she calmed down, we gave her the medicine, and she is fine.

This puts things in prospective and gives context. Thanks for a bit more details, sorry if my post was offensive.

 

[lucylue]

I think the IDIOT CAT is what through some people off a little. We are not use to anyone calling there cats idiots, lol. I can see mabey were the confusion was. But again no one here is judging.. We are here to help always...