My cat has ear infections in both ears and refuses to get treated by me.
She runs away and hides when I approach her with the medication dropper.
I called my Vets office and told them that I’m having a hard time administering ear drops in her ears.
They haven’t gotten back to me yet.
I don’t know what else can be done?
It may be difficult to give her oral antibiotics as well.
This is what happens when dealing with a frightened skittish cat
If they give you pills, crush and mix with tuna. That will mask the scent and taste. Don’t drain the water, it helps the antibiotics melt. You could put half a can in a dish and mix, save the other half for later if the dose is 2x a day.
My ditzy cat, Ren, was attacked by anothwr cat and had some infection over the weekend and this week. We had to give him antibiotics. I’m a bit.more pushy with my cats, I make a liquid and squirt it in the back of their throat.
Maybe you could lure her out with tuna? It smells pretty strong. My cats come running to the kitchen if they smell canned tuna for even a second.
Maybe set it out in the open, somewhat close to where you think she might be hiding. Then when she comes out, you could talk sweetly to her and make her feel comfortable. Let her eat the tuna. Just let her be happy. Pet her, scratch her, etc…
Then after she’s calmed down, maybe you could carry her into a room that doesn’t have a lot of hiding spots for her to disappear to.
When I need to clip my cats’ claws, I secure them between my thighs. Not too much pressure, just enough to help keep them there for a couple of minutes. Maybe you could do something similar to help keep her “in position” to give her the ear drops?
And then quickly give her a treat, or some remaining tuna, and pet her calmly. And speak softly. Maybe then she won’t see it as such a terrible thing, the ear drops.
I haven’t needed to give ear drops before, so I don’t have exact experience. But hopefully this gives some ideas? Good luck.
You don’t have to take her back. Not over such a trite thing. I have a cat that keeps to himself. He used to hide upstairs, in the bathroom for so long we referred to him as The Bathroom Cat.
With a lot of gentle talk, pets when we were in there, and his coming down to eat daily, he got to where he moved to being Kitchen Cat. He regularly “talks” to us and occasionally will come in the luving room and hop on a lap.