Our cat needs medication and the absolutely only way to get it into him is in liquid form in a syringe, squirted into his mouth twice a day. This isn't easy and can be distressing for cat and squirter.
I have found the quickest and easiest way is to kneel down, 'trap' his back end softly between my thighs, tip his head back and use my finger and thumb to open his mouth and quickly squirt it in. Takes about 10 seconds then he runs off and has his breakfast/ dinner.
Dh insists that he can't do this. I have to do it every morning and every evening because dh can't.
Cat has been on meds for about 3 months and twice I've gone out straight from work only to come home later to a poorly cat because dh can't give him his medication.
It really annoys me. Often my hands are scratched to hell and I hate that the cat looks scared when he sees me but I've watched dh try and he's just rubbish - cat escapes, twists his head, digs his claws in. However many times he watches me he just says "I can't do it. I don't want to hurt him"
I want to scream at him "it's not a case of can't you just have to DO IT!!!
But can some people just not do this stuff? Aibu to think that justcause I can doesn't mean dh can?
AIBU?
Or is dh bu regarding cat's medication?
NotJustAnyOldCat · 23/06/2015 21:11
If a towel doesn't do it try the sleeve of a jumper/coat that you won't mind throwing away.
Put your arm in the sleeve from the outside of the wrist, roll it up so it is above your wrist. reach for the cat face first, and roll the sleeve over its head and body.
This leaves you with the head and mouth free and the scratchy bits tucked inside the jumper/coat.
A farm vet showed me this, it is how he manages the supposedly friendly farm cats 
I am so glad that my cat has never needed regular medication.
I think it is fair to say that cats as a species just don't do medication very well, do they?
I have done the "cat-up-the-sleeve-of-a-jumper" trick occasionally when worming him, but I have taken to using Advocate spot-on for cats a couple of times a year more recently. Less stressful in general, although he always runs off in disgust afterwards. 
A couple of times he has needed antibiotics, but my vet solves that one by giving him an injection which is enough to cover several days, for which I am always grateful. It may be a little more expensive, but there is such a thing as money well spent IMHO.
Topseyt if there was long acting injection version of cat's meds I'd pay through the teeth for him to have that from the vet every month or so. But there isn't.
This might be a lifelong condition and I hate hate hate that. But when he has his meds, he is happy and well and spent today sunbathing and cleaning himself in the garden.
I love my cat a ridiculous amount and this is a shitty situation cause really I wish that dh would just do it all and I could just cuddle and kiss the little bear 
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for me for doing posting this.
for you, notjustany
[punch on the snoot for being ridiculous] to your OH.
How to give a cat a pill ... and a dog, too
How to give a cat a pill:
Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil, and blow down drinking straw.
Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap.
Tie the little @!!@#@#$%'s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of steak filet. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and remove pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
Arrange for RSPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
How to give a dog a pill:
Wrap it in cheese and/or bacon
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