If you’ve ever tried to get a cat to swallow a pill, you probably have at least three stitches on various parts of your body by now. Unlike dogs that can be lured into swallowing a pill by wrapping it inside food, cats are often too smart for those kind of tricks.

That’s why you may need professional advice to use a pill pocket. The idea is to hide the smell of the pill so the cat doesn’t know it’s inside. Good luck with that.

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