How to Give a Cat a Pill
It is not difficult to administer pills, capsules or tablets, once you have mastered the trick. First, place the cat on a table, one side toward you. Put your thumb at one corner of its mouth and the index finger on the other. Now tilt the head backward, so that the cat’s nose is pointing upward. This will make it open its mouth slightly. Hold the pill or capsule between the thumb and index finger of your free hand,then press the mouth open wider with your middle finger acting as a lever on the cat’s lower lip.
While the mouth is open, quickly drop the pill or capsule as far back as possible and then release the lower jaw and your grip on the head.Hold the mouth closed. Natural swallowing should follow. If it does not, wet a finger and rub it across the cat’s lips. This stimulus usually causes a cat to swallow.
You may not succeed on the first trial. The cat may cough up or spit out the pill. In this case, immediately repeat the process. Make sure to get the pill well back into the mouth, near the throat. If necessary, try pushing it with the eraser end of a long pencil.
Some cats will drool after taking medicine. This is nothing to be alarmed about; it is merely a sensory reaction and will stop after a short time.