These are images of Chuck's PM pill allotment. The brown stuff is pill masker. There are five pill pieces, plus one capsule in that glob. I could try to get photos or even a video of The Hubby dropping that wad down Chuck's throat, but it all happens much too fast to really see anything. He's learned to a) wait until Chuck has found a place to rest, b) he drops to his knees, tilts the cat's head back, and down the hatch it goes!, c) he rubs Chuck's throat to make sure that lump goes down, then, d) there is at least a full minute of hugging and cooing. The AM pill allotment is smaller.
I believe that The Hubby's ability to pill Chuck so definitively twice a day, has made all the difference in Chuck's health. The Hubby has a bowl full of medicine bottles and daily pill envelopes, and when we get close to the bottom of any of the pills, I am informed so refills can be obtained. At this point, we get three meds from the vet's office, two from a compounding pharmacy, and one more from an online pet pharmacy. The cost isn't too bad; it's more the organizational factor of phone calls, confirming phone calls, then pick up or delivery. I, of course, am the buyer and stock clerk.
Which one of us has the more difficult job? The way we see it, if it keeps Chuck around for a while, then it's worth every cent, and every moment spent.
(But that glob of pills really does look like a spaceship, or a UFO!)
