Alternative to Elizabethan collar - anyone ever tried one?

[Millys Mum]

As its so important he gets it i would crush it in any liquid and just syringe in his mouth followed by food incase it tastes nasty

[ccmacey]

Does holding the cat between your legs and giving him the tablet not work?

I do this with Ollie and he takes it quite well but I suppose after 3 years he's "trained" to do it, he even comes to me so I can give him it lol.

[Desley (booktigger)]

Our RSPCA use some kind of collars after spaying, I Cant remember their name though.

[LesleyW]

Thanks for that Tan, will have a look into those, they look a bit uncomfortable but I don't think Tarka is comfortable with a sore bum at the moment anyway.  (I can sympathise at the moment - after falling down the  stairs I mean) 

[Tan]

Les have ya heard of the soft bite not collars hun?
Have a look here http://www.arnoldsdirect.co.uk/acatalog/bite_not_collars.html
And here http://www.bitenot.com/cat.html

[LesleyW]

I thought it looked a bit "gimmicky".

I think Tarka's food would be working if I could just get him to take his tablet.  Suppose the best thing is to post to get everyone's suggestions to taking tablets, though I have already tried loads.

[Marla]

Ours didn't come with instructions so we inflated it first!

I thought it was good idea, but it didn't work for us. We also tried it when Flo had sores on her face due to a food allergy, but she could reach her face as well.

[blackcat]

it looks like a good idea, but reading the instructions, I suspect you couldget some nasty injuries installing it 

They suggest putting it around the cat's neck then inflating by mouth ... not something I would be happy doing to either a cat or to a potentially agressive dog (which is the other circumstance they recommend for its use ... )

[Marla]

We tried one of these on Flo after she had abdominal surgery, but she could still reach her abdomen.

No luck with changing Tarka's diet?

[LesleyW]

Has anyone ever tried a comfy collar or similar thing for their cat.  Tarka is very runny again, probably due to the fact that I cannot get him to take his slipper elm tablet at the moment no matter what I put it in.

He constantly cleans his rear end but in doing so makes it red raw and you can even hear him crying when he is doing it.  I don't really want to put him in a normal smart collar cos I think this would freak him out and found this on the internet.  Looks really cumbersome but just wanted everyone's views or comments.

http://www.swallowhealthydiet.com/the-comfy-collar-for-cats-p-358.html