Hi - I'm new here so apologies if this topic has been covered. I did have a look, but could find it - so here goes, I'm really hoping someone has an answer to this, cos I've run out of ideas.
We have two cats, both 24 years old. Both are now on pills - one has pills for hyperthyroidism and the other has Fortikor for kidney trouble. The problem we have is getting cat no 2 to actually take the Fortikor - the pills smell so strongly of vanilla that no matter how we try to disguise it she always knows it's there and refuses to eat it. To confirm; we crush the pill into a powder, then mix it with some sort of food. Quite often we'll put in in the fridge for a while as this seems to reduce some of the vanilla smell. It's been mixed with chicken, beef, ham, pork, pate, cream, butter, corned beef - you name it, we've tried it.
My question is this; does anyone know if there is an alternative to Fortikor which doesn't stink of vanilla? The vet says there isn't, but it could be that he is tied to a certain drugs company - any help/suggestions gratefully received. Thanks.