Lixit Safe Soft Tip Pill Administer Tool for Cats, Dogs and Other Pets That Require Medication. (Pack of 1)

A little background history... we rescued an adult cat who was being fostered. There was no medical history, all we knew as it had "allergies" and that it wasn't gaining any weight (skin and bones!). It was a pure bred Tonkinese female and I quickly suspected it was ill. I got it to my vet quickly to discover it not only had an upper respiratory infection, but hyperthyroidism and it was older than first suspected. Why the foster "parent" never had any blood work done on a senior cat with no medical history is beyond me, but at least I save a life. Anyway, after a bout of pancreatitis from the stress of moving her, and on top of that, into a home with 8 other cats, we were able to start giving her the thyroid pills. At first, she gobbled up the cream cheese "treats" and everyone was happy, then 2 days later, cream cheese gone, little pink pill is on the floor... next step, pry open mouth, pop down throat, hold mouth shut until she swallows. Wise cat, she won't swallow, spits pill out. Next step, pry open mouth. pop down throat, hold mouth shut, get plastic syringe with water and put water down her throat several times. Unfortunately, in the time it took too get the water, she had time to hide the pill and spit it out after a few bouts of water! Clearly, she's taken pills before! That's when I went hunting for these so called pill guns. This one looked the best, because it had the water and on occasion, the water trick did work, just not always. So, did it work?Yes, it works! Let's start with what not to do.1. Do not put it the side of the cats mouth. While this works for liquid medications, it doesn't work for this. This seems to leak a lot of the water out, thus not giving the full amount and leaving room for wise cats to still be able to spit the pill out. Lesson learned.2. Do not do this slowly, thinking it's "nicer" for the cat, this allows for them to be able to separate pill from water and spit the pill out. Again, lesson learned.Now, let's talk about the correct way to to do it.1. Fill the entire barrel with water (as far as it will let you, which is not all the way).2. Wedge the pill in the tip, it's perfect for thyroid pills!3. Place about half of the white part (see picture) into the FRONT of the cats mouth (see above, not the side!) and QUICKLY (see above, not slowly) push down and administer the water/pill as quickly as possible. This may seem like you are going to gag your cat on water, but trust me, you don't. They swallow very quickly and they don't have time to react to the surge of water and the pill mixed in with it, thus they can't sort pill from water and they have to swallow it.Note: They will be peeved. Probably for hours. They may bite, hiss, scratch, and hold a grudge for who knows how long. They may put a 21 pound cat in their place w/in minutes of having received said pill - yes, this has happened and it was quite comical. They may in fact hiss at every cat (And human) they come in contact with an refuse treats just to spite themselves. However, beware, as every other cat in your house will expect a treat just for putting up with the madness of the now peeved cat. You were warned.I highly recommend this product if you have a pill spitting cat! However, I will say that I don't know if a large pill would fit in the tip.

I got this because our piller because the shorter handle seemed like a good fit for a cat, but it has a lot of design issues. The plunger and the tip are both really stiff, making it hard to push down and the tip inflexible for different pill sizes. It works okay for bigger pills, but small ones slip out.

I see all the bad reviews because maybe this little tool isn’t functional for bigger tablets for dogs.I own a cat and recently took in another foster for my landlord. The foster unfortunately continued to have worms even after the second dose of Strongid paste from the vet.My landlord then gave me a tablet of Drontal which I knew this kitten would not eat on her own volition, disguised as/in food or not. I read somewhere online about a “pill gun” and this and similar options came up, all with relatively poor reviews.I bought this with low expectations, but it actually worked outstanding. The fiesty, still semi-feral kitten swallowed the tablet and that was it. I also used it to treat my adult cat at the same time just in case and it was even easier to use with her! I gave her a treat afterwards, even though she really acted like nothing happened.Fast forward to a couple weeks ago, my landlord reached out to me to let me know she saw a bunch of worms in the stool of one of our old ferals. She held him and I pried open his mouth and used this to simply drop the pill down his throat. I held his mouth closed for a few seconds while massaging his throat and that was it. My landlord commented what a brilliant little gadget it is and that she’ll be grabbing some to use at the other properties as well.Makes giving Drontal or pretty much any cat med to a cat, but may have issue if you’re trying to give a dog meds!

When these are brand new, they work perfectly, but if you have to administer pills daily, the plunger starts to wear out and the syringe leaks out the bottom after a couple of months. This type of pilling syringe with bone broth drawn up in it is the only way I've found to successfully pill my cat, though, so i guess I will keep buying replacements and keep rewarding them for their lack of durability. :(

We purchased this in hopes it would help us get pills down our 60lb dog who recently had TPLO surgery. The product works great for medium sized pulls but the antibiotic he's taking are a large capsule and this tool was a no go with those. We'd put them in the end and they wouldn't stay, the tool end would basically push the capsule off. I was so disappointed because all the other "pill popper" tools do the pills dry and having the water in this one would have been perfect. We're keeping the tool for future use but please know if you need it for larger capsules, it will not work.

I was very excited to get this Pill Popper because no one in my area carries them. Unbelievable, I know. So happy to finally try and administer medications that I've been waiting to give my cats. But the Pill Popper is not very good quality you pull on the plunger and it's kind of goes sideways it will not fill all the way with liquid. And to use it by filling it partially with liquid and the pill inside the end of the proper, which they say could help get the medication down your cat's throat. The liquid flies everywhere and the pill stays in the end of the popper the pill will not release or sorry the popper will not release the pill just ridiculous. So I don't know if they're all like that but I know that this one doesn't work.

Made giving my cat her medicine 100x easier!

This pill popper is not helpful. The plunger that pushes on the pill is too narrow and the end you place it into is not soft. There is no way to effectively use this for its purpose. I do not recommend it.