Medicating Techniques
This video illustrates proper medicating strategies including how to position your cat, how to restrain the head for pills, liquids, etc.
Medicating Tips and Tricks
This video focuses on creative ways to get meds in your cat that does not involve actual pilling and still keep it positive!
How to draw up an injection for your cat
In this clip I explain how to accurately read a syringe, draw out the measured amount of injectable medication, explain the difference between two commonly used syringes as well as emphasize sterile technique. For those who need to learn how to then give a subcutaneous injection to your cat please watch this video: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/how-to-give-a-subcutaneous-injection-to-cats/
Administering SQ fluids positively!
This video reviews various techniques on how and where you can give fluids and how to make it a positive experience.
How To Give A Subcutaneous Injection To Cats
An instructional video on how to draw up and give injections such as insulin and SQ fluids to your cat.
Preparing the IV bag, line and needle set up
Instructions on how to set up the IV bag and tips on making fluids easier to administer and more pleasant for you and your cat.
How To Train Your Cat To Accept An Asthma Inhaler
This video will help you acclimate your cat to an asthma inhaler and mask and teach you how to introduce it in a positive way. It is so important to start off correctly and not make the experience scary and negative. Take the time to do it right! You and your cat will be glad […]
How To Take A Blood Glucose Reading
This video troubleshoots the technique of getting a drop of blood from your cats ear to measure blood sugar or blood glucose (BG).
How to Cut Pills Accurately and Efficiently.
In this short clip, I illustrate how to cut your cat’s medications into teeny tiny pieces easily, accurately and efficiently. Enjoy! Please also check out my other how-to videos on medicating to help you medicate your cat successfully and positively!
Training Your Cat to Accept Oral Medications
This video walks you through step-by-step instructions and proper pilling techniques for cats. By keeping training fun and positive you will see that the cats willingly participate and are actually eager to get their medications! Cats can be pilled and its easier than you think! No more wrapping them in towels, squishing them between your […]
Mat Training as a Treatment Station (and a step-by-step pilling guide)
Some pet parents (and their cats) find it easiest to train their cat to come to a specific location and medicate them in that spot. The cat learns that this location is a place where good things happen and are often agreeable to handling in these areas. If the targeted location is movable, like the […]
Train Your Cat to Take a Pill in Four Easy Steps (the short version)
This is the quick version! Learn the steps to pill your cat using only training and positive reinforcement, no restraint required! Please see the myriad of other training videos available on my website @Fundamentally Feline (.com) and You Tube channel for more detailed medicating tips.
Using Shaping to Allow Handling for Oral Medicating
In this video I teach you how to use the training technique, shaping, to desensitize and counter-condition your cat to allow their head, neck and jaw to be handled and manipulated to allow this type of pilling technique. For context and to see what your end goal will look like, check out my video, “Train […]
Train Your Cat to Accept Topical Medications
This video will review the steps needed to desensitize and counter condition (DS/CC) your cat to accepting topical medications. Some cats hate the smell, others dislike the sensation of the cool liquid on their skin. This video will help you train them to accept this treatment so it is not an ordeal to administer.
Train Your Cat to Accept Eye Drops
This video walks you through step-by-step instructions for administering eye drops to cats. By keeping training fun and positive you will see that the cats willingly participate and are actually eager to get their medications! Cats can be medicated and its easier than you think! No more restraint contraptions or squishing them between your knees! […]
Teach Your Cat to Use A Pill Popper, Positively and Willingly
In this clip I teach you how to turn a pill popper into a delicious food dispenser! This technique will allow you to medicate your cat without any restraint and minimal handling! This is a very positive medicating strategy! Be sure to check out all of my medicating, behavior and training videos at fundamentallyfeline.com!
How To Trim Your Cat’s Nails
This video guides you through the nail trimming process step by step. It analyzes the anatomy of the cat’s nail, how the nail grows, how far to trim, and tips on making it a positive and successful experience for for humans and cats alike.
Getting Your Cat in the Cat Carrier
Tips and tricks on getting your cat into the carrier and making it a more positive experience.
How does your scratching post measure up?
This video reviews the requirements for a good post, ideal placement and how to encourage use while deterring unwanted scratching behaviors.
Implementing Foraging As A Feeding Protocol
Motivating your cat to forage, staging the difficulty level, what to fill them with, making your own toys at home and more!
A Food Puzzle Tutorial: How to get the most out of our food puzzles, their interconnecting qualities and how to combine with commercial toys for increased challenge!
This video details how to best utilize the foraging toys made here at Fundamentally Feline. We offer toys for beginners all the way to the master forager. Our toys also nicely compliment commercially available food puzzles and this video will show you how to do just that! Our toys can be purchased at https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/s…
DIY The Best Litter Box
This video will instruct you through the process of making your own cat litter box that is much larger and far more ideal than what is commercially available.
Meeting Your Cat’s Environmental Needs: Maximizing Resource Placement
This video illustrates how to provide for your cats and meet their needs even in a very small space. It is important to spread out food, water, litter, vertical space and fuzzy beds so that we create successful avoidance. This leads to peaceful coexistence.
Encouraging Your Cat To Use A Cat Wheel
This clip illustrates both the reluctant and the brave and offers some tips on encouraging cat wheel use. For a detailed explanation visit my web article detailing the “how-to” steps. Mostly, it is just cute and hopes to inspire cat parents to provide this type of enrichment and activity if you think your cat is […]
How to install Vertical Space
How To Mount Your Sisal Scratch Pole
This video offers step by step instruction on how to mount our hand-crafted, sisal scratch poles. Jake, the creator of the vertical space components shows you how easy it can be to give your cats the gift of height! To learn more about why vertical space is so important and for design ideas visit https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/products-services/vertical-space/
How To Hang Your Wall Mounted Scooped Bed
This video offers step by step instruction on how to hang our hand-crafted, wall mounted scoop beds. Jake, the creator of the vertical space components shows you how easy it can be to give your cats the gift of height! To learn more about why vertical space is so important and for design ideas visit […]
How To Hang Your Sisal Cat Run
This video offers step by step instruction on how to hang our hand-crafted sisal cat runs. Jake, the creator of the vertical space components shows you how easy it can be to give your cats the gift of height! To learn more about why vertical space is so important and for design ideas visit https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/products-services/vertical-space/
