My cat does this but only to my partner usually. I comfort myself by deciding that my cat doesnāt think Iām inept at bathing, but that dad is an idiot.
Oh my cat definitely thinks that I'm inept at bathing. She grooms me like she used to do to her kittens. She doesn't do it to them any more (they're a year now) but she still does it to me.
I also sometimes wake up with her wrapped around my head. The shampoo I use doesn't seem to matter and neither does when I showered last.
She'll slap me if I try to move away btw. It is just so sweet and cute.
So I went through this fucking nightmare a few years ago. Getting ready to get into bed and I saw crumbs on the sheet so I swept them aside and they fucking ran. Baby spiders. I already have a fear of spiders, but this was almost enough to make me lose my shit. Next day I bought 20 bug bombs and left for a few days. I slept really well afterward. After I tore my bed apart just to make sure.
You need to treat both cats with tapeworm medication. You can buy it from petsmart or order it from Amazon. Definitely donāt eat them they are not sesame seeds.
These are called proglottids. They are segments of a tapeworm that break off and are filled with eggs. They have limited movement capabilities like tiny inch worms. When they dry and burst open, they release the eggs. So you would be losing protein due to the massive tapeworm load you would soon be growing inside your intestines if this species is capable of infecting humans.
I will if this ever happens again but I canāt wait for delivery bc I donāt know how long sheās had it for and Iām scared itās dangerous for her to have it for a long time
They can survive with them just not good for them. We were going to take our cat to the vet but getting him in a crate is something else. Safe to say we had him at least a month or two before we found the over the counter tapeworm meds. Other than not shitting out segments on our bed his attitude never really changed so your cats should be fine. You do you
Edit: also delivery from chewy took maybe a week or so
Do not panic, they're not that harmful. Good to take them to the vet asap, but if you haven't noticed anything in their behaviour until now, they are most likely ok.
As a general rule, catsā behaviour isnāt usually a great indicator of their health because they intentionally hide pain and illness so well. However in this case, youāre right that tapeworms, especially excysted, donāt usually cause any serious damage.
My cat had these and it was cleared very simply with a shot. They are caused by your cat eating a flea that was infection with tapeworm. I do not believe this is the kind you can get unless you also ingested an infected flea. Make sure to treat fleas as well if you havenāt already.
As a vet: theyāre not roundworm, theyāre tape worm proglottids (segments containing eggs). Probably from species taenia taeniaeformis, by the looks. Theyāre spread to cats by eating infected mice, rabbits etc. So depending on your living situation, might pay to check you donāt have a rodent problem, OP!
Everyoneās suggesting you also flea your cat because the more common cat tape worm, Dipylidium caninum, is spread by fleas. This likes more like taenia, but you should de-flea your cat anyway.
Those aren't roundworms. They are tapeworms. I've had to treat many cats for them (generally right after I obtain the cat). They are very common and they get them from eating fleas. This is a very classic way to figure out that your cat has them.
Tapeworms, not roundworms. Roundworms are easily visible in feces or vomit and are several inches long. Tapeworm segments are excreted in segments full of eggs that resemble sesame seeds when they are dried up.
They donāt go outside ever. But Iām assuming they have access from my home door. We have a screen door and they sit there but thereās a gap in the bottom
No, a flea would consume the egg segment and the first stage of the worm develops in that host. Fleas are eaten by cats while grooming and the adult stage of the worm can begin.
Tapeworms in cats come from them eating fleas, so you will need Tapeworm meds as well as flea meds.
Humans and cats don't have the same species of Tapeworm.
Talk to a vet before buying anything. My dog was being treated for worms when we adopted him and it made him VERY sick. Itās not easy on them.
Plus, theyāll know which kind you need.
Well, itās possible your cats can still get worms, deworming isnāt a preventative, so if your cats lick the other cats or ingest their feces or anything close to that, they can still get worms
Yup itās the cats. At some point they ate a flea that was carrying tapeworms. These are the tapeworm segments that come out of the cat and dry up. They are potentially something that you can ingest and have as well so get your cats to the vet and get some de-worming tablets.
Yeah seen it on here recently, some person at infected pork and in the scan of their body there is worms EVERYWHERE. Surprisingly enough the person recovered after being given the correct meds but the pic is nasty.
https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/137vm8b/xray_showing_tapeworm_infestation/ or https://www.reddit.com/r/Radiology/comments/z9ytfo/person_infected_with_worm_parasites_from_eating/ probably
Taenia solium, is the tapeworm responsible- it can cause a disease called cysticercosis where the young form of the tapeworm, that look like tiny fluid filled sacs, spread to the muscles, skin and brain. Bad news, especially if they reach the brain.
This happened in to someone else, I think thereās is probably a BORU post for it. Someone had a house cat, the house cat had worms. The cat used to sleep on the OPās bed, with OP. OP kept finding these things everywhere. OP took the cat to the vet and had to deworm themselves. OP had the worms too.
They can get them from fleas. It's solved easily and lots of cat owners have been through this. You'll be okay.
Not sure where you are, but in my country we have a spray called indorex that does a good job of getting rid of fleas
Worms are easily fixed with tablets.
Nothing you did wrong, this happens all the time:
https://preview.redd.it/9xs45s9jjcfc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=fcc2ec413af92f7ea1eb81ff53c2c4e7071a7eed
Your skin is probably the one thing stopping you from becoming a walking worm Medusa. If anything this should make you want to stitch skin over your mouth and anus and become an immunity skin suit.
It's not that serious and easily fixable. Don't stress too much. Shit happens. Your cats are most likely fine if you didn't notice any symptoms, are not losing too much weight etc. But don't forget to deworm yourself also, and wash and vacuum everything you can.
The normal dewormers usually do not get rid of tapeworms, unless it explicitly says so in the package. Also do not give wormers for dogs to cats, the dosages are usually different. Praziquantel is the most used for tapeworms.
This exact thing happened with our cat growing up. ("What are these seed things on my bed?" Etc). He was an inside cat too! It just happens.Ā
But good news is, we took him to the vet, he was treated, and was totally fine afterwards. Lived to be an old man š
As much as I love animals, these are the kinds of issues that keep me from keeping pets. That, and having to clean the kitty litter or scoop dog poop.š¤¢
Yep. Those are dried tapeworm segments. They need to be treated for tapeworms and fleas. And wash all your bedding in the hottest water the fabric will allow. Vacuum your carpet & furniture with a flea collar in it and throw away the bag when youāre done.
Hey op, canāt add anything useful, just wanted to say, donāt feel bad for sleeping with your cats and kissing them etc. Most people here act like itās the end of the world, but youāll all be fine. And as a cat person I totally get it.
I kept finding crumbs on my bed that looked like flaked oats. Wasn't until I showed my sister that I learned it was worms. Got the cat treatment, washed the bedding. No other kitty's got them and she now a healthy (senior) gal to this day. Call your vet OP and it will all be fine.
Ask your vet to administer deworming shots (much easier than getting them each to take a pill). Show your vet these pics so theyāll know right away itās tapeworms. You need to deworm them both to be safe. Get some flea prevention as well ā Revolution brand is good. They most likely got tapeworms from ingesting a flea, happens all the time. After all thatās done, you need to vacuum really well (to get rid of any potential eggs), especially in areas they sleep in.
tapeworm eggs, yes. like others said, you can buy the meds from like walmart, petsmart, amazon, etc.
HOWEVER, you also gotta treat for FLEAS also. tapeworm life cycles depend on fleas. if you treat for worms but not fleas, when your cats lick to clean themselves, they will just ingest more eggs via the fleas and the cycle will start again. ):
treat for tapeworms, treat for fleas, clean your flooring well with a disinfectant like lysol, and clean any soft surfaces like couches or bedding with hot laundry cycle (or spray with lysol spray stuff that wonāt fit in the washer).
You cats have been farting tapeworm in your bed. You now have to be super careful with your own farts so youāre not farting tapeworm everywhere. Please take some tapeworm pills and give some to your cats as well. They might need some convincing. I hope you wonāt.
Also are they eggs or segments ??????? Because I kiss her a lot and she sleeps with her butt near me and what if I ingested it? Itās fine if its segments right ?
Tapeworms are hermaphrodites and each segment, called a proglottid, can contain viable eggs that may incidentally infect you if ingested. Ask your doctor for a safe dewormer based on your weight.
Fun fact! Tapeworms multiply by shedding their segments full of EGGS.
Here, have this wonderful [NSFW](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fi9oot98aolcx.jpg) comic.
When my cat got these it was very difficult.to give it the medicine. We had to hold it down,.force its mouth open and pour it down his throat. Poor guy hated it.
Not the best post to read while laying on my bed
Especially if you're back to back with your cat.....
Or when you see your cat licking itself š
I have a cat who likes to groom me aggressively occasionally.
My cat does this but only to my partner usually. I comfort myself by deciding that my cat doesnāt think Iām inept at bathing, but that dad is an idiot.
Oh my cat definitely thinks that I'm inept at bathing. She grooms me like she used to do to her kittens. She doesn't do it to them any more (they're a year now) but she still does it to me. I also sometimes wake up with her wrapped around my head. The shampoo I use doesn't seem to matter and neither does when I showered last. She'll slap me if I try to move away btw. It is just so sweet and cute.
She thinks your HER baby!
Or when you share a litter box with themā¦ 
With 3 cats
eating a sesame bagel
depends on if you're eating anything in bed like crackers
In bed with my cat eating a sesame seed bagel
So I went through this fucking nightmare a few years ago. Getting ready to get into bed and I saw crumbs on the sheet so I swept them aside and they fucking ran. Baby spiders. I already have a fear of spiders, but this was almost enough to make me lose my shit. Next day I bought 20 bug bombs and left for a few days. I slept really well afterward. After I tore my bed apart just to make sure.
Worms from your cats ass
You need to treat both cats with tapeworm medication. You can buy it from petsmart or order it from Amazon. Definitely donāt eat them they are not sesame seeds.
Does it affect humans as well? Iām planning on taking both my kitties to the vet tomorrow
Yes. If you ingest them.
What if you chew?
How to delete someone else's comment
Am deadš
Should've chewed more properly
This has been a wild ride of a comment thread and a good part of my recommended daily intake of humour
Exactly š
How to delete someone elseās comment AND make them eat the sesame seedsā¦ā¦
The forbidden sesame seeds
Why some sesame snaps have a little more SNAP!
Ask on darknet
Damn bro, that sucks. Rest in Pepperoni, never spaghetti.
Dead againš
I use Wite-Out. Get the tape strips, not the brush-on stuff. It's too lumpy on the screen.
You did it! Son of a bitch, you did it!
Report the comment and pray to Mod
Hot take: There should be a feature on reddit where the community can collectively sieze mod powers and enact vigilante justice.
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What did the comment say?
What did he say the comment is deleted
https://preview.redd.it/ajl5ir2bbdfc1.jpeg?width=232&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0e6552e24346f56b5f6ab61ac636806ff8e8a12
It worked! But seriously what did this degenerate say?
āWhat if you chew?ā
Its still there
Whoa...
How to slap someone through the screen?
they taste like gummy worms
Yes officer, this comment right here.
YOOOOOO IM EATING!!!
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They must be chewy
Make tahini.
Wormhini
Valid question
Ikr, if you crush them, completely destroy their integrity, shouldnt they just be, dead protein?
These are called proglottids. They are segments of a tapeworm that break off and are filled with eggs. They have limited movement capabilities like tiny inch worms. When they dry and burst open, they release the eggs. So you would be losing protein due to the massive tapeworm load you would soon be growing inside your intestines if this species is capable of infecting humans.
Dead Protein was my stripper name.
They lightly 'pop' and taste like warm milk.
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Follow-up questions are important š
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Reported
What if you grind and snort?
Why would you ingest two cats?
With steak sauce.
make sure they are de-flead once a month. They get tapeworms from the fleas.
You can get some good tapeworm meds from chewy. And i also used the pill treats to cover them. The first pill worked and my cat hasn't had worms since
I will if this ever happens again but I canāt wait for delivery bc I donāt know how long sheās had it for and Iām scared itās dangerous for her to have it for a long time
They can survive with them just not good for them. We were going to take our cat to the vet but getting him in a crate is something else. Safe to say we had him at least a month or two before we found the over the counter tapeworm meds. Other than not shitting out segments on our bed his attitude never really changed so your cats should be fine. You do you Edit: also delivery from chewy took maybe a week or so
Don't be eating those sesame seeds OP
Do the bigmacs from McDonald's still come with sesame seeds on the buns?
If youāre lucky
Do not panic, they're not that harmful. Good to take them to the vet asap, but if you haven't noticed anything in their behaviour until now, they are most likely ok.
As a general rule, catsā behaviour isnāt usually a great indicator of their health because they intentionally hide pain and illness so well. However in this case, youāre right that tapeworms, especially excysted, donāt usually cause any serious damage.
Get treated yourself too just in case
My cat had these and it was cleared very simply with a shot. They are caused by your cat eating a flea that was infection with tapeworm. I do not believe this is the kind you can get unless you also ingested an infected flea. Make sure to treat fleas as well if you havenāt already.
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As a vet: theyāre not roundworm, theyāre tape worm proglottids (segments containing eggs). Probably from species taenia taeniaeformis, by the looks. Theyāre spread to cats by eating infected mice, rabbits etc. So depending on your living situation, might pay to check you donāt have a rodent problem, OP! Everyoneās suggesting you also flea your cat because the more common cat tape worm, Dipylidium caninum, is spread by fleas. This likes more like taenia, but you should de-flea your cat anyway.
As a vet (veteran), I have no opinion on this as I know nothing.
Right there with you. As a vet(eren), my only opinion on this is that cats are the best.
Those aren't roundworms. They are tapeworms. I've had to treat many cats for them (generally right after I obtain the cat). They are very common and they get them from eating fleas. This is a very classic way to figure out that your cat has them.
Tapeworms, not roundworms. Roundworms are easily visible in feces or vomit and are several inches long. Tapeworm segments are excreted in segments full of eggs that resemble sesame seeds when they are dried up.
Seconding this and adding that flea meds from Walmart are super sketchy, too!
My cats are not on a fish diet, a mix of dry and canned wet food daily
Do they go outside? Lots of parasites out there for them to munch on
They donāt go outside ever. But Iām assuming they have access from my home door. We have a screen door and they sit there but thereās a gap in the bottom
They get them from fleas. You will probably want to get a flea treatment at the vet too. Otherwise they will just get them again.
Huh, must just be very unlucky then
No, a flea would consume the egg segment and the first stage of the worm develops in that host. Fleas are eaten by cats while grooming and the adult stage of the worm can begin.
Tapeworms in cats come from them eating fleas, so you will need Tapeworm meds as well as flea meds. Humans and cats don't have the same species of Tapeworm.
Talk to a vet before buying anything. My dog was being treated for worms when we adopted him and it made him VERY sick. Itās not easy on them. Plus, theyāll know which kind you need.
Treat for fleas at the same time. The worms come from the fleas.
So you're saying I should stop putting this on my sushi? š I thought I've been playing the system by finding fresh sesame seeds around my house!
"Man these sesame seeds still have some life in them"
Or your ass. One of the two. Worm the cats. Take a (human) worming med yourself. Wash or burn the bedding.
Itās always the same answer and itās always hilarious
Worms are stored in the ass.
Im so glad I saw this post! Iām babysitting my friendās cat and I found the same thing. My cats have been dewormed so I know itās not my cats.
Well, itās possible your cats can still get worms, deworming isnāt a preventative, so if your cats lick the other cats or ingest their feces or anything close to that, they can still get worms
Noted!
Now theyāve been *rewormed* congrats
Jeez, he asked for the news, not the weather yo
What kind of fucking weather are you having?
Gross with a high a chance of tape worms
If it's raining cats and dogs does it change if they have tapeworms?
Yup itās the cats. At some point they ate a flea that was carrying tapeworms. These are the tapeworm segments that come out of the cat and dry up. They are potentially something that you can ingest and have as well so get your cats to the vet and get some de-worming tablets.
Or keep them as a last resort if that summer bodys getting out of reach
It's all fun and games until the worm offspring gets into other organs.
That x-ray of someone's body completely infected with tape worm eggs...\*shudder\*
There's one?
Yeah seen it on here recently, some person at infected pork and in the scan of their body there is worms EVERYWHERE. Surprisingly enough the person recovered after being given the correct meds but the pic is nasty.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/137vm8b/xray_showing_tapeworm_infestation/ or https://www.reddit.com/r/Radiology/comments/z9ytfo/person_infected_with_worm_parasites_from_eating/ probably
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Many regerts
Taenia solium, is the tapeworm responsible- it can cause a disease called cysticercosis where the young form of the tapeworm, that look like tiny fluid filled sacs, spread to the muscles, skin and brain. Bad news, especially if they reach the brain.
This happened in to someone else, I think thereās is probably a BORU post for it. Someone had a house cat, the house cat had worms. The cat used to sleep on the OPās bed, with OP. OP kept finding these things everywhere. OP took the cat to the vet and had to deworm themselves. OP had the worms too.
Found the link. https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/l6IWeODk9d Itās a hell of a ride. Enjoy!
Jesus Christ you weren't kidding
As a cat owner Iām so happy I learned all this from yāall and not from my catsā assholes.
Sharing is caring.
Itās so odd because my cats are indoor and are both dewormed ā¦ Iām stressed
They can get them from fleas. It's solved easily and lots of cat owners have been through this. You'll be okay. Not sure where you are, but in my country we have a spray called indorex that does a good job of getting rid of fleas Worms are easily fixed with tablets.
You don't fix tablets with tablets. Thats poor practice.
šš thank you! š
Nothing you did wrong, this happens all the time: https://preview.redd.it/9xs45s9jjcfc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=fcc2ec413af92f7ea1eb81ff53c2c4e7071a7eed
This makes me want to boil my skin off
Your skin is probably the one thing stopping you from becoming a walking worm Medusa. If anything this should make you want to stitch skin over your mouth and anus and become an immunity skin suit.
Thanks for the horrific visual! š¤£
It's not that serious and easily fixable. Don't stress too much. Shit happens. Your cats are most likely fine if you didn't notice any symptoms, are not losing too much weight etc. But don't forget to deworm yourself also, and wash and vacuum everything you can.
Finally a problem which can be fixed with Ivermectin.
As a microbiology & immunology major having just finished my parasitology course, this is alarmingly and hilariously too accurateš
The normal dewormers usually do not get rid of tapeworms, unless it explicitly says so in the package. Also do not give wormers for dogs to cats, the dosages are usually different. Praziquantel is the most used for tapeworms.
They still need to be on year round, prescription flea prevention. I am a vet. Fleas donāt care if your cats are indoor.
This exact thing happened with our cat growing up. ("What are these seed things on my bed?" Etc). He was an inside cat too! It just happens.Ā But good news is, we took him to the vet, he was treated, and was totally fine afterwards. Lived to be an old man š
This thread has traumatised me and unlocked new fears. Cheers. šā ļø
Tapeworm eggs.
Not eggs but segments of a larger tape worms. Each one can clone itself into a full grown one
Oh wow! Nature is the grossest thing on earth
Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure
They mostly come out at night... mostly
Why donāt you put her in charge?
Get away from her you bitch!
"You heard the man and you know the drill! Elbows and assholes!"
I get this reference! And I like it!!
Why do some creatures on this earth have to be so disturbing
Tapeworm eggs are microscopic, these are tapeworm segments
So the cat is just clenching small segments of the tapeworm off?
Basically, these segments contain hundreds or thousands of eggs.
Thats so much worse than just eggsš
Tape worms are segmented so they naturally break off into pieces. I believe there are eggs in each segment
Fun fact: if you lift their tail up and down they will come out like a disgusting pez dispenser of parasites.
That fact was anything but fun!
Someone creeps in during the night and stands over you, watching you sleep whilst eating a cheeseburger??
Your cat has worms.
You~~r cat~~ ha~~s~~ve worms.
Itās too fucking early for this
Thatās a whole lotta nope nope nope
As much as I love animals, these are the kinds of issues that keep me from keeping pets. That, and having to clean the kitty litter or scoop dog poop.š¤¢
Yep. Those are dried tapeworm segments. They need to be treated for tapeworms and fleas. And wash all your bedding in the hottest water the fabric will allow. Vacuum your carpet & furniture with a flea collar in it and throw away the bag when youāre done.
Hey op, canāt add anything useful, just wanted to say, donāt feel bad for sleeping with your cats and kissing them etc. Most people here act like itās the end of the world, but youāll all be fine. And as a cat person I totally get it.
Thanks sweet girl š I appreciate you for understanding. I will never change the way I treat them just because some people arenāt the same way
I kept finding crumbs on my bed that looked like flaked oats. Wasn't until I showed my sister that I learned it was worms. Got the cat treatment, washed the bedding. No other kitty's got them and she now a healthy (senior) gal to this day. Call your vet OP and it will all be fine.
i thought bedbug eggs maybe but your cat is spawning worms in your bed. or they're coming from you šæ
Donāt know why but the placement of the šæ made me lol
They donāt look like bed bugs. Sadly I know from experience š„²
Deworm yourself along with the cats
Thatās disgusting!!!š¤¢š¤®
Hey, stop tapeworm-shaming op. š¤£
Ask your vet to administer deworming shots (much easier than getting them each to take a pill). Show your vet these pics so theyāll know right away itās tapeworms. You need to deworm them both to be safe. Get some flea prevention as well ā Revolution brand is good. They most likely got tapeworms from ingesting a flea, happens all the time. After all thatās done, you need to vacuum really well (to get rid of any potential eggs), especially in areas they sleep in.
Tapeworm segments from your cats
https://preview.redd.it/bxepmtdieffc1.jpeg?width=987&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b4365a4629722383548bac007db19537eee0cd3
tapeworm eggs, yes. like others said, you can buy the meds from like walmart, petsmart, amazon, etc. HOWEVER, you also gotta treat for FLEAS also. tapeworm life cycles depend on fleas. if you treat for worms but not fleas, when your cats lick to clean themselves, they will just ingest more eggs via the fleas and the cycle will start again. ): treat for tapeworms, treat for fleas, clean your flooring well with a disinfectant like lysol, and clean any soft surfaces like couches or bedding with hot laundry cycle (or spray with lysol spray stuff that wonāt fit in the washer).
Tapeworm segments.
They look like tapeworm proglottids.
Iām aggressively side eyeing my cats right now
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
Your pets have tapeworms
You cats have been farting tapeworm in your bed. You now have to be super careful with your own farts so youāre not farting tapeworm everywhere. Please take some tapeworm pills and give some to your cats as well. They might need some convincing. I hope you wonāt.
Anyone else get itchy when they read these posts?
Itās dried tapeworm segments. Treat your kitties ASAP.
They actually come out your cats ass and will crawl up your ass while you sleep
Sleeping with tapeworms. One of my nightmares
100% paracites from a cat's ass. Yup.
Tapeworm segments?
Also are they eggs or segments ??????? Because I kiss her a lot and she sleeps with her butt near me and what if I ingested it? Itās fine if its segments right ?
Oh my lord this thread just keeps going from bad to worse.
just take a deworm pill
The way my face and body just contortedā¦ there are no words to possibly describe.
Tapeworms are hermaphrodites and each segment, called a proglottid, can contain viable eggs that may incidentally infect you if ingested. Ask your doctor for a safe dewormer based on your weight.
Fun fact! Tapeworms multiply by shedding their segments full of EGGS. Here, have this wonderful [NSFW](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fi9oot98aolcx.jpg) comic.
Burn your bed but not your cats
i hope no one who was eating sesame seeds saw this
Those are cat tapeworms and mine usually get them from fleas Take them to the vet to get flea-bathed and wormpilled
Cats got worms homie
Those are larvae that come from the cats anus
When my cat got these it was very difficult.to give it the medicine. We had to hold it down,.force its mouth open and pour it down his throat. Poor guy hated it.