Fun Fact: Cats have three eyelids!
So this is how Ms. Pixie dosed Nubbin the first time.
I told Moose Man what a big strong man he is and how I needed that brawn to hold down a teeny tiny kitty that weighs a mere 14 pounds.
Moose Man tried to pin her down by her head/neck. This did not work, for a myriad of reasons. It caused Moose Man to have flashbacks to his Survival Training where he had to kill a bunny for eatings. Basically, the way Nubbin was moving was how the bunny moved right before it's neck snapped. This caused Moose Man much stress.
As a pickle on this crap sandwich, I would try to squeeze the ointment onto Nubbin's eyeball, but she'd move her head at the last minute, getting ointment everywhere but her eye.
So we regrouped and tried again. Moose Man used more of his body to pin Nubbin's body down, so she was not pinned by her neck. This worked better, but still not on her eye.
Finally about two steps from tying her down like Gulliver from when he encountered the Lilliputians, we were able to pin her down and I got it on her eye orb.
In the process, she had clawed Moose Man's sweater and went through two layers of its sleeve and gashed his skin. I ended up with stab wounds on my wrist, pinky, and knee. Don't ask how that last one happened because I don't even know.
Five minutes after this ordeal and she ran away, Nubbin came back for attention. She flopped at Moose Man's feet with a chirp.
However, Moose Man is now out of town for the next two days. I was able to get the medicine close enough to Nubbin's eye this evening that it worked. I didn't see her wiping it off, so that's a good thing. Mamasan advised me to swaddle her in a blanket, or what Vet Lady calls a "kitty burrito." I am pondering that for tomorrow. I don't know if my tackling Nubbin when she's waking up from a nap will work.
I'll keep you posted.
