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4B Daily News – Saturday, September 14, 2013 FEATURES 'How to give your cat a pill' reprinted Spinal manipulation rub cat's throat vigorously. Dear Annie: Years ago, Retrieve cat from livingAnn Landers printed a room curtain valance. hilarious piece called "How Carefully sweep shatTo Give Your Cat a Pill." I tered figurines from hearth, have two cats and can truly and set aside for later gluidentify with the sentiment. ing. Remove next pill from Can you find the piece and foil wrap. put it in your column? — Wrap cat in beach towel, Condo Owner Dear Condo Owner: Annie's and ask assistant to lie prone on cat with cat's With pleasure. The piece head visible under assisoriginally appeared in the Laguna Beach, Calif., by Kathy Mitchell tant's armpit. Put pill in Coastline News and and Marcy Sugar end of paper tube you've made for this purpose. appeared in the Ann Landers column in 1999. And before Then, force cat's mouth open with we get any complaints from cat pencil, and blow. Check label to make sure pill is lovers, this is a piece of humor, not lethal to humans. Sip water to not to be taken seriously. How to Give Your Cat a Pill by take taste away. Apply bandage to assistant's forearm, and remove Bob Story Pick cat up and cradle it in the blood from carpet with soap and crook of your left arm as though cold water. Call 911, ask fire department holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either to retrieve cat from eucalyptus side of cat's mouth, and gently tree. Remove remaining pill apply pressure to his cheeks. from foil wrap. Tie cat's front When cat opens up, pop pill into paws to rear paws with garden mouth. Cat will then close mouth twine, and securely tie to leg of dining table. Put on heavy-duty and swallow. Retrieve pill from floor and cat pruning gloves. Force cat's from behind sofa. Repeat the mouth open with tire iron. Drop pill, previously hidden in one process. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and ounce of raw hamburger, into cat's mouth. Hold head verticalthrow soggy pill away. Kneel on floor with cat wedged ly with nose pointed to ceiling, firmly between knees, immobiliz- and pour one-half pint of water ing front and rear paws. Ask assis- down cat's throat, and two jigtant to hold cat's head firmly with gers of whiskey down your own. Ask assistant to drive you to one hand while forcing wooden ruler into cat's throat. Flick pill emergency room. Sit quietly while down ruler with forefinger, and doctor administers anesthetic, Mailbox stitches forearm and removes pill remnants from eye. Drop off cat, along with a generous donation, at animal shelter, and adopt a goldfish. Dear Annie: I would like to respond to "Trying To Get Granny To Shower." All of the suggestions you offered were excellent. As an occupational therapist who works with hygiene issues with the elderly, I would add a few more. A "tub transfer bench" allows Granny to back up to the bench, sit and, once safely seated, lift her legs into the tub. The benches are easily adjusted and can be used in the smallest of bathrooms. Another possibility is that Granny is having difficulty reaching herself to do proper toileting hygiene, in which case, a toilet wand will help. Both the wand and the bench can be purchased at medical supply stores or through catalogs that sell home personal care products. Finally, a flexible shower hose enables the person to control the flow of water. This can be purchased at the above cited sources or at most big box discount department or hardware stores. — An OT in Louisville, Ky. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. 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People who saw What do you Dr. K chiropractors also think? by Anthony L. reported less DEAR READER: Spinal manip- Komaroff, M.D. short-term disability compared with ulation treatments are performed by chiro- people who received other practors, osteopaths, and treatments. But again, the some massage and physi- difference was small. On the other hand, cal therapists. More than one of my patients has studies like this one give tried this treatment for us good information about back pain. They usually the experience of the averdon't like to tell me about age patient. You may or it, because they think I'll may not be like the "average" patient. If you have disapprove. Actually, I think there had good relief from is evidence from scientific spinal manipulation in the studies that chiropractic past, I would not discourtherapy for short-term or age you from trying it recurrent pain may be at again. Chiropractic care carleast as effective as the treatments that I have to ries a small degree of risk. offer. But there's not That's especially true for enough evidence to rec- people with neck pain. ommend chiropractic care While I know of patients who have found relief for chronic back pain. Your spine is made up from spinal manipulation of a column of interlock- of the vertebrae in the ing bones called vertebrae. neck, I think such treatEach vertebra has a circu- ment is risky. Very rarely, lar solid body and a bony chiropractic manipularing behind it. The spinal tions can worsen or even cord travels through the cause additional probbony ring. Projections lems. You also should avoid called processes extend in several directions from spinal manipulation if you have rheumatoid arthritis this ring. Chiropractors apply or nerve-related low back direct pressure to the pain. If you've been told processes of one or more you have a "slipped disk" vertebrae using a finger or or a "herniated disk" that the palm of the hand. Most is pinching a nerve and manipulations also causing pain in your butinvolve indirect force. The tock, thigh and lower leg, practitioner carefully that's likely nerve-related twists the patient's head, pain. If you do try spinal shoulders and hips, temporarily displacing parts manipulation, seek out an experienced practiof the spine. When treating people tioner. Until there is with low back pain, chiro- more evidence, a shortpractors and the other term approach is best. If health workers may also you don't experience use other therapies. These considerable improveinclude massage, heat and ment after about six cold therapies, and elec- spinal manipulations, treatments trotherapies. For some additional people, chiropractic care aren't likely to be of reduces the amount of much benefit. medication needed to conDr. Komaroff is a trol pain. 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