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japple

(10,459 posts) Sun Apr 2, 2023, 09:25 PM Apr 2023

Dear Kitty Doctor. My youngest male kitty has a

strong attraction to gel caps. I order my (human) nutrient supplements in gel (bovine) capules and have recently discovered that my cat, Cubby Bear, has been turning over the trash cans to fish out the gel caps. When I catch him in the act, he runs like he has been caught with a great prize. What am I to do? Does anyone else have this issue? These are very large caps. I have to bite and squeeze the oil into my mouth. I was throwing them away until I discovered that Cubby was stealing them from my trash. Now, I'm just tossing them into the toilet in hopes they will dissolve.

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Dear Kitty Doctor. My youngest male kitty has a (Original Post) japple Apr 2023 OP

Do they have an attractant like fish oil to attract kitty? Anyway, quit throwing them in the trash Karadeniz Apr 2023 #1

I never heard of opening gel caps, all of ours are swallowed whole. For example ubiquinol form Ziggysmom Apr 2023 #2

Karadeniz

(24,440 posts)

1. Do they have an attractant like fish oil to attract kitty? Anyway, quit throwing them in the trash

Reply to japple (Original post)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 09:43 PM

Apr 2023

or toilet. Get a glass jar with a lid, put the gel tabs there, store it in the fridge.

Ziggysmom

(3,799 posts)

2. I never heard of opening gel caps, all of ours are swallowed whole. For example ubiquinol form

Reply to japple (Original post)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 11:10 PM

Apr 2023

of coenzyme Q10, Qunol. What type or brand are you using?

https://www.qunol.com/products/qunol%C2%AE-ubiquinol-extra-strength-200-mg-60-count

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