OK, gang, I need your help.......

[poltr1]

I've realized that I can't do everything alone. And as smart as I am, I certainly don't know it all. I need to get advise and/or expertise in the following areas:

• Giving pills to a cat. One of my cats -- Oreo, the 17-year-old black-and-white one -- has a heart condition. Our vet has given him some pills. But when we give it to him, he spits it out. Our next step is to grind up the pill using a mortar and pestle, slip it in his moist cat food, and keep the other cats away while he eats.
  
• Setting up Windows 98 SE to send and/or receive faxes. I'd like to be able to do this from home instead of running over to the local Kinko's for faxing.
  
• Memory management in Windows 98 SE. I have 256 Mb of memory in my system, and it appears that it's no longer enough. I sometimes hit 0% availability, which causes all sorts of snafus. (I can probably put one more chip in, if 100-MHz SD-RAM (I think) memory is still available.) Is there a program, similar to NT/2000's Task Manager to show me what background programs are taking what percentage of memory? I've tried to trace memory leaks, but I haven't found any.
  
• Advice on wireless routers. A low priority on my wish list is a wireless router (802.11g) and card for my laptop. I'm in a condo where I share walls with neighbors. Can signals seep through these walls? Will simple encryption be enough to prevent any of my neighbors from hacking in?
  

Comments

[jhayman.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of the injector for pilling a cat....

Mr. Ashley was on thyroid meds for quite a long time. We've had really good luck with this technique (learned from our vet).

Get out the pill and have it handy.
Get out a treat and have that handy too.
Sit the cat on a counter or something fairly high.
Get a good cuddle going.
Tip the cat's head back by cupping your left hand around its head and fingers firmly on each side of the jaw. Stroke the cat's throat while you do this. The aim is to have the cat relaxed and enjoying the skritching.
Pick up pill in right thumb and forefinger.
Using right middle finger pry down the lower jaw.
Quickly stick the pill as far down the throat as you can.
DON'T LET GO WITH YOUR LEFT HAND!
Let go with your right hand and go back to stroking the cat's throat. Keep it up until the cat swallows.
Administer treat, so cat is mildly less resentful.
Congratulate self.

Hope that helps.