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Whether forcing medical treatment on resistant pets is ethical

My cat has kidney disease and needs pills twice a day but fights me every time, and I wonder if forcing medical care on an unwilling animal is ethical.

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Medical intervention for animals raises consent issues when they cannot understand benefit and actively resist care.

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