Pill cutters

[Medusa]

Not sure if I mentioned this earlier or not (I am blonde, y'know) but a vet assistant told me that a good way to cut small pills in half or quarters is to use a clipper for parakeet's nails. According to her, it works every time. I didn't even know there was such a thing but I have to go to Pet Smart soon so I'm going to check it out. Has anyone had experience w/this? Sometimes when I cut the Clomicalm into quarters, it practically becomes powder because the pill is so small.

[BigB_Kittys]

You can buy a Pill Splitter at the pharmacy. It looks like a small plastic container with a cutter and a plastic guide. It'll keep the pill from flying or falling to the floor when cutting, which could happen with the clippers.

Brian

[Freedom]

I've used the pill splitter for years as well.

[Craftlady]

Pill splitter from Walmart works great for me.

[lvpets2002]

;) My Vet will split my pills for me.. Or like the others said you can buy those pill splitters at Walmart.. I have good luck with just using a small knife if I have to..

[Medusa]

I've always used a small paring knife but the Clomicalm tablets are so small, then to quarter them sometimes is problematic. I bought a pill splitter and it broke on the first use, so I gave up on that. :rolleyes:

[jennielynn1970]

I have a pill splitter that I bought from CVS or Walgreens... there were a couple to choose from, and I used it for Mac's thyroid pills for the 1 1/2 yrs he was here and never had an issue. Maybe you just need to look for a better quality splitter???

[orangemm]

I have found that if you use gentle pressure on the splitter it works much better. First time I used it I whacked it too hard and crushed the pill, so I learned that firm and gentle does it!

[catmandu]

I GET THE GELS IF I CAN AS I AM TOO OLD TO PILL A CAT!!!
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