Pill cutters

**Medusa** · 11-16-2007, 07:27 AM

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** · 11-16-2007, 08:17 AM

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** · 11-16-2007, 08:37 AM

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

**Craftlady** · 11-16-2007, 12:27 PM

Pill splitter from Walmart works great for me.

**lvpets2002** · 11-16-2007, 12:35 PM

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** · 11-16-2007, 12:56 PM

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.

**jennielynn1970** · 11-16-2007, 02:27 PM

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** · 11-16-2007, 02:32 PM

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!