Quote Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Welcome to PT & congrats on the new addition!
I strongly agree with everything Glacier said I just wanted to add something. I personally think it's a good idea to take any new pet to the vet within the first week of getting them. For a general health exam, fecal sample to test for parasites, to make sure vaccines have been given, to make sure the dog has had a heartworm test, etc....

Last Thursday, we took Duke to the vet to get a check up and get his stiches out since he got nuetered.

Quote Originally Posted by Glacier
Cream cheese--the spreadable kind that comes in tubs. Pick up a big gob of it with your finger, enough to cover the pill. Most dogs will just lick it right off your finger and not notice the pill. When I pill Pacer, I stick the gob of cream cheese on the roof of his mouth and he swallows it and the pill. I find cream cheese way more effective than other stuff I've hidden pills in!

Well, Duke doesn't take pills in food. We tried peanut butter, mash patatoes and even cream cheese and he won't eat it. He just sniffs the food and walks away. We even tried to mash up the pill and put it in food, but he still won't take it!!!