Giving pills?

[K9karen]

Thanks for the great ideas! Cody was easy but, whew! Mz Logan can be a mess. When I first got her and she was given antibiotics, she was so submissive, she let me open her mouth, shove the pill in, close it and rub her throat.

However, it sure didn't take long for her to catch on! Nothing worked, even peanut butter. So I pulverize her monthly worm pill and add it to her dinner. I never thought of cream cheese, though..thanks for the great idea!! Ya learn something new every day on PT!

[slleipnir]

Zeke needs to chew everything though. I guess there isn't really any other way. If I put it in PB then he will sorta swish the PB around and discover the pill. He chews the hotdog and whenever he bites into the pill he just spits everything out. These aren't as hard to give him as his last meds. The pills were huge and hard for him to swallow

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I saw some others recommended cream cheese, that's what I use and it works great. Bisty sometimes manages to get the pill out of it, but she usually gets it down on the first try. I have a pill crusher I use when she's not taking her pills well. I still put the crushed pill in cream cheese.

[pitc9]

I do the same thing that Ashley does.
Throw a few yummy (non pill infested) treats in the air then quickly throw the pill one then REALLY quickly throw another non pill treat. That's the only way to get Sierra to take pills.
With my parents dog, I used to take food and slice a little slit in it, push the pill in, then close the slit with peanut butter. (pancakes worked the Best!)

If Sierra hears a pill bottle, she won't eat ANY treat I give her! (smarty pants)

With Buddy, I just open the hatch and throw it down. He gets tranqs quite often and they are so small it's easy.
My husband thinks I'm nuts because he's watched me do it before and I pretend I'm the crock hunter when I'm opening his jaws! "By Crockie he's a beaut... look at those chompers"

[anna_66]

Zeke needs to chew everything though. I guess there isn't really any other way. If I put it in PB then he will sorta swish the PB around and discover the pill. He chews the hotdog and whenever he bites into the pill he just spits everything out.

Audrey, I've always dosed with PB. I just put a small glob on my finger, stick the pill in it and when they open their mouths to grab it I swipe my finger on the roof of their mouths and it's almost impossible for them to swish it around to find the pill. They are too busy trying to get the PB off the roof of their mouths
Hope you've found something that works for you.