We're going to the white coats tonight

[cyber-sibes]

Now Sierra, STOP THAT! Take your pills for mom, you silly!

Star is also a master of unwrapping, dislodging, refusing pills too. Honestly, the best way I found with her is the direct approach - no bribbing. I pry her mouth open (slip fingers in from the side in front of the molars), toss them as far back as I can get my hand in, hold her muzzle shut and blow on her face (I've heard this triggers them to swallow).
Do you have any dog booties? I bought a set to put on Star when she injured her foot - I only put it on when she goes outside, it's easier than tape & baggies. www.dogbooties.com sells them very inexpensively.


Gooooooooood luck!

[pitc9]

Thanks for the idea Pat! That would be easier than wrapping a plastic bag on her foot everytime! And since it's going to be in the upper 50's here today they'll want to spend as much time outside as possible!
Come on already Old Man Winter... it's 13 days before Christmas and the temp is going to be pushing 60 today?!?!?

WE WANT SNOW!!!!

I mananged to sneak her pills this morning in by wrapping them in turkey and tossing them to her to Snap up!
I made sure to take the pills out of the bottle about an hour before so she didn't hear the bottle rattle! That's what gives me away everytime!

I changed her wrap last night and the swelling has gone down quite a bit already! Yippee!!

[joycenalex]

gotta be reallly sneaky with a smart dog!

[pitc9]

Well.... tossing the pills wrapped in lunch meat only worked twice.
She became suspicious this morning and when I thought I had my back turned to her and was wrapping the pill up, she snuck around to my other side and caught me RED handed!!!!!
I thought I'd give it a shot any way and threw it in the air (this way she snaps it up real quick because she wants to make sure Bud doesn't get it )
"Splat" .... she let it fall on the floor, turned her nose up and walked away.
So... I mananged to pry her jaws open and get the pills down the old fashioned way. Oh... just think... only 9 more days of pills!!

Almost all of the swelling is gone now and she doens't lick it anymore!
Yippee!!
My house and back yard are sprinkled with shreads of gause, tape and wraps. I think she's starting to like Apple Bitter! So I bought bitter lime yesterday!

[Cinder & Smoke]

I think she's starting to like Apple Bitter!

So I bought bitter lime yesterday!

Apple Bitter is an "Acquired Taste"!
It "grows" on ya.

Bitter LIME?? ... Sounds interesting.

[borzoimom]

Well maybe keep one pill out on the window sill in the kitchen. I liked that idea. And tossing it at her is a GREAT IDEA!!!!