Originally posted by Kfamr
I'd to that but the pill are gel cap type things.
Simba is very good aobut chewing his food.
I'm afraid he'd bite into it,
taste the horrid liquid and spit it all out.
He is very picky.
Hey KayAnn ~

This was written for the Kat Folks...
But the Basic Principles Apply to Dawgs, too!

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Here's a good article on How to PILL da Kat ~
with minimal loss of blood...

How to PILL the Kat article

And we'll repeat *our* method ~
Get youselves a Pill Shooter!

They are *cheap* - less than $4.00 US;
should be availabe in any Pet Store - US and elsewhere:
cause little *stress* to either Kitty OR the Human;
almost Guarantee a successful *pilling* on the first *shot*

Here's a poor picture of ours - all soft plastic and made by
"Four Paws".

Pix - "Four Paws Pill Dispenser"

Dad *loves* it; Boots tolerates it;
and there hasn't been a lost or spit-out pill in years!

Y'all really Otta Get One!!
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You'll need to be a bit more "positive" with opening Simba's mouth
than you would be with a much smaller Kat;
but by using a couple fingers on the "Shooting Hand" to help Pry Open his mouth, you CAN get the Pill Shooter into the back of his mouth and Over his tongue...
Once you're in Position - just Fire Away!
NO WAY he can spit it out IF you had the Shooter over the back of his tongue and part way down his throat.

And you have an extra advantage = Other Humans in the house to help hold him!

Another way =
TRAIN HIM to accept TREATS when you ask him to "Open Up!"
Practice with tiny, GOOD tasting treats.
He OPENS WIDE and you toss one in.
Repeat, MANY times; and get him really used to taking treats this way. But each time, tosss the treat A LITTLE FARTHER BACK on his tongue. When he'll take them on the very BACK part of his tongue (where he really can't even taste it)...
it's time to Try With a *PILL* - just Don't let him SEE you pick up the *pill* rather than a treet. Your Hand Motions have to be exactly the same - whether it's a Treet or a *pill*.