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How do you folks "persuade" your pups to take pills. Queenie will take the chewable kind with out a thought. Wrap the tramadol in a bit of lunch meat, a bit of a hot dog or a chunk of one of those cheese sticks and down it goes. Started her on these denamarin for the high liver count. Supposed to be chewable but they don't look like they are to me. She turns her nose up at the pill alone, so I don't know if they are or not. The usual tricks, lunch meat, cheese, hot dog or peanut butter all do not work, she will just take off running. Have to trap her in a corner and force it down her throat. Not real enjoyable for any of the parties involved....
 
I ask my dog if she wants a cookie, of course she always does. Then I throw the pill up in the air and she catches and swallows it before she even knows it wasn't a cookie.

Good luck with yours!
 
I have a Schnauzer that is pretty picky and sometimes won't take anything with or without a pill so I have frequently used my thumb to deliver his 3 times daily anti-seizure pills. This dog even turns his nose up at steak bones sometimes.
 
68gtxman said:
I ask my dog if she wants a cookie, of course she always does. Then I throw the pill up in the air and she catches and swallows it before she even knows it wasn't a cookie.

Good luck with yours!
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YOU LIAR!


How could you lie to your dog like that??? LOL!!!
 
Hey Doug, Velveeta "cheese food" works great with our Rhodesian Ridgeback. I roll the pill (break it in half if it's a large pill and give him two "treats") in the Velveeta and it goes right down - without any chewing and probably without even tasting.
 
inkjunkie said:
"Tablets are sensitive to moisture and extreme heat and should not be split or crumbled.".....according to the box...
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Well if the dog chews it, does it not get moist and crumble?

That could be telling you not to crush them in advance and store them that way. I dunno.
 
Look here: http://www.nutramaxlabs.com/dog/dog-liver-health/denamarin-for-dogs

Storage

Store in a cool dry place not to exceed 86° F. Keep tablets in original blister pack until used. Tablets are sensitive to moisture and extreme heat.





So I'm guessing it might be worth a shot to crush one immediately before administering, mix it with a little gravy or some other enticing thicker liquid that the dog will just lap up..
 
Cats are the same, but there is a size limitation on trying to wrap it or fit it inside something.

Our flea meds are powder in a capsule.

Some will eat sliced ham or turkey with the powder sprinkled on it.

Some will drink chicken broth with the powder stirred in (but this is not 100% of the meds- fortunately they seem to work at anything approaching 75%)

Some will do one of the above on a given week, but not the next, and may do the other.

Sometimes one or more will do one the next day..or the next.

One will do neither, and must be restrained and have it stirred into broth and syringed into his throat.
Fortunately he seems OK with that, enjoys cleaning the broth from his fur, and doesn't hold a grudge.

Cats...go figure...
 
Tucker loves marshmellows, I hide the pills in the middle of them and he'll gulp them down and beg for more.
 
Chunks of hot dog, a chunk of peanut butter, they sell things called pill pockets that work great, too (like a moist/soft doggie treat shaped like the rubber cup that goes on the end of a cane or some such - you tuck the pill in and pinch it closed and feed it).

Our Pekingese (RIP Princess) was so greedy, you just had to hold the pill up, wait for her to open her maw and drop it in...if she missed, half the time she'd pick it up off the floor and eat it before you could retrieve it again for another try. (Didn't work for the capsules - they would get sticky when they got wet)

Worst case, you pull their lips back until they open their mouth, drop the pill in, close their mouth, hold it closed and stroke their throat front to back until they swallow...they get smart and will fake swallow, then spit it out (I think they call that 'cheeking' in the asylums ;-))
 
Tried cheese, hot dogs, baloney & peanut butter. Queenie put up a fight. Stuffed it in a hot dog this morning, she would not even open her mouth. Ernie waved the hot dog in front of her nose, and she willingly took it....guess she needed to smell it.
 
We have a dog that needs an antacid pill every morning. We bury it in a very small dollop of smooth peanut butter. Works every day!
 
How to give a cat a pill:


  1. Sit on sofa. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your elbow as though you were going to give a bottle to a baby. Talk softly to it.
  2. With right hand, position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. (be patient) As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow. Drop pill into mouth. Let go of cat, noticing the direction it runs.
  3. Pick the pill up off the floor and go get the cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process. Sit on floor in kitchen, wrap arm around cat as before, drop pill in mouth. Let go of cat, noticing the direction it runs.
  4. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away. Scoot across floor to pick up pill, and go find the cat. Bring it back into the kitchen. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten. Drop pill into mouth.
  5. Pry claws from back legs out of your arm. Go get the cat, pick up half-dissolved pill from floor and drop it into garbage can.
  6. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of closet. Call spouse from backyard. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
  7. Retrieve cat from curtain rod, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered Doulton figures from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
  8. Get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
  9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
  10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with rubber band.
  11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
  12. Call fire department to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take another pill from foil wrap.
  13. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed, force cat's mouth open with small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour one cup of water down throat to wash pill down.
  14. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call at furniture shop on way home to order new table.
  15. Get last pill from bottle. Go into bathroom and get a fluffy towel. Stay in the bathroom with the cat, and close the door.
  16. Sit on bathroom floor, wrap towel around kitty, leaving only his head exposed. Cradle kitty in the crook of your arm, and pick up pill off of counter.
  17. Retrieve cat from top of shower door (you didn't know that cats can jump 5 feet straight up in the air, did you?), and wrap towel around it a little tighter, making sure its paws can't come out this time. With fingers at either side of its jaw, pry it open and pop pill into mouth. Quickly close mouth (his, not yours).
  18. Sit on floor with cat in your lap, stroking it under the chin and talking gently to it for at least a half hour, while the pill dissolves.
  19. Unwrap towel, open bathroom door. Wash off scratches in warm soapy water, comb your hair, and go find something to occupy your time for 7-1/2 hours.
  20. Arrange for SPCA to get cat and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

How to give a dog a pill:


1. Wrap it in Bacon

:D
 
Always had good luck with peanut butter. If you have to resort to drastic measures, you can pinch the dog's cheeks to open his mouth. Put the pill as far back in his mouth as you can get it and hold his mouth shut. Gradually release your grip. Watch for the dog to lick his nose. When the nose is licked, the pill will be gone!
 
Drache said:
How to give a cat a pill:


  1. Sit on sofa. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your elbow as though you were going to give a bottle to a baby. Talk softly to it.
  2. With right hand, position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. (be patient) As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow. Drop pill into mouth. Let go of cat, noticing the direction it runs.
  3. Pick the pill up off the floor and go get the cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process. Sit on floor in kitchen, wrap arm around cat as before, drop pill in mouth. Let go of cat, noticing the direction it runs.
  4. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away. Scoot across floor to pick up pill, and go find the cat. Bring it back into the kitchen. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten. Drop pill into mouth.
  5. Pry claws from back legs out of your arm. Go get the cat, pick up half-dissolved pill from floor and drop it into garbage can.
  6. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of closet. Call spouse from backyard. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
  7. Retrieve cat from curtain rod, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered Doulton figures from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
  8. Get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
  9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
  10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with rubber band.
  11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
  12. Call fire department to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take another pill from foil wrap.
  13. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed, force cat's mouth open with small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour one cup of water down throat to wash pill down.
  14. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call at furniture shop on way home to order new table.
  15. Get last pill from bottle. Go into bathroom and get a fluffy towel. Stay in the bathroom with the cat, and close the door.
  16. Sit on bathroom floor, wrap towel around kitty, leaving only his head exposed. Cradle kitty in the crook of your arm, and pick up pill off of counter.
  17. Retrieve cat from top of shower door (you didn't know that cats can jump 5 feet straight up in the air, did you?), and wrap towel around it a little tighter, making sure its paws can't come out this time. With fingers at either side of its jaw, pry it open and pop pill into mouth. Quickly close mouth (his, not yours).
  18. Sit on floor with cat in your lap, stroking it under the chin and talking gently to it for at least a half hour, while the pill dissolves.
  19. Unwrap towel, open bathroom door. Wash off scratches in warm soapy water, comb your hair, and go find something to occupy your time for 7-1/2 hours.
  20. Arrange for SPCA to get cat and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

How to give a dog a pill:


1. Wrap it in Bacon

:D
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Awful lot of pills just to get the cat to just take one lol....

chryslerfat said:
In a piece of hot dog always worked for mine.
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Normally works for her. After a few times it she seems like she catches on to what you are doing and then will not take the hot dog....

oldwirebender said:
Always had good luck with peanut butter. If you have to resort to drastic measures, you can pinch the dog's cheeks to open his mouth. Put the pill as far back in his mouth as you can get it and hold his mouth shut. Gradually release your grip. Watch for the dog to lick his nose. When the nose is licked, the pill will be gone!
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Tried peanut butter a day or so ago. She managed to spit the pill out. Today I tried to pinch her her cheeks, the harder I squeezed the more she resisted.
Found these in town today

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Greenies-Pill-Pockets-Chicken-Capsules/dp/B001BSBFUO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408065317&sr=8-1&keywords=pill+pockets"]Amazon.com: Greenies Pill Pockets, Chicken, 7.9 oz, for Capsules: Pet Supplies[/ame]

going to give them a try tomorrow.....Our vet gave us some de-wormer for one of the pups. It was in a syringe. She informed us that the goal was to get about 75% down her throat and the rest all over her & us......which is about what we managed to do.
 
Greenies pill pockets. Problem solved.
 
lilcuda said:
Greenies pill pockets. Problem solved.
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That is what we bought yesterday. Wrapped a pill up in it this morning, barely fit. Let her sniff it and down it went. While she was chewing it she realized the pill was in it. With Queenie we can not force her. Yesterday Ernie got her to take it in a hot dog by letting her smell it first.

Thanks for the suggestion...
 
inkjunkie said:
That is what we bought yesterday. Wrapped a pill up in it this morning, barely fit. Let her sniff it and down it went. While she was chewing it she realized the pill was in it. With Queenie we can not force her. Yesterday Ernie got her to take it in a hot dog by letting her smell it first.

Thanks for the suggestion...
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No problem. They do make different sizes of them. You can also take two pill pockets and put one on each end of a big pill and mash them together to make one big pill pocket. Our dogs don't even chew them, they gulp them down.
 
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