Cephalexin Tip

Like that idea, my cockers won't take there meds with out a pill pocket. Which can be pricy after a while, so I buy the capsule size and cut it into three pieces, than wrap it around three tablets. So far so good..........

Great idea!!

Ike was always a good sport about pills, he'd sit quietly and let me stuff one down his throat; and would get a kiss on the nose for his reward. Jack, (Cattle Dog) on the other hand, has a mouthful of nasty-sharp teeth and freaks at being restrained. I was lucky enough to find Milk Thistle capsules, which I break open and sprinkle the contents on his morning yogurt, which he eats happily.

Shoving them down the throat works on some dogs. But some are totally resistant. With Sage, after her surgery when this first started, it took two of us to get pills in her and we weren't always successful.

We're talking about an 18 pound dog. One of us would try to hold her still and the other would push the pill down her throat. She would twist and thrash around... to the point I was afraid she was going to hurt herself - and being post op from a major surgery, we didn't need any more problems.

DH has shoved them down her throat and some how she gets them back up. Even does this when we use a pill gun.

She was fine until that surgery at 10 years of age, when she first got the cephalexin. Now it's become a game to see how to get daily meds in her. She's old and I just don't want to have to fight her on a daily basis at this stage in her life.

That's a good tip, (freezing). I should have tried feeding Sunny her meds frozen in a goody. I have a big, (180 lbs.) mastiff. She has had 3 different surgeries that required tons of post-op oral meds,(they're weight based). As much as this dog is FOOD motivated-she decided she would not take any more pills. I tried hiding them every which way that the Vet suggested. Shoving 3 pills, twice a day down her throat was exhausting for everyone. When she heard me open the pill bottle she would hide. Anyway, by the 3rd surgery, she got a Fentanyl patch for pain and all injectable antibiotics. She likes the chewable, flavored pills but forget anything else.

Good tip. Harlee was the worst at taking pills. .... BUT I used Susan's, .... Just Shove It Down Her Throat method, and works all the time. Lots of slobber, but works! ... :B

Calvin's throat is one big intake, so he's easy to shove a pill or two or three in it!

Pops

LadyRVer wrote:
Thank you ever so much for posting that great tip. I have a cocker spaniel who will not take a pill, no matter how I try to hide it. He can smell it and will not take it. One dr. told me to open his mouth and push it down his throat I don't think so. Not me. I have to get him shots or spray in lieu of pills. If not available for the problem, then we do nothing. So, I will certainly try this on him.

Mine is a cocker too. :)
She broke out with a sore patch on her skin, so she's on the cephalexin again. Seems to be the "go to" drug for cocker skin and ear problems... and it's relatively inexpensive.

Have you smelled cephalexin? Every time I open a bottle to count capsules I almost gag :B.

Good tip, it makes sense. To increase odors and induce eating food we recommend putting it in the microwave for a bit, so the opposite should work. Thanks.

I just back my dog into a corner and push a pill down his throat and rub his throat until it goes down. I'm not sure giving your pet options is a good practice with pills, or training. I love my dog but he doesn't run the show. JMHO

Thank you ever so much for posting that great tip. I have a cocker spaniel who will not take a pill, no matter how I try to hide it. He can smell it and will not take it. One dr. told me to open his mouth and push it down his throat I don't think so. Not me. I have to get him shots or spray in lieu of pills. If not available for the problem, then we do nothing. So, I will certainly try this on him.