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JAXFL
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Dec 08, 2015

How to liquefy pills...?

How to liquefy pills...?

Sparky now has to take a pill everyday for the rest of his life and he is not into that at all. He will not even eat a pill pooper without the pill, he only likes real food and his dog food but this pill is for his liver and has to be taken without food.

I am thinking that maybe I can liquefy the pills and then just squirt it into his mouth/throat. I hate forcing it into his mouth and pushing it down his throat everyday and he is not happy about it either.

Any suggestions on liquefying them? He is also only a 9# Chi and has a bad attitude about pills.
  • First, I'd check with the vet or pharmacy to see if they can provide a liquid form, quite often they can. If not, then check to see if there are any problems with you dissolving the pill in a liquid to give to him. I had one med for one of my cats that could not be dissolved or it would lose its potency. If the vet says you can dissolve it, crush it as best you can, then add it to a liquid, either water or something else he might like (I used chicken broth for my cat on the pills I could do this with). You still have to struggle a bit to hold them and be able to squirt the liquid in their mouth, but they can't spit it out like a pill.