I am at my wits end on trying to give meds
We have a 5lbs poodle mix that as of Friday needs Lasix and enalapril on a daily basis. We have had dogs for 30+ years that have had to take meds and all have either eaten with food or peanut butter. ...
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Again,, if they need the meds you gotta give 'em, my daughter has two small dogs, one is a long haired mexican Chihuahua that thinks he's a 150 pound dog,, hes a tough son of a gun!!
Very finicky eater and does not do the medication baiting game, That dude will eat off all the coverings and at the last minute just plop that pill somewhere under the furniture.
As i stated earlier with my 75 pound pointer lab mix, gotta take control at some point.
My vet showed me a technique that works,, If you hold them in your lap firmly with your fore arm holding them down you can palm their heads and apply pressure at the lower sides of their jaw, pushing slightly forward with your fingers he will open his jaw, have some one or yourself push the pill or tablet in and release forward pressure, keeping his head palmed come up below to help hold his snout closed,, talk calmly to him to assure him and hold pressure until they swallow.
You might wanna wear a glove!
I gotta tell you it does work,, it takes practice and not every time is the same,, after the first time I gave him a pill he was no longer my friend and kept a rooms distance away from me, also the little bugger clawed the heck out of me,, lesson learned he adapted and so did I.
By the fifth or six pill he gave the crying whining and then growling and trying to bite me deal,, But after the pill was inserted,, he swallowed and moved on..
By the tenth pill he was getting it and allowed me to open his mouth..
Now this may sound like its torture but it needs to be done... Why do I say that,,,Gotta friend thats a vet,, what do you think happens when you take your pet back in an tell them you haven't been able to give them there meds..
They will be compassionate and say Ok,, lets us take him in the back and see what we can do...
I guarantee he didn't go thru a series of banana's,butter,marshmallows etc.
One other thing i can pass on,, We did try the liquid form with this little determined guy!!!
More got on me and the floor then in his mouth!! And when I finally got him to gulp some down,, he jumped out of my lap and hurled it back up!!
When he comes over here or I go over to visit them,, he keeps a distance at first,, but then butters up to me after a while!!
Very finicky eater and does not do the medication baiting game, That dude will eat off all the coverings and at the last minute just plop that pill somewhere under the furniture.
As i stated earlier with my 75 pound pointer lab mix, gotta take control at some point.
My vet showed me a technique that works,, If you hold them in your lap firmly with your fore arm holding them down you can palm their heads and apply pressure at the lower sides of their jaw, pushing slightly forward with your fingers he will open his jaw, have some one or yourself push the pill or tablet in and release forward pressure, keeping his head palmed come up below to help hold his snout closed,, talk calmly to him to assure him and hold pressure until they swallow.
You might wanna wear a glove!
I gotta tell you it does work,, it takes practice and not every time is the same,, after the first time I gave him a pill he was no longer my friend and kept a rooms distance away from me, also the little bugger clawed the heck out of me,, lesson learned he adapted and so did I.
By the fifth or six pill he gave the crying whining and then growling and trying to bite me deal,, But after the pill was inserted,, he swallowed and moved on..
By the tenth pill he was getting it and allowed me to open his mouth..
Now this may sound like its torture but it needs to be done... Why do I say that,,,Gotta friend thats a vet,, what do you think happens when you take your pet back in an tell them you haven't been able to give them there meds..
They will be compassionate and say Ok,, lets us take him in the back and see what we can do...
I guarantee he didn't go thru a series of banana's,butter,marshmallows etc.
One other thing i can pass on,, We did try the liquid form with this little determined guy!!!
More got on me and the floor then in his mouth!! And when I finally got him to gulp some down,, he jumped out of my lap and hurled it back up!!
When he comes over here or I go over to visit them,, he keeps a distance at first,, but then butters up to me after a while!!
