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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I've fostered around 90 animals and most of them have required some sort of meds. Most will take them with cheese-whiz or pill pockets, but a few of them have been pretty stubborn and I've had to force them down their throat.
I use chicken hearts. They're a lot cheaper than pill pockets and don't have all the chemicals and preservatives. I boil a batch for about a half hour and store them in the fridge. I keep about a week's worth in the fridge and freeze the rest. When the time comes to use one I use a butter knife to cut a small slot in it and put the pill in. My dog will swallow it without chewing. I pour the brother over their food when the hearts are gone.
I've use the pill poppers, too. They can be a pain in the neck. They're like a syringe. Most of the pills I've tried to use with them don't fit quite right and will fall out. The dog hates it and they can spit the pill back out if you don't get it far enough down their throat. They do work, though.
Talk to your vet about grinding up the pills. Some of them are designed to be time released and grinding them causes them to be absorbed quicker.
As someone mentioned, you should ask your vet or a vet tech for the procedures on doing this safely. The trick is to push the pill past the back of the tongue and then hold the muzzle up until you see them swallow the pill.
I use chicken hearts. They're a lot cheaper than pill pockets and don't have all the chemicals and preservatives. I boil a batch for about a half hour and store them in the fridge. I keep about a week's worth in the fridge and freeze the rest. When the time comes to use one I use a butter knife to cut a small slot in it and put the pill in. My dog will swallow it without chewing. I pour the brother over their food when the hearts are gone.
I've use the pill poppers, too. They can be a pain in the neck. They're like a syringe. Most of the pills I've tried to use with them don't fit quite right and will fall out. The dog hates it and they can spit the pill back out if you don't get it far enough down their throat. They do work, though.
Talk to your vet about grinding up the pills. Some of them are designed to be time released and grinding them causes them to be absorbed quicker.
As someone mentioned, you should ask your vet or a vet tech for the procedures on doing this safely. The trick is to push the pill past the back of the tongue and then hold the muzzle up until you see them swallow the pill.
