(01-25-2013, 08:37 AM)mz_angie1987 Wrote: Something about a white coat irritates her--it's so cute seeing her go crazy like this. I think I will try burrying the pill in her food because when she eats, I don't think she pays attention to it. It'll be alot easier to get her to take the pill this way.
Yes, you should definitely practice giving them their pills. It's quite expensive to have to go to the vet just to have deworming done. Back when my Shih Tzu was still a pup, the vet prescribed us with an anti-oxidant med for his severe mange condition. It was a small pill and we had to split it in 4. Then we had to figure out how to give it to him.
At first, I tried crushing it, mixing it in water and using a syringe to administer it. Unfortunately, the pill didn't dissolve in water which meant that the residue was left on the syringe. If I had known that cheese spread worked well with him, I would've done that trick.
(01-26-2013, 02:08 AM)pafjlh Wrote: I have used some of the techniques you outlined when giving medicine to one of my dogs. However, sometimes dogs aren't stupid. They start to catch on to the fact that you are slipping something in the food that you are giving them. Toward the end of one of my dogs name Rocky's life he was in a whole lot of pain due to bad leg problems. My brother was giving him hot dogs with a little pain killer in them that the Vet had prescribed. However, Rocky stopped eating the hot dogs because he suspected they were laced with something. Even though the medicine seem to help with his pain.
Wow, Rocky must be too smart for his own good. Perhaps changing the food it was being concealed in would work- something with a stronger smell like cheese or peanut butter. I have a friend who occasionally places the pill inside a small portion of cheeseburger.
My dog, the one who jerks her head, ended up losing one of her baby teeth during that deworming session.
