Jase Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 This is also a good training game for focus, it is worth investing some time in training so it is super easy if pills are required Tips. 1. Use high value soft meaty treats 2. Throw a couple before hand if you need to 3. Break up tabs if too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Have always dreaded giving pills to my dogs. I use a dab of peanut butter. Can't give it a toss, however. This is approach seems a bit more reliable than using the dab of peanut butter. Thanks for posting Jase. Right now, this is very timely for me, given the meds Elisa is taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Have always dreaded giving pills to my dogs. I use a dab of peanut butter. Can't give it a toss, however. This is approach seems a bit more reliable than using the dab of peanut butter. Thanks for posting Jase. Right now, this is very timely for me, given the meds Elisa is taking. I hope it works for you Dave, I found that this was the best for us as the pill and treat normally goes down without touching the sides. Mozzarella is also a good one as you can squish it around a pill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Ooh hadn't thought of playing catch before. We have a tub of cocktail sausages in the fridge that I squeeze her meds into. She does sometimes find the pill and spit it out but another sausage usually takes care of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Ooh hadn't thought of playing catch before. We have a tub of cocktail sausages in the fridge that I squeeze her meds into. She does sometimes find the pill and spit it out but another sausage usually takes care of it. I've tried a small pill in a whole bowl of raw meat and stock, the bowl is licked clean and there will be a perfect little pill sitting there at the end This way works every time and I don't need to overfeed him to get a pill down. Either way, ya just have to do what works for you and your dog/s. This post is just an idea that may work for some I hope it works for you Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Skyla loves food so much she'll eat anything so I don't have to worry about her lol blaze is too clever (so was bings) so I have to open his mouth put it at the back of his mouth and rub his throat to make him swallow lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Pushing it into a piece of sausage, ball of mince or cheese is pretty reliable for me .. though he has figured it out a few times. Always goes for round 2 though Edited August 15, 2015 by Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 I crush mine between 2 spoons mix it with some tuna and away it goes...works 9 times out of 10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 luckily Yukon eats anything and everything! He has to take 4 pills three times a day and all I have to do is use the soft Bill-Jac liver treats and he eats up right up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 2 of mine eat them no fuss at all, but one of them is so fussy we usually have to use this type of method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 We crush ours up into powder and the add it to the food. Disappears every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Must say that I used to crush the pills too.......but one of the pills Bear used to be on had a timed delay release coating. Basically it was designed to withstand the stomach and not to be absorbed until it later hit her intestines, I didn't realise this and got a telling off from the vet when she found out I'd been crushing them up with a rolling pin and rendering them ineffective, lol. Hence the sausage hiding trick I now use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Same thing with yukons pills. Because it's a seizure medication if we crush them he might not get the exact dosage he is supposed to. And that can make a huge difference Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markulous Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Depending on whether pills are coated or crushable, depends on whether we open mouth, pop pill at back of throat, hold mouth closed and rub throat - or wrap with ham/sausage and just give (as they may chew, so only the crushables) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) The ONLY way I can get Chula to take pills now is to use actual meat, preferably raw since it seems to have more smell to it for her. She has learned how to eat the outside of a pill pocket and spit the pill out. She can suck the peanut butter off a pill and spit it out. She can smell pills through everything else and will just refuse to eat it. If I try to pill her by holding her mouth closed, she'll regurgitate the pill right after I think she's swallowed. She is truly the most suspicious dog I have ever encountered. She will smell a treat, take it gently in her mouth, taste it, spit it out, taste it, spit it out, taste it again before she decides it's good enough for eating. It's infuriating! Edited August 18, 2015 by Chula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yeah if Yukon did that I would go crazy! He has to takes like 10 pills a day ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Suka is a master at figuring out if pills are hidden in treats or not. Right now we've resorted to sticking the pills inside cooked (or uncooked) hotdogs. Just shove them in there. It works pretty well, but I think he's starting to figure out this method too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awolf401 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Cheza does anything for peanut butter. Just watch your fingers she isn't always gentle when it comes to peanut butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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