Getting pills down dogs.

[Fran]

Thank you to whoever it was who told me that horses who need aspirin have it given with molasses.
I have had a heck of a time getting important pills down HoneySue's throat. I didn't have molasses but I had honey. I have mixed the bitter pain pills with a little honey and put it in a pill syringe and squirt it in the back of her throat. It has been a real godsend.

Thank you,thank you, thank you. Honeysue thanks you too, since she seems to enjoy the taste of honey.

 

[Hound dog]

I'd have never thought to try honey. What a good idea!

But so far I've been lucky. My dogs will do anything for cheese.

Still, the honey is good to know.

 

[TerryJ2]

Way To Go.
My dogs are so wary of pills now, they won't take them with-Italian dressing or ketchup. I have to keep coming up with-new things.

Horses love sweet things. Way To Go!

 

[donna723]

Fran, have you tried sticking the pill down inside of a marshmallow and giving it to her? Most dogs love them and all they are is corn starch and a little sugar! Won't hurt them a bit!

 

[Star*]

We break a pill up and put it on a knife with chunky Jif peanut butter - Casper usually cant' tell the difference between pill and peanut butter and if he can? Its' too much work to sort it all out.

Never thought of honey!

 

[busywend]

Of course HoneySue loves honey!!!!

Glad you are having an easier time of administering medications.

 

[Lothlorien]

Our dogs would do anything for cheese too. We would put the pill inside a ball of velveeta.

 

[mstang67chic]

Cheese, peanut butter, hot dogs, lunch meat....anything you can disguise the pills in, mine would eat. Some pills he would take on his own if I acted like he had a treat. Took the vet by surprise one time with a heartworm pill. Had his test done, got the pills and popped one out to give him there. The vet didn't think he'd take it without extra "flavoring" but I held it up like it was a treat, tossed it in the air and he snatched it right down.

 

[Fran]

Believe me we did peanut butter,cheese, cheez whiz, hot dog and anything else I could think of. I was picking up a pain pill here, there and everywhere or so it seemed. Truthfully, I'm not a wimp. I forced them to the back of her throat if she fought it but she would figure a way to "cheek" them. All I know is that they would reappear, one at a time. The food chewed off but the pill intact.

I hadn't tried a marshmallow but I'll give it a try.

I never thought about Honey for Honeysue. How cute is that?
Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[flutterbee]

That's a good idea.

Jewel is funny about pills. I coat them with butter to make them slippery, put them way in the back of her mouth and hold her snout shut while I gently rub her throat and gently blow in her face. Makes them swallow. She's also figured out that she always gets a treat after so it's made it easier.

 

[Abbey]

When I had a dog, I used to use peanut butter or wrap it in a slice of cheese. Sounds like those didn't work. Never thought of honey!! Fortunately, we had a dog that we eat a chair leg so it really didn't matter much.

Abbey

 

[Fran]

She took pills with a bit of a struggle before but I gather that this Tramadol is incredibly bitter. She literally shudders when they are in her mouth. We have just had a heck of a time with it. It must be just horrible.

 

[Lothlorien]

You wonder why the can't give you a liquid form of the stuff.

 

[nvts]

Crunchy peanut butter! They can't tell the difference between a pill and the "crunchy"!

Beth

 

[DammitJanet]

Tramadol is nasty!

 

[flutterbee]

I don't remember it tasting nasty...I just remember it didn't do anything. I hope it's more effective in dogs.

 

[Wiped Out]

I'm glad the honey is working. We have a horrible time getting our dog to take pills but cheese usually does it for her.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Wow - lots of great ideas here! Scooter will eat whatever you try to disguise it in off the pill and spit it back out. Thanks!!

 

[DammitJanet]

Tramadol tastes nasty if the pill sits in your mouth for any length of time. so do many other medications. Im sure a dog tends to attempt to chew a pill first which brings out the bitter taste. I have so many pills which just make me go...ewwww...every time I have to take them. I keep a supply of candy next to the bed to chew on right after I take them.

 

[SRL]

My parents used to hide the dog pills in liverwurst. They gobbled them right down. Not me, I always wanted to gag up the liverwurst even without pills hidden inside.