Hound dog
Nana's are Beautiful
Maggie has her ear drops.
Giving them to her seems to be a monumental task that is more than a 2 person job...........when we only have 2 people. She is bigger than Molly and just as strong. And much much more spry, wiggly, and determined we're not getting anywhere near that sore ear. I've managed to get the drops in so far by sheer luck with Travis desperately trying to hold her but not squeeze her to death while she's flipping and flopping and squirming out of his arms.
Each dose it gets worse because she knows what is coming.
If I can't get the drops IN the ear, they're going to do her NO good at all. ugh
I'd hold her and have Travis do the drops (not so sure that would make any difference though) but I want to make sure they get into the ear canal without jabbing her to do so.......and making it all worse. He doesn't see well enough, period. And while he tries his best, he's not normally the one who helps me do this sort of thing, so he has no clue what he's doing. I wish to heck Nichole lived closer as I know she'd come over once a day to help me do this. ugh
I've tried bribery........it works sort of, although not once she spots the medication bottle.
I'm tempted to pour buttermilk over her food just in case I can't get these darn drops in. lol (not so sure I'm joking except it'd probably give her diarrhea) Buttermilk treats yeast infections. Old remedy. Takes longer but gets the job done.
Ideas?
Giving them to her seems to be a monumental task that is more than a 2 person job...........when we only have 2 people. She is bigger than Molly and just as strong. And much much more spry, wiggly, and determined we're not getting anywhere near that sore ear. I've managed to get the drops in so far by sheer luck with Travis desperately trying to hold her but not squeeze her to death while she's flipping and flopping and squirming out of his arms.
Each dose it gets worse because she knows what is coming.
If I can't get the drops IN the ear, they're going to do her NO good at all. ugh
I'd hold her and have Travis do the drops (not so sure that would make any difference though) but I want to make sure they get into the ear canal without jabbing her to do so.......and making it all worse. He doesn't see well enough, period. And while he tries his best, he's not normally the one who helps me do this sort of thing, so he has no clue what he's doing. I wish to heck Nichole lived closer as I know she'd come over once a day to help me do this. ugh
I've tried bribery........it works sort of, although not once she spots the medication bottle.
I'm tempted to pour buttermilk over her food just in case I can't get these darn drops in. lol (not so sure I'm joking except it'd probably give her diarrhea) Buttermilk treats yeast infections. Old remedy. Takes longer but gets the job done.
Ideas?