Re: Giving your dogs medication [quote author=Karen link=topic=7401.msg102923#msg102923 date=1408444208] Never, ever have I had a problem feeding Poppy a tablet. She even thinks Drontal are nice… [/quote] Sam is the same Karen , doesnt seem to notice what he is eating
Re: Giving your dogs medication Luckily not had this problem with Mira. When she was wee I would slather the Drontal in peanut butter and they disappeared without touching the sides. She had a course of antibiotics when she was about 6 months and I couldn't be bothered faffing several times a day so I tried giving her them au naturel. Same effect! Now Drontal is just used as a regular training treat ;D
Re: Giving your dogs medication yes milly eats any tablets no bother but just thought this tip would help someone good luck all
Re: Giving your dogs medication I used to wrap the pills in something tasty, toss a treat without the pill then one with the pill, it was often spat out! I can easily pop pills down their throats but would rather do it a more pleasant way for the dog, someone suggested dipping the pill in butter and much to my surprise it goes down everytime. Lochan, years ago I worked for a vet and we had "giving the cat a pill" down to a fine art, it was almost like a party trick. One of us would wrap cat in towel, with the cats rear side pressed against us, the other would open the cat's mouth and pop pill in ;D
Re: Giving your dogs medication Megs has a concoction of pills to take each morning. I use pate as well. She thinks it's a treat
Re: Giving your dogs medication Pongo's not fussy. William, the 'step-dog' we had years ago (also yellow lab) absolutely hated his cod liver oil tablets. But Paul would wind him up into a frenzy of excitement by pretending they were delicious treats that only Paul was allowed to have.... no, you can't have one..... no, no, oh yum yum yum.... no, they're mine, all mine...... until the dog was beside himself with desperation to eat it. Slipped down easy then. William's real owner could never understand how we managed to get the tablets down him when she failed with all the 'wrap it in bacon' tricks. ;D
Re: Giving your dogs medication I used a product called SafeGuard available online for deworming. The active ingredient is fenbendazole and it treats rounds, hooks, whips, and tapes. It's a powder that gets mixed with the food once a day for three consecutive days. My vet said it's a good product and okay to trust. It's the dewormer that finally got Daisy's stool to go from soft-serve texture to real dog poop texture! I mix it in with a bit of canned (I give mostly dry kibble) and my dogs think it's a treat, so they gobble it all down. When I've had to give pills in the past, I just tip the dog's head way up (hand over the top of the muzzle), drop the pill on the back of the tongue, close their mouth and blow a puff of air in their nose. The air puff seems to make them swallow before they realize there's a pill in their mouth. Works every time. I once had to pill an elderly cat who became possessed by demons when it was pill time. I finally resorted to pinning him with a large cushion in the corner of a soft chair. Still wasn't always successful, but I never got bit, at least!
From being small pups, we get our dogs used to having their mouths opened, ears inspected, feet touched, nails trimmed etc etc. Ears are the easiest even with normally wriggly dogs. When they come to see you when you are sat, rub his head/ears as normal, flip open ear, insert drops, close ear, rub gently.
You might want to check out Deb Jones' YouTube channel with loads of free co-operative care videos, including ear drops: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLdrsXsstUUTcTdWS21pZVA
