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09-30-2014, 04:47 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2014 Location: springfield, mass, united states
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| help with medication My 6 month old puppy sophie is going to be on 2 medications for some time and it's liquid and she fights me to the end to get her to take it. I use the syringes they gave me and trust me it's not easy getting her to take it. Does anyone have any suggestions on an easy way to get her to take her meds? Thanks. |
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10-01-2014, 05:49 AM | #2 |
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| Can you mix it with peanutbutter on a plate? Around our home, a spoon full of peanutbutter makes the medicine go down! I put it on tablets they have to take, mix it with liquids even wipe a tiny on a new chew toy to get them over the "ewww it smells new" thing my girls like to try to pull on me. It works for us! Good luck!
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10-01-2014, 05:50 AM | #3 |
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| Btw- not an actual spoonful! Just enough P. B. To make it edible to them....
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10-01-2014, 09:01 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2014 Location: springfield, mass, united states
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| Thank you for your suggestion. I mixed it wit a Lil strawberry yogurt and she got most of it down. Pills r another story she is to smart and will lick the peanut butter and leave the pill behind. Lol she's to funny. |
10-01-2014, 12:46 PM | #5 |
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| For liquid meds I use milk and pills I use cheese. They never notice |
10-01-2014, 12:59 PM | #6 |
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| Bubba is weird, he will lick it off a spoon! With Sissy I usually just use the syringe but put in in side pocket between their cheek and their teeth. For pills, sometimes pill pockets sometimes cheese (Sissy especially likes Sargento thin sliced Provolone)
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10-01-2014, 01:09 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| Pills should always be given back of throat, hold mouth closed and stroke throat. If you start as a puppy (Worm pills example), should be easy, won't print here a visual is better, Vet should have showed/demonstrated how to give pills when prescribing. Those pill treats you get to hide pills in give you no guarantee the meds went where they were supposed to and worse yet pup might bite/chew a pill that should be in stomach before dissolving. |
10-01-2014, 01:20 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| If you handle your pup daily it should allow you do just about anything, example teething, I check mouth daily for loose teeth and problems. Ginger and all my dogs let me give them pills or check mouth with no fuss. Your dog should trust you always. Liquid, put something on the syringe to get the licking going, I don't know how to describe this other the past the bump of to tongue, but past the bump but not down the throat, and slowly so you don't drown the dog. |
10-01-2014, 01:22 PM | #9 |
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10-01-2014, 05:35 PM | #10 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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10-01-2014, 05:59 PM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| Not for all pills and usually its a suggestion if you have problems giving pills. Not to start a argument, its easy to give a pill if you know how and "Most" Vets can and will show you how. My Vet even said that to me the first time if I had problems. After telling him I prefer my way, he said great, that he just got in the habit of saying that since so many people nowadays complain about the pup not taking them. And there are some meds that are better given so they get down the throat intact, some because they taste awful and will get the pup to fighting you next time even more. |
10-01-2014, 06:12 PM | #12 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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10-01-2014, 11:32 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| If they think your choking them you are obviously not doing it right, have your Vet show you unless he or she does not know how. |
10-01-2014, 11:42 PM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| It is really simple and quick once you know how unless you have arthritis or some other dexterity problem. Your pup should allow this type of handling just to check for tooth or other mouth problems or if it picks something up that you didn't see. I'm not trying to convert you if you do not like this method, but would prefer new people at least know and try this method first as I feel it is better in the long run. |
10-02-2014, 10:09 AM | #15 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I know how to do it and yes when you hold my dogs head back/ straight up like that she can get panicky. It's also not a way to make it a pleasant experience so you risk making it hard to get them to come to you for medicine time. Especially with puppies it needs to be a pleasant experience or your setting your self up for trouble. I have to give Callie medicine twice a day and fighting with her or making her stressed about it is going to do nothing but make it unpleasant for everyone. I'm sure you will turn that around to my dog not being trained but she lets me do anything and everything to her, the vet techs even fight over oh gets her when we go to the vet because she is so well behaved.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
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