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Originally Posted by TikiandNiki  .....word of caution on crushing or opening capsules of meds...if the medication is in capsule form for time release, you don't want to open it and give it to your baby all at once. They end up getting a "sudden" dose of medication instead of being released over a period of time. With a tablet being crushed, same thing could happen. If the tablet is coated, it may work on time release too. I made this mistake a few years ago. My Lucy wouldn't take her medicine so I crushed the tablet and put it in her food. I told my vet what I did...he said I could have killed her ! The type of medicine she was taking wasn't meant to be ingested all at once, it was a coated tablet that was to be released into her system slowly... |
I just wanted to point out that Interceptor says it must be chewed, with it being so small I don't think she would chew it before swallowing it so that's why I crush it.
I think it's important to check how the pill should be ingested as it could be dangerous either way, either a rush of too much at once, or never getting the full benefit of the product if not chewed properly.