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butterfly · 09-11-2013, 04:48 AM

YEP, hiding it in cheese works like a charm.

yavenay · 09-11-2013, 05:01 AM

Brandi takes the Metronidazole as well and what I found is that she will swallow the pill with some type of food that she doesn't have to bite down on. As soon as the capsule is broken, she will spit it out.

Peanut butter (or something like it) works great because she doesn't have to chew it, she can just swallow it. If you keep that in mind, they will take their pills everyday without spitting it out.

jeane · 09-11-2013, 05:17 AM

I use pill pockets

SWHouston · 09-11-2013, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by butterfly

YEP, hiding it in cheese works like a charm.

HA, not for My Adult Male Sneakers !

I can "pocket" a Pill in Cheese, he'll take it and seem to swallow it, BUT...
he'll slip the pill out of the Cheese, hold it in his cheek for a little bit, knowing I'm looking to see it he swallowed it, THEN...

Spit it out when he thinks I'm not looking

Doodlebug · 09-11-2013, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SWHouston

HA, not for My Adult Male Sneakers !

I can "pocket" a Pill in Cheese, he'll take it and seem to swallow it, BUT...
he'll slip the pill out of the Cheese, hold it in his cheek for a little bit, knowing I'm looking to see it he swallowed it, THEN...

Spit it out when he thinks I'm not looking

I know just what you mean. I find little pink benadryl tabs around the house. They are so clever. Lol

Teegy · 09-11-2013, 08:33 AM

I ground them down and sprinkled on the food

Trevi · 09-11-2013, 08:52 AM

Our last yorkie would smell out a pill from anything we tried - turkey, peanut butter, cheese - everything we tried. We finally resorted to grinding the pill to a powder, dissolving it in a small amount of water and injecting it into her mouth with a syring. It bit of an effort, but it worked.

Doodlebug · 09-11-2013, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Trevi

Our last yorkie would smell out a pill from anything we tried - turkey, peanut butter, cheese - everything we tried. We finally resorted to grinding the pill to a powder, dissolving it in a small amount of water and injecting it into her mouth with a syring. It bit of an effort, but it worked.

This is a great "last resort" idea. Thanks. I never would have thought of that.

BlueBelle · 09-11-2013, 09:35 AM

Mine were too clever in sorting the yummy from the pill. I just put the pill in the side of the jaw and give it a push and follow up with something yummy.

Magnus · 09-11-2013, 10:15 AM

I usually "hide" it in whatever I have available. I think the best for me was wet food. I'd stick the pill in a small amount of wet food and make a tiny "meatball" out of it. They think it's a treat and pretty much inhale. LOL

Doodlebug · 09-11-2013, 10:43 AM

Daisy just heard the pills rattle against the container when I picked it up and took off like a bat out of you-know-where. Lol The cheese is working for now. Thanks for all the great ideas. I may be trying some of them soon.

yorkiefan_ · 09-11-2013, 10:49 AM

With Minnie I always put pills inside of pieces of hot dogs. It was the only way I could get her to take any of her medicine other than Heartguard (which of course she loved since it's just a drop of medicine on a big beef treat).

Magnus · 09-11-2013, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Doodlebug

Daisy just heard the pills rattle against the container when I picked it up and took off like a bat out of you-know-where. Lol The cheese is working for now. Thanks for all the great ideas. I may be trying some of them soon.

ROFL Zoey does that when she sees me in an apron. -_- That's the only time major grooming is happening and she's not particularly fond of that. Now, I make a habit of grabbing her before getting things ready.

Maybe you can pre-ready the pills. Make little cheese-pill balls and leave it in the fridge. That way, Daisy won't think twice about taking it.

Doodlebug · 09-11-2013, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnus

ROFL Zoey does that when she sees me in an apron. -_- That's the only time major grooming is happening and she's not particularly fond of that. Now, I make a habit of grabbing her before getting things ready.

Maybe you can pre-ready the pills. Make little cheese-pill balls and leave it in the fridge. That way, Daisy won't think twice about taking it.

That is a great idea!!! Thanks!

kimp5 · 09-11-2013, 12:33 PM

watermelon. its porous and sweet. works esp good for liquid meds. its like a sponge and soaks it up...

09-11-2013, 09:35 AM	#24
BlueBelle Donating YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA, USA Posts: 1,190	Mine were too clever in sorting the yummy from the pill. I just put the pill in the side of the jaw and give it a push and follow up with something yummy. __________________ "I do not at all understand the mystery of grace-only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us"-Anne Lamott

09-11-2013, 10:43 AM	#26
Doodlebug ♥Love My Puppies!♥ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: US Posts: 5,786	Daisy just heard the pills rattle against the container when I picked it up and took off like a bat out of you-know-where. Lol The cheese is working for now. Thanks for all the great ideas. I may be trying some of them soon. __________________ RIP My Sweet Darling Angel Daisy 08/09/03 - 10/02/15, RIP My Sweet Baby Boy Teddy Bear 02/01/04 - 02/11/16 Photos HERE

09-11-2013, 10:49 AM	#27
yorkiefan_ I ♥ my Cookie Monster! Donating Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: South Texas Posts: 3,007	With Minnie I always put pills inside of pieces of hot dogs. It was the only way I could get her to take any of her medicine other than Heartguard (which of course she loved since it's just a drop of medicine on a big beef treat). __________________ Cookie ;;; RIP Minnie

09-11-2013, 04:48 AM	#16
butterfly YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bella Vista Arkansas Posts: 482	YEP, hiding it in cheese works like a charm.

09-11-2013, 05:01 AM	#17
yavenay Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,663	Brandi takes the Metronidazole as well and what I found is that she will swallow the pill with some type of food that she doesn't have to bite down on. As soon as the capsule is broken, she will spit it out. Peanut butter (or something like it) works great because she doesn't have to chew it, she can just swallow it. If you keep that in mind, they will take their pills everyday without spitting it out.

09-11-2013, 05:17 AM	#18
jeane Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: montana Posts: 2,945	I use pill pockets

09-11-2013, 08:33 AM	#21
Teegy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,631	I ground them down and sprinkled on the food

09-11-2013, 08:52 AM	#22
Trevi Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Highsttown, NJ Posts: 37	Our last yorkie would smell out a pill from anything we tried - turkey, peanut butter, cheese - everything we tried. We finally resorted to grinding the pill to a powder, dissolving it in a small amount of water and injecting it into her mouth with a syring. It bit of an effort, but it worked.

09-11-2013, 10:15 AM	#25
Magnus Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 3,192	I usually "hide" it in whatever I have available. I think the best for me was wet food. I'd stick the pill in a small amount of wet food and make a tiny "meatball" out of it. They think it's a treat and pretty much inhale. LOL

09-11-2013, 12:33 PM	#30
kimp5 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston MA Posts: 890	watermelon. its porous and sweet. works esp good for liquid meds. its like a sponge and soaks it up...