What date do you give your pup(s) HW meds? Today's the 1st, so it's Heartworm medicine day in my home and I actually remembered and gave ZoE her medicine on time today...woohoo!!! :woohoo: It got me wondering, do most people give it on the first of the month? I've always done it & I've gotta say it doesn't work great for me. You'd think the first of the month, my house payment is due, so I'd remember, but I mail my payment out well in advance of the 1st, so by the time it comes around I've forgotten about it. I set an alarm on my phone to remind me, but it always goes off while I'm doing something, so I don't stop & give the meds right at that exact time. I mean to remember to do it later in the evening, but usually forget. :( How do you all remind yourself when to give HW (or other) meds? |
I do HW on the day of the month and Frontline treatment on the 1st. |
I write mine on the calendar.... |
We give our HW preventatives on the first day of the month. My father writes it on his calendar and tells me. :D If he wasn't around, I would have to make a huge wall calendar that I can't miss -- something in the kitchen. |
I use my phone. I set it as an "event" from 8 pm to 9 pm since that's when everything is pretty much done for the day. If I can't give the meds at that time, I swipe the snooze which will make the alarm go off every 5 min (maybe it's 10 min..) till I do give the meds and shut off the alarm. |
I give mine on the 1st of the month, too. I used to just have a reminder set up on my calendar for every 4 weeks but it fell in the middle of the month, and sometimes I would miss seeing it and go several days over...one time I missed an entire month! :eek: Now I figured if it is on the 1st, I should remember it but still have my reminder set.:rolleyes: |
I give HW on the first, and flea prevention med on the 15th. |
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Then again....I put an empty bag on my door handle & then put things in it I need to take with me the next time I head out of the house. I can't tell you how many times I've opened the door, with the bag clanging against it....and STILL walked out without the things I meant to take with me! |
Around here it goes something like this: Alarm sounds (if set) on designated day. If we are paying attention we usually just ignore for the moment and then forget. Other times no alarm is set. About 10 days after the due day the thought crosses my mind to give it. If I am internetting or some such important thing (:rolleyes:) I agree in my head to remind myslf later. That goes on for a few days until I realize they are now at risk, so I scare myself into it. This reminds me they are twelve days late. |
Mine are given on the 1st of the month. I set the pill packet's out the evening before next to their food bowls for breakfast. After breakfast they are given the pill's. I have never missed or ever forgotten to give mine theirs. It's way too important not to forget! |
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Gina gets her's on the 5th, that's the day we got the HW meds, so I wrote on the 5th of every month on the calendar, and so far I haven't missed one yet. Cheers Quad:aimeeyork |
Tibbe's is the 26th of the month. |
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