what trick do you guys use to feed your yorkies pills :)

[Toodles]

My Trinket loves cheese, so I shove her pill into a small glob of gouda, and she swallows it without chewing.

[Wylie's Mom]

Mine take it if there is peanut butter on it.

[yorkman86]

Ima have to get me some of those greenies pill pockets.

Thanks matese

To the poster asking why he was talking pills..the reason is because Vet gave me some sentinel tablets and also a dewormer pill to give him

[kfern]

a slice of ham and wrap it up

[dollydoodle]

Crush it between 2 spoons, add powdered parmesan cheese & let her lick it up. No chance of cheeking & spitting that way.

[Pookie1w]

I use low sodium chicken or turkey breast. For an extra special treat I warm it for 10 seconds, just enough to release the juices. They can't resist!

[lynzy420]

Pill pockets they are the bomb...I put the pill in and then mush the pocket all my pups loved the pill pockets..you can get them at Petsmart, Petco, just awesome. I get the one for capsules then you can use a half, more for the buck.

[yorkman86]

Thanks everyon3 for the replies. I went and got some chicken flavored pill pockets and put the pill in but the pill pocket was kinda big so he nibbled on the whole thing until just the pill was left.

I can say he loved them but I had to split the pocket into 2 pieces.

[yorkiemom76]

Several of my dogs are on meds for various issues and I work in a vet clinic so I give A LOT of meds. Some of the things I've found that work the best are cheese, hot dogs, cream cheese, canned dog food made into a meatball (we do this a lot at the clinic) and peanut butter. Peanut butter works really well if you have a dog that finds the pill in the food and spits the pill out. (I have a Standard Poodle that does this and I swear he does it because he knows he'll get something else to eat). I've also made my own pill pockets out of flour, milk and peanut butter. I found the recipe online and they're WAY cheaper than what you can buy in the store or from your vet. The recipe is 1 tablespoon milk, 1 tablespoon peanut butter and 2 tablespoons flour. I roll them into balls and then use the end of a butter knife to make an indent for the pill then lay them out on a cookie sheet until they stiffen up some and then store in the fridge in a tupperware container. The dogs love them.

[matese]

Originally Posted by lynzy420

Pill pockets they are the bomb...I put the pill in and then mush the pocket all my pups loved the pill pockets..you can get them at Petsmart, Petco, just awesome. I get the one for capsules then you can use a half, more for the buck.

same reason I get the one for capsules.

[Ellie May]

My finger down her throat.. My girl can't have any of this stuff. If I'm being really nice I'll coat in sweet potato first.

[matese]

Originally Posted by yorkman86

Thanks everyon3 for the replies. I went and got some chicken flavored pill pockets and put the pill in but the pill pocket was kinda big so he nibbled on the whole thing until just the pill was left.

I can say he loved them but I had to split the pocket into 2 pieces.

An entire Greenie pill pocket would be to big for a 9 week old pup. Cut the Greenie in half and wrap it around the pill, just as you did, some pills I have had to give to my past babie was very tiny, so i only used 1/4 of the pill pocket. They have duck flavor also, smells horrible but they love it. So I endure the smell lol.

[Verbena]

I use a pill shooter too . .. It guarantees they take the pill

[kfern]

my masie the same just she not eating at the moment my vet gave her sme tablets to tke god knos how im gonna get em dwn her esp when she doent eat at the moment I usesd to push tablets thro meat and she tke it but I cnt even do that now

[Lou]

The easiest way I have found is using that cheese in a can stuff. I just spray a dab on my finger and shove the pill in it. That stuff is so popular with my dogs they remember the last time they had to take a pill and they all crowd around for a bite. Of course if I had a dog that was on medication every day I would use a pill popper or canned dog food. They really don't need that cheese that often. Other things I have found that work are ranch dressing
and raw meat or cooked chicken


I think you shouldn't let him think his pill is a treat though. That is going to make him distrust you and could eventually be a training problem as a treat isn't that big a deal anymore.