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Princes mom · 03-27-2009, 06:17 AM

Prince is on to me!

I used to be able to give him pills rolled up in a meat (Nathan's all beef hot dogs or chicken) that he loves, but now he checks it out and will not eat it. He used to basically inhale it. His heart worm preventative pills are rather big, as you know, and when I try to cut them, of course they crumble. I made a paste from a little water, a small piece of hot dog and his heart worm pill blended together. I put tiny chunks of a hot dog in there after blending to throw him off. Ok, didn't work! Now I'm trying to figure out how to get him to eat the paste mixture so I don't waste his last pill. Any ideas!!!! Those "Greenie Pockets" are not an option.
Thanks!

Riley34 · 03-27-2009, 06:20 AM

I put my yorkie's heartworm pill in peanut butter and let her lick it off my finger. Good luck!!!

ARCHIE · 03-27-2009, 06:28 AM

Your saying Heartworm Pill. The Heartworm meds I give Buddy is a soft
chew. Are you talking about that?
I just break it in two and put it on the floor. It's gone in a flash.

If it's something different how about putting pieces into a piece
of cheese and squeeze the cheese closed and give that way.

Dara311 · 03-27-2009, 06:31 AM

Try peanut butter, or even regular butter....cheese, or sometimes i'll just pill fiona- since i was a vet tech we would have to just put it down their throat- i know that sounds harsh, but sometimes you gotta make sure they get what they need! good luck!

Mom to Hot Rod · 03-27-2009, 06:48 AM

we put it in a piece of chunk cheese. try giving a small piece without anything and then the piece with the cheese. that works for us.

Princes mom · 03-27-2009, 06:50 AM

Prince uses a chewable tablet called Tri-Heart Plus. The peanut butter and cheese ideas are great, and Prince used to fall for that..now he will analyse the food and walk away.

NemosMom · 03-27-2009, 07:20 AM

I just gave Nemo his first flea pill today and he tried to eat it but I think it was too hard for his little baby teeth so I used peanut butter because its what my parents did for me and I was like what the heck....I was like you and I didn't want to waste the pill...those suckers aren't cheap! He inhaled it to my surprise...ok it wasn't a total surprise he inhales everything he finds...i mean EVERYTHING

AprilLynn · 03-27-2009, 08:00 AM

ditto mixing it with cheeze. Chloe is allergic to peanut butter.

enge55 · 03-27-2009, 08:29 AM

Mine didn't like the soft chews at all. I tried Iverhart Plus which is a tiny pill but chewable so you don't have to shove it down their throat. My dog really likes them and chews them plain - I don't have to hide them in food.

TatumsMom · 03-27-2009, 09:21 AM

Tatum takes all pills in a piece of cheese. Works for us! Good luck!

Ladymom · 03-27-2009, 09:25 AM

Try cream cheese, too. I've also heard people use liverwurst for really picky dogs.

HChellette · 03-27-2009, 10:52 AM

The heartworm pills I use are tiny, and I do mean tiny, and they are liver flavored. Can you look into different brands of pills to see if there are any available that are smaller and maybe taste better for your baby?

Before I even get the package out, I start talking to Silvia in a high pitched happy voice and ask her "do you want a treat?" Of course she goes nutz! Then I keep asking her while I open the package and hold it in front of her. She will take that thing in one swallow and be happy about it when I act like that. Then I of course do give her one of her treats right behind it. Now, I have tried to give her the exact same pills without doing this and she will sniff it and fight me to the end. It's all in a matter of how you give it to her, sometimes.

tumismom · 03-27-2009, 11:02 AM

we use heartguard soft chews and i just cut them up into little pieces and just hide them in little cream cheese balls. they love it.

Gennies · 03-27-2009, 11:09 AM

I mix pills up with canned dog food. My GP has to take daily supplements for his joints that are like human vitamin sized, so I mix them in with his dinner. Which is a mixture of dry and canned food.

I use Interceptor flavored tablets for their heart worm preventative (it also treats hookworms, roundworms and whipworms). I agree with making a treat out of it. The other two this works on, but Barley doesn't fall for that and doesn't care for the taste. I'll put it in a small amount of canned dog food and he eats it.

I tried this trick with his antibiotics before and some days it'd work and others I had to force it down his throat. But after he gets a treat for tolerating it. Hope that helps.

Princes mom · 03-27-2009, 07:12 PM

Great advice everyone!!! Thank you so much!!

03-27-2009, 06:17 AM	#1
Princes mom YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,566	How do you give heart worm preventivie meds... Prince is on to me! I used to be able to give him pills rolled up in a meat (Nathan's all beef hot dogs or chicken) that he loves, but now he checks it out and will not eat it. He used to basically inhale it. His heart worm preventative pills are rather big, as you know, and when I try to cut them, of course they crumble. I made a paste from a little water, a small piece of hot dog and his heart worm pill blended together. I put tiny chunks of a hot dog in there after blending to throw him off. Ok, didn't work! Now I'm trying to figure out how to get him to eat the paste mixture so I don't waste his last pill. Any ideas!!!! Those "Greenie Pockets" are not an option. Thanks! __________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much. Last edited by Princes mom; 03-27-2009 at 06:18 AM.

03-27-2009, 06:20 AM	#2
Riley34 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville, Ky, USA Posts: 28	how to get your dog to take meds I put my yorkie's heartworm pill in peanut butter and let her lick it off my finger. Good luck!!!

03-27-2009, 06:31 AM	#4
Dara311 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,515	Try peanut butter, or even regular butter....cheese, or sometimes i'll just pill fiona- since i was a vet tech we would have to just put it down their throat- i know that sounds harsh, but sometimes you gotta make sure they get what they need! good luck! __________________ Mom to Fiona Marie

03-27-2009, 06:48 AM	#5
Mom to Hot Rod Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MD Posts: 10,908	we put it in a piece of chunk cheese. try giving a small piece without anything and then the piece with the cheese. that works for us. __________________ www.kissecollar.com Soft Cone Collars for Post-surgery and much more! 10% (non-food) - Discount code YT10

03-27-2009, 06:50 AM	#6
Princes mom YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,566	Prince uses a chewable tablet called Tri-Heart Plus. The peanut butter and cheese ideas are great, and Prince used to fall for that..now he will analyse the food and walk away. __________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much.

03-27-2009, 06:28 AM	#3
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	Your saying Heartworm Pill. The Heartworm meds I give Buddy is a soft chew. Are you talking about that? I just break it in two and put it on the floor. It's gone in a flash. If it's something different how about putting pieces into a piece of cheese and squeeze the cheese closed and give that way.

03-27-2009, 07:20 AM	#7
NemosMom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 26	I just gave Nemo his first flea pill today and he tried to eat it but I think it was too hard for his little baby teeth so I used peanut butter because its what my parents did for me and I was like what the heck....I was like you and I didn't want to waste the pill...those suckers aren't cheap! He inhaled it to my surprise...ok it wasn't a total surprise he inhales everything he finds...i mean EVERYTHING

03-27-2009, 08:00 AM	#8
AprilLynn Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, Tx, USA Posts: 140	ditto mixing it with cheeze. Chloe is allergic to peanut butter. __________________ ~* Chloe's Mom *~

03-27-2009, 08:29 AM	#9
enge55 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kansas City, Mo Posts: 39	Mine didn't like the soft chews at all. I tried Iverhart Plus which is a tiny pill but chewable so you don't have to shove it down their throat. My dog really likes them and chews them plain - I don't have to hide them in food. __________________ Dog's Motto: No matter what you've done wrong, always try to make it look like the cat did it.

03-27-2009, 09:21 AM	#10
TatumsMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX Posts: 2,799	Tatum takes all pills in a piece of cheese. Works for us! Good luck! __________________ ~ Angie

03-27-2009, 09:25 AM	#11
Ladymom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,317	Try cream cheese, too. I've also heard people use liverwurst for really picky dogs. __________________ http://www.myladysdogbows.com/ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref...6213341?ref=nf

03-27-2009, 10:52 AM	#12
HChellette Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Farmerville, Louisiana Posts: 168	The heartworm pills I use are tiny, and I do mean tiny, and they are liver flavored. Can you look into different brands of pills to see if there are any available that are smaller and maybe taste better for your baby? Before I even get the package out, I start talking to Silvia in a high pitched happy voice and ask her "do you want a treat?" Of course she goes nutz! Then I keep asking her while I open the package and hold it in front of her. She will take that thing in one swallow and be happy about it when I act like that. Then I of course do give her one of her treats right behind it. Now, I have tried to give her the exact same pills without doing this and she will sniff it and fight me to the end. It's all in a matter of how you give it to her, sometimes. __________________ I'm a Mickey Lover, Breast Cancer supporter, and Mom to Silvia, Zubu, Rolie, Raffiki, Quillo, Kuzco, Dory, Nemo, and Pongo!

03-27-2009, 11:02 AM	#13
tumismom Owned by Tumi & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,321	we use heartguard soft chews and i just cut them up into little pieces and just hide them in little cream cheese balls. they love it. __________________ PROUD MOMMY OF MS.TUMI,MS.TSUBI AND MS.GRACIE! I LOVE MY BABY GIRLS!! PROUD MEMBER OF THE CRAZY CLUB!

03-27-2009, 11:09 AM	#14
Gennies Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,865	I mix pills up with canned dog food. My GP has to take daily supplements for his joints that are like human vitamin sized, so I mix them in with his dinner. Which is a mixture of dry and canned food. I use Interceptor flavored tablets for their heart worm preventative (it also treats hookworms, roundworms and whipworms). I agree with making a treat out of it. The other two this works on, but Barley doesn't fall for that and doesn't care for the taste. I'll put it in a small amount of canned dog food and he eats it. I tried this trick with his antibiotics before and some days it'd work and others I had to force it down his throat. But after he gets a treat for tolerating it. Hope that helps. __________________ Gennie, mommy to my two loves: Bambi & Bijou

03-27-2009, 07:12 PM	#15
Princes mom YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,566	Great advice everyone!!! Thank you so much!! __________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much.