How Do You Get Them To Take Pills??

[MissSophie]

We put Sophie's heartworm pill in a piece of cheese, and it goes right down. She loves cheese, and will eat it without a problem.

[paulapoo]

I use small pieces of American cheese slices for Otis's allergy pills. He doesn't even try to chew it. I've tried other things, but he figures it out and spits it out. American cheese slices never fail for me.

[pamelakay]

Boyfriend brought little soft sausage/hot dog things. Maybe those will work? I'll try again tomorrow! Thanks for all the suggestions everybody! That's why I love this site, y'all are so helpful

[newmommy]

cottage cheese, or put them in a little piece of a hot dog.

[BabyFidgette]

Put peanut butter on the pill. That's how I just got Baby to take her heartworm meds!

[Stella's mom]

I hide Stella's Sentinel pills in cheese, she gets a tiny ball first without the pill and then one with the pill inside.

[shar]

if the hot dogs didnt work... don't worry your not along. when i got my little guy he was the runt and very sick 4 pills a day. It didn;t matter what they were in he wasn't going to eat it. He would spit it out and hide it , or just spit it infront of you. My only way to do it was the crush the pill and mix that into the peanut butter. The pill needs to be pure powder of he would spit the little pieces out. It worked!

[lara2913]

I dip them in peanut butter, works a treat

[ladybugg74]

We put the pill in spoon and then take the back of another spoon and crush it in the spoon you put it in. Then I mix it with a little bit of green bean or carrot baby food. My babies never know they are taking medicine. They always eat around the pill it if is in a treat or cottage cheese or food. This is the best way we have come up with and it works for us.

[linm]

I hide the pill in Cheese Whiz (for some reason, the guys love it!) and then make them do something for it, like a Sit or a Down. I used to use Peanut Butter for my MinPin but these guys seem to eat the PB and spit out the pill! Also, I saw something at the Petstore last week. It was a Treat for giving pills and it was shaped like tiny cup that you put the pill in and then squeeze the treat around it.

[sondra2004]

Try baby food and serve from spoon

[Yorkiekids]

I put mine in peanut butter, and if that doesn't work I'll gently open the mouth, and put the pill in the back of the throat. I'll then hold the mouth closed, while massaging the throat.

[yorkiegirlnjack]

I cover it in peanut butter or wrap it into a soft treat.

[eaglez28]

I crush the pill to a powder in a ziplock bag with a hammer & place it in a bowl with about 2 Tablespoons of Vanilla Ice Cream.
Its the only thing that works for Scruffy.

[Suzy]

We used to put my chihuahua's pills in a mini marshmallow. We'd use 3-5 at a time...

Put the pill in the 2nd or 3rd one. Give her the first one, then the second, then the third with the pill in it, and keep them coming quickly-that way they don't have time to spit out the pill, they just chew it up and scarf down the next marshmallow!

You could also do this with bread or cheese.