I found a new way to administer meds

MichaelE · 02-28-2013, 09:00 AM

I hate shoving a pill down my dogs throat, though that's the way I've been doing it for years.

Most dogs I've had can find it in food, and then they have to want to eat to take it anyway.

My new way is to have Lisl sit in front of me facing forward between my legs while kneeling around her.

I gently open her mouth with her head all the way up and drop the pill into the back of her throat followed by 6 cc's of water from the syringe I had from the Panacur the Doc gave me a couple of weeks ago.

This works great and she can't help but swallow with the water in the back of her throat. I gently hold her mouth closed and stroke her neck.

She doesn't mind this at all, and she will always swallow the pill. No fuss, no spitting it out, etc.

So lets hear the rest...

Cheerful1 · 02-28-2013, 09:06 AM

I give Joey his meds, vitamins in Pill Pockets. He scarfs them down.

After he was neutered, he was prescribed Metacam liquid for five days. I didn't want to squirt the liquid directly in his mouth, so I measured the dosage and poured the liquid into the Pill Pockets.

**jocoyn** · 02-28-2013, 09:44 AM

Mine don't find it in the food - they are used to getting fish oil and turmeric that way.

But when I have had to give a pill alone I did some obedience/treat, obedience/pill, obedience/treat - they never caught on. They thought it was a treat.

BMWHillbilly · 02-28-2013, 12:38 PM

I just use a piece of hot dog and crammed the pill in it. Gets swallowed every time!

GusGus · 02-28-2013, 01:57 PM

Gus eats anything around the pill and then spits it back out. Being 4'11" its really hard to force my dog to take a pill..

Sunflowers · 02-28-2013, 02:01 PM

I just use a big ol' meatball!

Lucy Dog · 02-28-2013, 02:26 PM

The easiest way I've found to give a pill is to just have a spoon full of something your dog likes immediately after the pill.

Open the dogs mouth, drop the pill, and immediately give the dog the spoon. Works every time.

wolfy dog · 02-28-2013, 03:29 PM

Peer pressure work best for us if they are suspicious. Every one (dogs) sits in front of me and gets a piece of deli meat, the pill hidden in the one who needs it. Then I have the next piece of deli meat ready in my hands for them to see. They immediately forget about the laced one and scarf it down to make room for the next piece. Never have to open the mouth of force them to do anything. This might not work if they don't want to eat tough.

ayoitzrimz · 02-28-2013, 04:17 PM

I just pry his mouth open, place the pill on his tongue, and then hold him under the chin to keep his head up. He knows to swallow, its really cute because he'll swallow the pill and then open up to show me

then he gets his reward. Took us a while to work on it but did it when he was young (started with him allowing me to pry his mouth open) so now its just a regular thing.

jen1982 · 02-28-2013, 04:22 PM

I've been cramming meds down our older boys throat two times a day for the last 5 months. I'm definitely going to try the syringe method. Sounds like it could help tons.

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02-28-2013, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
MichaelE Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,107	I found a new way to administer meds I hate shoving a pill down my dogs throat, though that's the way I've been doing it for years. Most dogs I've had can find it in food, and then they have to want to eat to take it anyway. My new way is to have Lisl sit in front of me facing forward between my legs while kneeling around her. I gently open her mouth with her head all the way up and drop the pill into the back of her throat followed by 6 cc's of water from the syringe I had from the Panacur the Doc gave me a couple of weeks ago. This works great and she can't help but swallow with the water in the back of her throat. I gently hold her mouth closed and stroke her neck. She doesn't mind this at all, and she will always swallow the pill. No fuss, no spitting it out, etc. So lets hear the rest... __________________ Bear, Anna, Molly, Ossie, and The Countess Lisl von Schlaf An Unhappy German is a Sour Kraut!

02-28-2013, 09:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cheerful1 Master Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island/Pennsylvania Posts: 699	I give Joey his meds, vitamins in Pill Pockets. He scarfs them down. After he was neutered, he was prescribed Metacam liquid for five days. I didn't want to squirt the liquid directly in his mouth, so I measured the dosage and poured the liquid into the Pill Pockets. __________________ Faust von der Graf ("Joey") 7 year old GSD 11-22-05; SchH3

02-28-2013, 09:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
jocoyn Zombie Queen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 11,812	Mine don't find it in the food - they are used to getting fish oil and turmeric that way. But when I have had to give a pill alone I did some obedience/treat, obedience/pill, obedience/treat - they never caught on. They thought it was a treat. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Beau -NAPWDA Certified Cadaver Dog Waiting at the Bridge (italics=GSDs) (hemangiosarcoma=blue):Grim , Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

02-28-2013, 12:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
BMWHillbilly Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Posts: 101	I just use a piece of hot dog and crammed the pill in it. Gets swallowed every time! __________________ Rompin' Stompin' Ragtime Jazz - "Jazzy"

02-28-2013, 01:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
GusGus Master Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Clarksburg, West Virginia Posts: 744	Gus eats anything around the pill and then spits it back out. Being 4'11" its really hard to force my dog to take a pill.. __________________ Gus- 07/21/2011 Daine- Doberman 10/19/2012

02-28-2013, 02:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sunflowers Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 4,661	I just use a big ol' meatball! __________________ Norden von Narnia--Hans, dob 1-15-2012 http://pdgf.pitapata.com/uC6lm4.png

02-28-2013, 02:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lucy Dog Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,944	The easiest way I've found to give a pill is to just have a spoon full of something your dog likes immediately after the pill. Open the dogs mouth, drop the pill, and immediately give the dog the spoon. Works every time.

02-28-2013, 03:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
wolfy dog Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,291	Peer pressure work best for us if they are suspicious. Every one (dogs) sits in front of me and gets a piece of deli meat, the pill hidden in the one who needs it. Then I have the next piece of deli meat ready in my hands for them to see. They immediately forget about the laced one and scarf it down to make room for the next piece. Never have to open the mouth of force them to do anything. This might not work if they don't want to eat tough. __________________ To know if you are doing things right, you should be willing to trade places with your dog.

02-28-2013, 04:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
ayoitzrimz Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York, NY Posts: 775	I just pry his mouth open, place the pill on his tongue, and then hold him under the chin to keep his head up. He knows to swallow, its really cute because he'll swallow the pill and then open up to show me then he gets his reward. Took us a while to work on it but did it when he was young (started with him allowing me to pry his mouth open) so now its just a regular thing.

02-28-2013, 04:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
jen1982 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 43	I found a new way to administer meds I've been cramming meds down our older boys throat two times a day for the last 5 months. I'm definitely going to try the syringe method. Sounds like it could help tons. Sent from Petguide.com Free App __________________ Fur-Kids: Sampson (GSD mix, Rescued in 2002) DOB-06/12/2001 Tito (Spitz/Malamute) DOB-05/21/2006 Malcolm (GSD) DOB-10/31/2012

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