How to get pills down a stubborn girl
1) Throw pill down throat, hold muzzle, stroke throat. Results: she will not swallow for ages and ages 2) Hide pill in a piece of sausage. Results: eats sausage, literally spits out pill 3) Grind up pill, mix with peanut butter, put on cracker. Results: eats cracker, spits out peanut butter 4) Feed less so that she is REALLY hungery. 5) Buy expensive pill pockets. Grind up pill, put in pocket, knead pocket shut. Results: eats some of pill pocket, spits lots of crumbs on floor. 6) Buy canned dog food. Grind up pill, mix in food. Results: gingerly eats a little food, leaves rest in bowl, Winston rushs over and eats remainder. Any other ideas? I'm open for anything. She has a respirtory infection and the cough sounds awful. |
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| Oh I have one of those!! I find pills she "swallowed" in the oddest places.
My best method is pill in Peanut butter shoved into the back of her throat and holding her mouth closed till she has to swallow, followed by a really good treat she wants to eat (thereby ensuring she has truly swallowed) |
| I just stick it far enough down their throat they don't have any other choice but to swallow. Always works for me! |
Joahaeyo wrote: I just stick it far enough down their throat they don't have any other choice but to swallow. Always works for me!
I thought it was just me - but my vet confirmed that some of them are especially "talented" in not ingesting pills. Of course she is a bit of a picky eater and has never grazed either. |
| My vet used to sell a pill popper that you could place the pill into the end of it and you could also place a little bit of water into the syringe.
As you pushed the plunger to dislodge the pill it would squirt a tiny bit of water into the mouth. This caused a natural swallowing action. I'm not sure where you would get one, but maybe you could call a vet's office and see if they have those. |
* Capt. Obvious Danger wrote: My vet used to sell a pill popper that you could place the pill into the end of it and you could also place a little bit of water into the syringe.
As you pushed the plunger to dislodge the pill it would squirt a tiny bit of water into the mouth. This caused a natural swallowing action. I'm not sure where you would get one, but maybe you could call a vet's office and see if they have those. Its called a bolus gun and I used to have one - probably still do can't locate it since we moved though. I forgot about that - I used to use it with sheep. |
I have a bolus gun for the sheep too. 
If my dogs will take the pills in a Pill Pocket, I use that. If not, I open the mouth, push the pill all the way into the back corner, just over "the edge" and the hold their mouth shut as they swallow it. Lots of hugging and praise and we are done. Takes about 5 seconds! |
| This is how we used to do it with Jake:
He loved bread, so we'd have a nice squishy white bread available. The bread gets pulled into small pieces to be used as pill envelopes. The pills get put into the bread envelopes and he is shown there were several treats coming, always holding onto the last half piece of bread for "dessert". He'd get the first pill envelope whil shoing him the next. He's always be looking for and excited to get the next treat he'd swallow down the previous until we got to the remainder of the slice of bread. The approach might work if the promise of a different treat for dessert is more appealing. Good luck! |
got sheep wrote: I have a bolus gun for the sheep too.
If my dogs will take the pills in a Pill Pocket, I use that. If not, I open the mouth, push the pill all the way into the back corner, just over "the edge" and the hold their mouth shut as they swallow it. Lots of hugging and praise and we are done. Takes about 5 seconds!I swear Marley regurgitates them. I have found pills on the stairs, in the room she spends my work day in and in many other interesting places. |
kerry wrote: got sheep wrote: I have a bolus gun for the sheep too. If my dogs will take the pills in a Pill Pocket, I use that. If not, I open the mouth, push the pill all the way into the back corner, just over "the edge" and the hold their mouth shut as they swallow it. Lots of hugging and praise and we are done. Takes about 5 seconds!I swear Marley regurgitates them. I have found pills on the stairs, in the room she spends my work day in and in many other interesting places. Yes, Marnie had an older male who was a genius in this way too. Some dogs really ARE that hard to pill 
Mine are pigs. Most meds can be tossed on top of dog food and will be wolfed down. If need be, I dab them in a little butter ask the dog to sit or something and then "reward" with the pill (stop laughing! It works for me - I never said they were smart. Or picky. Or whatever  )
Only Liz is suspicious of anything new. But once I've convinced her to try one pill (therefore the butter) even she's generally a piece of cake. Then there's the competition aspect. If all of the dogs are milling around, the intended dog gulps the pill down and asks questions later. Nowhere in the dog owner's rule book does it say you have to play fair when pilling a dog. I checked 
Kristine |
| OO butter - now that might work
She takes her daily pills and supplements okay - its anytime she needs an antibiotic or anything different. I swear she is going to be the death of me yet! |
| Yeah, we just put the pill in something, like a piece of cheese or banana and Barney gobbles it right up. |
| The only time my girls get cheese is when I need to hide a pill in it. So they love it when it is "cheese" time. All three line up for their piece and the one getting the "pill" gets the extra helping. |
I use the cheese slices for hamburgers and cut the slice into 4. Both dogs have to sit for the first folded up 'undoctored' piece and then - when they are excited by the first one they get the second one with the pill folded into it! This works fine as long as you remember to give the right dog the piece with the pill inside  ..... saying nothing...... |
Daisymog wrote: This works fine as long as you remember to give the right dog the piece with the pill inside
..... saying nothing......Good one!!!!!!!!!
<Been there, done that >
Kristine  |
Cream cheese works for me. When Flash was still alive we had to use something different every time because after swallowing the "treat" he would refuse whatever it was the next time  |
| On all my dogs I have just opened their mouths shoved the pill down as far as I could held the mouth closed and rubbed their throats and down it went |
| Mine are like your's Kristine, there's nearly a stampede to get the pill. Its probably something good, it came out of the pantry where the human food is and I need to get it before that other one does.
But yes some dogs are a nightmare, hope something works for you.  I use the pill popper on the cat and that helps. Well kinda |
jean wrote: On all my dogs I have just opened their mouths shoved the pill down as far as I could held the mouth closed and rubbed their throats and down it went
I'm the same cept with one I definately need a crow bar to open the locked jaw.
Yes I have one that can tell if there is something other then food in either a meal or a treat in her food, or even hand held, she manages to spit it out after demolishing the food or treat part. Now I dont muck around I pry the jaw open shove it down the back of the throat then I clamp the jaw shut and rub the throat, she has no choice in the matter now after trying every other concievable way to pop a pill 
Gotta luv a sheepie who hates pills 'NOT"  I cringe when if she is sick & I need to give her medication or she needs heartworm etc even the flavoured tabs that they are suppose to like and chew willingly she aint having any of that 
So I got tough with her and she has no choice in it now Creeeeek that is prising the jaw lock open, tab in fingys, yep still have all of them at the moment , down the hatch to the back of the throat as far as possible without loosing a finger, close those jaws and rub that throat till I hear or feel her swallow, sometimes that can be awhile, she is as stubborn as I am I have known her to hold it in her mouth and throat for ages and spit it out when I am unaware, but I am on to her and I now hold her muzzle and keep rubbing that throat till I either hear that Gulp or feel it Plus I get her to sit and sort of straddle over the top of her what a sight we make when medication is administered
Yep my darling brie, good in everyway cept when it comes to pills.  |
| I wrap it in butter. I do one wrap without the pill inside and one with.
george loves butter so it works for him. |
| gosh einy must be so dumb!!! lol
he'll sit even give me a paw for his tablets hell he'd eat more than one if i let him. in the UK his worming tabs were huge and he just gulpped them dow nand went looking for more. zoe and einy |
| I found something that works!! I had some leftover pork roast. Put the pill on a salad fork. Put some pork roast on top. Woofs it down.
I think its the idea that she is getting "people food". The fork fools her. She is usually a very dainty eater. Sniffs everything carefully before taking a very hesitant bite. 99% of the time does not woof her food down. |
| People food tastes a million, zillion times better. Dogs know this for a fact. Adding a fork must increases the "taste good" factor too! |
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