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What is your favorite/easiest method of giving medication to your dog?
Quill gets two capsules of fluoxetine a night, and we tried EVERYTHING when we started, but had no luck. He's too smart and quickly figures out there is a pill hidden in there. It varies depending on what we tuck it in, but in the end, he always figures it out. Pill pockets (of different brands and flavors), hot dogs, salami, cheese, soft dog treats, sausage, make your own PB pill pockets. I even tried a piece of marshmallow after some random google brought up the idea. Pill pockets worked the best. For about a week we were able to give it to him, then he started picking them apart and now he is weary of them.
The only method we have had luck with is opening his mouth and placing a glob of peanut butter with the pills in it far enough back on his tongue he can't work the pills out of it. He gets his all time favorite treat right after, so he has no issues with it whatsoever.
However, this method won't work next week when we're gone because I highly doubt he'll tolerate anyone else besides my SO and I opening his mouth and doing this. :doh: But I have NO idea how to get him his pills otherwise. Any thoughts?
Quill gets two capsules of fluoxetine a night, and we tried EVERYTHING when we started, but had no luck. He's too smart and quickly figures out there is a pill hidden in there. It varies depending on what we tuck it in, but in the end, he always figures it out. Pill pockets (of different brands and flavors), hot dogs, salami, cheese, soft dog treats, sausage, make your own PB pill pockets. I even tried a piece of marshmallow after some random google brought up the idea. Pill pockets worked the best. For about a week we were able to give it to him, then he started picking them apart and now he is weary of them.
The only method we have had luck with is opening his mouth and placing a glob of peanut butter with the pills in it far enough back on his tongue he can't work the pills out of it. He gets his all time favorite treat right after, so he has no issues with it whatsoever.
However, this method won't work next week when we're gone because I highly doubt he'll tolerate anyone else besides my SO and I opening his mouth and doing this. :doh: But I have NO idea how to get him his pills otherwise. Any thoughts?