I had 6 dogs, 3 ankle biters, and 3 large dogs.
I recently had to put my favorite little dog down, just before Christmas, because of heart-worms. He was such a good well-behaved dog, unlike his actual brother Psycho. 🙂 He was, however, also the only dog that absolutely refused to take any medicine. My wife and I tried everything to get the medicine into him. But he could smell it, and he would eat the treats that surrounded it. If we tried to force it down him. he would simply hold it in his mouth and refuse to swallow, and then spit it out at the earliest opportunity he had to do so.
It just broke my heart to have to put him down.
My wife and I tried everything to get the medicine into him. But he could smell it, and he would eat the treats that surrounded it. If we tried to force it down him. he would simply hold it in his mouth and refuse to swallow, and then spit it out at the earliest opportunity he had to do so.
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Anyone who’s had a sick dog (or cat?) knows whereof you speak. I stumbled upon a method by chance that works exceptionally well. Go to the Grocery Store and buy a package of tenderized beef patties (not hamburger patties). Carefully flatten out a small chunk of the meat and roll the pill up in it. When the dog indicates he/she is hungry, before giving him anything else, hold out that chunk of raw meat. He’ll scarf it down and be looking for more! Give him a few pieces without the meds. From then on you should have no problem getting those pills in him!