Hiding Dog Pills (Page 2): Funny!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

marine73 wrote:

I don't have that problem with my dog and his medication. He reminds me every morning between 5:30 and six that he wants his medication. He will sit patiently and watch while I put it in a treat, if I am not fast enough getting it for him he will start doing a little dance until its ready.

Funny!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

HamB wrote:

Try giving a pill to a cat....

Thats easy, put the cat in a burlap bag and wrap it tightly open cats mouth dampen the end of your finger stick the pill on it and push it down the cats throat!! Then quickly get your finger Out!!! ( the most important part)
lay the cat down when it escapes the bag it will be PO'd for a day or so then they get over overt it!!!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Horseart wrote:

I always smeared enough peanut butter on half a slice of bred, stuck the pill to the peanut butter and folded the bread over. Mt dog grabbed the bread and it was gone before she had any idea there was anything in it.

Bingo
All thought I used to toss pills to my two Dobies and the bird dog!!! end of story!!!
How about Bot pills to a horse? do they still use them ?

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

HamB wrote:

Try giving a pill to a cat....

My cat needs medication for a thyroid problem. The vet prescribed a transdermal medication. I just rub it in his ear twice a day. He can't lick it off there. He waits patiently in the morning for his medication before he will eat. (Took about 3 years to get to that point).

The choices were (1) the pill; (2) the transdermal; (3) special diet; or (4) radiation. Having given him medication by mouth in the past, the transdermal seemed to be the best option.

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

jerryc41 wrote:

Those of you with dogs will know what it's like trying to give them a pill. Hide it in a treat? They'll eat the treat and drop the pill on the floor.

One Thanksgiving, we made up a dish of leftovers for our basset hound Barbara. She ate everything, except for two green peas that she left at the bottom of the dish.

A real favorite of mine . . . . Yes, it is a repeat, but I laugh out loud every time I read it.

How to give a cat a pill:

1. Pick the cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position the right forefinger and thumb on either side of the cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to the cheeks while holding the pill in the right hand. As the cat opens its mouth, pop the pill into its mouth. Allow the cat to close its mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve the pill from the floor and the cat from behind the sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve the cat from the bedroom, and throw away the soggy pill. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill into the back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold the cat's mouth shut for a count of ten.

4. Retrieve the pill from the goldfish bowl, and the cat from the top of the wardrobe. Call spouse from the garden. Kneel on the floor with the cat wedged firmly between knees, holding front and rear paws. Ignore the low growls emitted by the cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop the pill down the ruler and rub the cat's throat vigorously.

5. Retrieve the cat from the curtain rail, and get another pill from the foil wrap. Make a note to buy a new ruler and repair the curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from the hearth and set them to one side for gluing later. Wrap the cat in a large towel and get the spouse to lie on the cat with the head just visible from below the armpit. Put a pill at the end of a drinking straw. Force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

6. Check the label to make sure the pill is not harmful to humans. Drink a glass of water to take the taste away. Apply a band-aid to the spouse's forearm and remove blood from the carpet with cold water and soap. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill.

7. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick the pill down the throat with an elastic band. Fetch a screwdriver from the garage and put the cupboard door back on the hinges. Apply a cold compress to the cheek and check records for the date of your last tetanus jab. Throw away the T-shirt and fetch a new one from the bedroom.

8. Ring the fire brigade to retrieve the cat from the tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Arrange for the SPCA to collect the cat, and ring the local pet shop to see if they have any goldfish.

How to give a dog a pill:

1. Wrap it in bacon.

Best Wishes To All,
JimmyT Sends

JimBunk Loc: Ontario, Canada & FL

Longshadow wrote:

We had a dog that wouldn't eat peas.
Amazing how they can spit out ONLY them!

We had a German Shepard that did that too

kerry12 Loc: Harrisburg, Pa.

Manglesphoto wrote:

That sounds familiar Murphy gets his pill ( when he needs them) wrapped in a half slice bread with peanut butter)
And he takes his Heart guard straight !!

Mine takes her Heart guard and Next guard straight.

HamB

Sounds about right....

SENSORLOUPE

Horseart wrote:

I always smeared enough peanut butter on half a slice of bred, stuck the pill to the peanut butter and folded the bread over. Mt dog grabbed the bread and it was gone before she had any idea there was anything in it.

yes me to! Laci loves a PB sandwich when needed

Of course she is a LAB

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

jerryc41 wrote:

Those of you with dogs will know what it's like trying to give them a pill. Hide it in a treat? They'll eat the treat and drop the pill on the floor.

One Thanksgiving, we made up a dish of leftovers for our basset hound Barbara. She ate everything, except for two green peas that she left at the bottom of the dish.

We have two hound breed dogs currently and they are a pain to medicate. Cream Cheese works better for us than solid cheeses. They also eat almost anything with peanutbutter. And still sometimes they find the pill and spit it out.

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

With one of our Goldens, we would cut up hot dogs and push his allergy pill into it. He typically swallowed the bite whole and never had a clue that there was a pill involved.

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

With one of our Goldens, we would cut up hot dogs and push his allergy pill into it. He typically swallowed the bite whole and never had a clue that there was a pill involved.

M1911 Loc: DFW Metromess

My dog, the Yorkshire terrorist, takes his pill straight. I take a dog treat and show it to him. Give him the pill while holding the treat where he can see it.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

lamiaceae wrote:

We have two hound breed dogs currently and they are a pain to medicate. Cream Cheese works better for us than solid cheeses. They also eat almost anything with peanutbutter. And still sometimes they find the pill and spit it out.

How about crushing the pill and mixing it with the peanut butter. Maybe crunchy peanut butter would make it harder to tell whether a lump was peanut or pill. Crunchy cream cheese might not be quite as good.

We had some pills to give the cat once. The pills we got from the vet didn't work but they were gelatin capsules with powder inside. I just took apart the capsule and mixed the powder with semi-liquid food and that was no problem.

JBuckley

I forgot about that trick.

We purchase the "pill treats" to put meds into.
When we first tried those, our dog had the ability to detect
the capsules in the treat and spit it out. (At over $1 per pill, who needs that?)