
If you don’t Follow me on Facebook then you won’t know that Reina’s recurring infection appeared this week so I had to take her to the vet. Everything was as it should be (except for the infection) and she was deemed to be in tip-top shape for a 13-year old with an arthritic and robotic knee.
Part of her recovery requires her to be on antibiotics so for two days, I’ve been fighting with her trying to get her to open her mouth* and/or find ways to hide the pill inside food.
Pancakes worked for awhile but then they got stale. I thought that oatmeal would be a hit but she completely ignored it. And then, I saw them. Hidden in the back of the fridge just begging to be pulled out… the pasta shells that I usually stuff with tuna for The Kids lunches. As you can see, the pill fit perfectly and she was none the wiser.
Proof that I’m smarter than my dog… for now.
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Haha you do what you have to do 🙂 My old dog was sneaky – you could hide a pill in a meatball and he’d eat the meat ball and seconds later spit the pill out!
Dear Soozle,
Ya, you can’t give them enough time to change their mind. That’s what I like about the pasta and the bonus was that she couldn’t smell the pill because she tried that tactic too 😉
Besos Sarah
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wow great idea …lol , i have to buy can food for my dog she will spit out every pill i try and give her , plus my dog has allergies to everything so trying to get her pills into her is a daily task , wish i could use pasta lol
Dear Treen,
Is your dog allergic to all pasta? It was the easiest and most successful food I’ve ever used and that includes giving her meat off of my plate! Good luck and sorry to hear your dog has allergies.
Besos Sarah.
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yes shes allergic to everything , shes on a limited ingredients dog food , example , no chicken beef pork wheat gluten almost everything , its sad i feel really bad for her too , thanks Sarah
Dear Treen,
What dog food are you buying or do you have to make your own? For the first 1.5 years that we had Phoenix, I had to make his from scratch.
Have you tried Petcurean? They don’t have any fillers and have a wide variety of meat options like fish. Reina is on their food now and loves it. You can find out more here -> http://www.journeysofthezoo.com/?s=petcurean
Besos Sarah.
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we have a Brand Called Acana … which a food made for dogs with Allergies .. we have tried everything even making her food , there’s something she’s allergic to yet , we can’t pin point without an allergy test which is $300 ughhhh , thanks for sharing about the Petcurean …not sure if we have tried that or not , will look into it tho 🙂
What a great way to hide the meds!! If only it would work with my 9 yr old daughter!!
that’s a clever trick
Awesome! Love that idea. I’ve stuffed pills into cheese, that works well too!
Dear Salexis,
Never thought of cheese. Won’t happen in this house though because I love it too much to share with the dog and we’re down to our last.two.slices…
Besos Sarah.
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Loved the cheese comment 🙂 It’s not easy getting animals to take medication, even kids are easier I think – you just stand there with your arms folded and a rolling pin in one hand 😉
That’s a great idea! Thanks!
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Wonders never cease – actually an excellent idea! We give Cocoa his pain Meds with peanut butter, which he gladly takes because he loves peanut butter.
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Dear AlwaysARedhead,
We’ve tried peanut butter, doesn’t work. However, if I was a dog, it would!
Besos Sarah.
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My parents have done this one with their dog 🙂
Dear Laurie,
And here I thought that I was a genius 😉
Besos Sarah.
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We’re Italian….we always have stuff like this in the house lol
We had to give our dog a pill last week and he took it pretty easily, but then again he’s still young. I did however have to give one of our rabbits antibiotics many years ago. Trying to get the syringe in the rabbits mouth and actually get her to take the medicine was a nightmare.
Dear Tara,
I can’t even imagine.
Besos Sarah.
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That’s a great idea. Unfortunately, our dog, Dexter, seems to be able to find a “needle in a haystack” ie he would so manage to find and spit the pill out as he seems to be able to do. Luckily, I’ve learned to do the side slip through his back teeth. I can so feel your pain though:).
Dear Heidi,
My son found a pill embedded into the carpet this week. Guess I’m not so smart…
Besos Sarah.
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I wish that would work for our cat. Congratulations on finding a solution!
Dear Cheryl,
I’ve never been able to fool a cat.
Besos Sarah.
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Omg, I totally remember those fights! It was usually the cats though. Animals are more clever than we give credit for. Our cats will only eat certain pieces of their food despite it all smelling & looking the same. I’ve even seen animals eat the food but spit out the pill.
Great job finding a solution. Hoping it’ll work longer than the oatmeal.
Dear Jason,
It worked three times than she started to spit out “just the pill”. Clearly my advanced intelligence only lasts so long.
Besos Sarah.
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I’ll try it – thanks.
Dear Cass,
Let me know if it works or if your dog is smarter 😉
Besos Sarah.
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That is a great idea! I’m impressed by your ingenuity. 🙂