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lovespandp · 01-10-2010, 11:39 AM

I have to start giving Peanut a pill in the morn and night.. For now I just sprinkle it over a little cottege cheese or yogurt, but I dont ALWAYS want to give him dairy. What else would be easy and healthy to give him.. I was thinking of some veggies or fruit.. but I am not sure what is ok for him to have.... Please any advice would be great!

sugarmamma · 01-10-2010, 11:44 AM

I wrap it up in cheese or roast beef.....or smoosh it in the middle of some soft canned food

lovespandp · 01-10-2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sugarmamma

I wrap it up in cheese or roast beef.....or smoosh it in the middle of some soft canned food

Would the dairy be ok to give him twice a day?

yorkymom1 · 01-10-2010, 11:48 AM

I wrap pills in peanut butter and they think their getting a treat.

sugarmamma · 01-10-2010, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lovespandp

Would the dairy be ok to give him twice a day?

as long as it's a piece just large enough to disguise I would think so. I give Sugar about 1/8 cup of homemade yogurt or a TBS or two of cottage cheese a day and she's about 3 and a half pounds
(gained a bit recently

)

lovespandp · 01-10-2010, 11:54 AM

hmm Well these pills are in a little cap and you sprinkle the pill powder over something... so its not as easy as wrapping the "pill" up..

lovespandp · 01-10-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sugarmamma

as long as it's a piece just large enough to disguise I would think so. I give Sugar about 1/8 to 1/4 cup of homemade yogurt or a TBS or two of cottage cheese a day and she's about 3 and a half pounds
(gained a bit recently

)

Yeah I have been giving him a teaspoon of it.. so its not a lot at all, and its the easiest to do!!

jrsygal37 · 01-10-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by lovespandp

I have to start giving Peanut a pill in the morn and night.. For now I just sprinkle it over a little cottege cheese or yogurt, but I dont ALWAYS want to give him dairy. What else would be easy and healthy to give him.. I was thinking of some veggies or fruit.. but I am not sure what is ok for him to have.... Please any advice would be great!

I bought Thumann's Liverwurst and the pill will squeeze right in. They eat it right down and have no idea. Elaine

sugarmamma · 01-10-2010, 12:01 PM

when Sugar was on antibiotics I would sprinkle the powder on her meat/cheese and put it in her mouth. She would "make a face" and do the whole chewing with the tongue out thing

but she would eat it

lovespandp · 01-10-2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sugarmamma

when Sugar was on antibiotics I would sprinkle the powder on her meat/cheese and put it in her mouth. She would "make a face" and do the whole chewing with the tongue out thing

but she would eat it

lol @ "make a face" I can just picture that look in my head!!

Miss Behavin · 01-10-2010, 12:04 PM

When my Casey was alive (a very mixed breed), she took pills the last 2 years of her life 2x/daily. I'd put them in peanut butter or cheese. But, of course, I had to give Pippi (a yorkie) a little treat, too but I'd give her cheese. NEVER peanut butter, simply b/c of the high sugar content and yorkie's proclivity to tooth decay. So, I'd try cottage cheese or cheese, simply to avoid the sugar. Dairy 2/daily is fine, according to my vet.

sugarmamma · 01-10-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespandp

lol @ "make a face" I can just picture that look in my head!!

it was quite effective at making me laugh....but didn't get her out of taking the icky meds

rx8holly · 01-10-2010, 12:04 PM

I break up the pill, and then give each tiny piece a small coating of peanut butter. She gobbles the pieces right up.

boo-boo · 01-15-2010, 08:17 PM

I just make it look like I"m taking the pills out of the treat jar and Boo Boo eats it up just like a treat.

PANAMA69 · 01-15-2010, 08:21 PM

This has worked for me every time, I take two small spoons and put the pill in the middle and smash with the spoon ones is powder, I just put in in their mouth, and stick in their tongues

01-10-2010, 11:39 AM	#1
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	Please help I have to start giving Peanut a pill in the morn and night.. For now I just sprinkle it over a little cottege cheese or yogurt, but I dont ALWAYS want to give him dairy. What else would be easy and healthy to give him.. I was thinking of some veggies or fruit.. but I am not sure what is ok for him to have.... Please any advice would be great! __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so."

01-10-2010, 11:44 AM	#2
sugarmamma Donating YT 18K Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yorkie Zoo Posts: 34,152	I wrap it up in cheese or roast beef.....or smoosh it in the middle of some soft canned food __________________ Lisa, Mom to Curri Bee Vindi Loo Tikka Masala Sugar Baby

01-10-2010, 11:48 AM	#4
yorkymom1 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 885	I wrap pills in peanut butter and they think their getting a treat. __________________ Joanne There is no better love than that of a 4-legged friend

01-10-2010, 11:54 AM	#6
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	hmm Well these pills are in a little cap and you sprinkle the pill powder over something... so its not as easy as wrapping the "pill" up.. __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so."

01-10-2010, 12:01 PM	#9
sugarmamma Donating YT 18K Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yorkie Zoo Posts: 34,152	when Sugar was on antibiotics I would sprinkle the powder on her meat/cheese and put it in her mouth. She would "make a face" and do the whole chewing with the tongue out thing but she would eat it __________________ Lisa, Mom to Curri Bee Vindi Loo Tikka Masala Sugar Baby

01-10-2010, 12:04 PM	#11
Miss Behavin BANNED! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bal Harbour, Florida Posts: 126	When my Casey was alive (a very mixed breed), she took pills the last 2 years of her life 2x/daily. I'd put them in peanut butter or cheese. But, of course, I had to give Pippi (a yorkie) a little treat, too but I'd give her cheese. NEVER peanut butter, simply b/c of the high sugar content and yorkie's proclivity to tooth decay. So, I'd try cottage cheese or cheese, simply to avoid the sugar. Dairy 2/daily is fine, according to my vet.

01-10-2010, 12:04 PM	#13
rx8holly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 425	I break up the pill, and then give each tiny piece a small coating of peanut butter. She gobbles the pieces right up. __________________ Bella

01-15-2010, 08:17 PM	#14
boo-boo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Levering, MI, USA Posts: 82	I just make it look like I"m taking the pills out of the treat jar and Boo Boo eats it up just like a treat.

01-15-2010, 08:21 PM	#15
PANAMA69 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ~~YorkieWorld~~ Posts: 8,428	This has worked for me every time, I take two small spoons and put the pill in the middle and smash with the spoon ones is powder, I just put in in their mouth, and stick in their tongues __________________