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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-11 01:57 PM
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23. that stuff is so freakin expensive.
kp aspirin might as well be gold plated.
i am going to try dipping some pills in some oil, and sticking them in my dehydrator. we shall see. prolly only gonna be a mess.
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  -can you teach a dog to swallow a pill? mopinko  Aug-17-11 11:42 AM   #0 
  - Have you tried butter or ice cream? That slides down their  livetohike   Aug-17-11 01:39 PM   #1 
  - i just wondered if anyone had actually trained a dog to do it.  mopinko   Aug-17-11 01:46 PM   #2 
  - I can successfully shove my hand down our GSD's throat and she swallows her pills with no drama.  Stinky The Clown   Aug-17-11 03:05 PM   #3 
  - i don't understand why more dog meds aren't flavored  mopinko   Aug-17-11 10:41 PM   #6 
     - Many pet meds are simply repackaged human meds  Stinky The Clown   Aug-18-11 07:53 AM   #9 
        - with a profit margin like the one on 100 aspirins  mopinko   Aug-18-11 10:08 AM   #10 
        - As I mentioned earlier, our GSD needs allergy meds during the heating season  Stinky The Clown   Aug-18-11 11:44 AM   #11 
           - costco pharmacy does pet meds now.  mopinko   Aug-18-11 01:02 PM   #12 
              - I've seen Frontline at Costco, but never Heartguard  Stinky The Clown   Aug-18-11 03:54 PM   #13 
                 - yeah, but you get rewards.  mopinko   Aug-18-11 04:16 PM   #14 
        - most aren't repackaged at all  TorchTheWitch   Aug-20-11 04:55 AM   #16 
        - I must tell you about dog arthiritis  dixiegrrrrl   Oct-15-11 02:35 PM   #25 
  - I know Greenies make pillpockets for dogs as well as cats...  badgerpup   Aug-17-11 05:36 PM   #4 
  - I gave my old dog  Coyote_Bandit   Aug-17-11 09:25 PM   #5 
  - Two things I've had moderate success with:  XemaSab   Aug-17-11 10:48 PM   #7 
  - Maybe mixing it with canned food?  Mz Pip   Aug-17-11 11:08 PM   #8 
  - Absolutely  TorchTheWitch   Aug-20-11 04:30 AM   #15 
  - I have had luck with wrapping the pill in liverwurst.  Zoigal   Aug-24-11 01:40 PM   #17 
  - actually making a little progress  mopinko   Aug-27-11 08:52 PM   #18 
  - Do the meds she's taking come in chewable form?  Rhiannon12866   Aug-27-11 11:27 PM   #19 
  - that stuff is so freakin expensive.  mopinko   Oct-06-11 01:57 PM   #23 
  - Cheese always worked on all of ours.  hobbit709   Aug-28-11 08:13 PM   #20 
  - My parents used to wrap the pill in a bit of hamburger or cream cheese  Lydia Leftcoast   Sep-19-11 11:13 AM   #21 
  - My dog thinks it's a treat. I make a big deal over it...  mod mom   Oct-06-11 08:03 AM   #22 
     - that doesn't count  mopinko   Oct-06-11 01:58 PM   #24 
 

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