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Canned Food "Pill Pocket"


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Our dog is pretty tricky to give pills to. The last time that she needed to be given pills she also happened to be on a prescription canned food. The canned food that she was given was very solid in texture so it could be sliced into chucks with a butter knife.

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When it was time for her pill we would take a chunk of the food and using a straw we poked a hole into it. Then we would push the pill into the hole and put the "pill pocket" into her bowl along with her other food or toss it to her like a treat. It masked the pill really well and the pill didn't fall out. Poking Hole in Canned Food

 
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If your canned food isn't quite that solid I am sure that you could still successfully hide the pill in it. Especially if your dog doesn't normally eat canned food. Since our dogs don't usually get canned food they see it as a treat and wolf it down so the pill would never be noticed. :)

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June 13, 20121 found this helpful

Liverwurst also works to hide a pill in if you don't use canned food. In the morning when the Morkie gets his pill I also have a Husky and 2 cats lined up for their little share of liverwurst.

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One of those small oblong packages last a week around here with 4 animals as they only get a little dab, but they all think it's a special treat <:0)

 
June 25, 20120 found this helpful

A 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter works great as a "pill" pocket. Our Chudleigh get a zertec in the AM and an asprin in the PM. His "brothers", Quizno and Sammy also get a little peanut butter so they aren't left out and also get a "bite".

 

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June 9, 20180 found this helpful

Our vet advised to roll meatball of canned food and tuck pill into it. Most recently I had liquid amoxicillin to give and just rolled it into wet food.

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Gracie gobbled it right down and the taste of medicine didnt slow her down

 

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