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[ksmith]

I just spent about a half hour coaxing Gaby through a 1/4 can of the rabbit mixed with the hypo food. I felt like I was coaxing a balky baby through a jar of green peas.

She wanted to eat. Her tail was wagging. But she kept flirting with the damned stuff, picking it up and dropping it. Licking it. So help me, I think that dog has an eating disorder.

If she keeps it down, I will be spending part of tomorrow calling stores that supposedly carry the stuff to see if they have any. My local feed store had a case that they special-ordered. I was able to buy one can, but that was all.

The metronidazole was another story. Both King and Mickey had taken it at one time or another, and I had forgotten how evil-tasting the stuff is. How in hell am I going to get Gaby, who eats by licking, to swallow that damned thing is just about beyond me. If I give it to her inside a wad of food that she likes, she just licks the food and leaves the pill. I may have to resort to tossing it down her throat, but that's not easy.

Why in the freeping hell didn't the *&^%$#@ manufacturer coat the *&^%$#@ tablet. First rule of Drug That Tastes Like Shit--COAT THE G-------N TABLET!!!!!!!

Oh, and I'm supposed to be writing through all this. Good the fuck luck.

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[(Anonymous)]

BCP pet pharmacy can turn Metronidazole into a liver-flavored chewy treat called a "Vet Chew". Your vet can get you a few free samples to try out. You can also get empty gel capsules to put the pill in, but I'm not sure if you can get them at your local drugstore or not. I know you can buy them online. And there is also this neat thing called "Pill Pockets" that we use to put our animal's pills in before we give them their pills. Its especially great when you have to give multiple pills or when they are an ornery pill taker, because it keeps the pill from dissolving in your hand.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this. Looks like there's a mini-industry revolving around getting meds into pets.