toy poddle that needs to take meds by syringe how do we hide the meds in food?

Question

my familys toy poodle has a heart tumor on his heart that is leaking fluid into his lungs and making him cough and needs to take the meds to help slow his heart down we have tryied giving him the meds by mouth and he either growls at us or squrims out and the meds go every where but in side him we have tried to give it two him by hiding it in rollover but his has been choking on it lately we would try can food but he notice the meds can someone help my family and i please

my familys toy poodle has a heart tumor on his heart that is leaking fluid into his lungs and making him cough and needs to take the meds to help slow his heart down we have tryied giving him the meds by mouth and he either growls at us or squrims out and the meds go every where but in side him we have tried to give it two him by hiding it in rollover but his has been choking on it lately we would try can food but he notice the meds can someone help my family and i please


ps he's old and can not see or hear and we try not to give the meds to him by the syringe cause he get freaked out by it being put in his mouth, he doesnt eat or drink much unless its treats we tryied the pill form but it didnt work cause by the time it got into his system it didnt work

Answer 1

Giving a dog medications can be hard sometimes. There are a couple things you can do. Try asking your vet if this medication comes in a different strength so you can give a smaller amount. If not see if your vet can order drugs through a pharmacy that does compounding. (I only know of 2 where I live so it may be hard to find) If not you may be able to find one that will ship it to you. Where I live there is a pharmacy that can take some medications and make them a flavored liquid or a beef flavored treat. I hope this helps you.

Answer 2

If the meds are in pill form, try putting it in peanut butter. Or a ball of cheese. Dogs love both of them. Especially the peanut butter.
Scoop out a little peanut butter and cover the pill with it. The dog should lick it up and swallow it. With the cheese, just place the pill in a slice of American cheese and ball it up,
If it's liquid in a syringe, you may have to have 2 people do it. One person to hold him and the other to give the dog medicine. You have to be assertive and forceful, yet not hurt the dog either.
If the dog snaps at you while trying to give the medication, then try going at it from the side of the dogs mouth and not the front. The very back corner of his mouth. In the end, it is for his own best health, but do all that you can to make sure he gets it.

Best of luck. I hope he gets better and you are successful in giving the medicine.

Answer 3

try to wrap him tight in a towel. give him teh syringe if you pull out the side of his mouth there is like a little pocket that forms in teh back of the mouth and if you syringe it in tehre the liquid should go straight down his throat. if this doesn't work then there really isn't much you can hide the liquid in.
You may waant to get in touch with your vet and explain you can't give him the liquid is there a pill form that can be given.
Good Luck
Also check and see if this med causes low potassium some do and then you need to give something for that.

Answer 4

Try cream cheese, squeeze cheese (that cheese in a can you squirt on crackers) or a bit of ice cream, I've also had good luck with a bit of canned cat food. If you put the meds in and let sit a couple of minutes, some of the bad small goes away and your dog may be more likely to eat it. Use just the smallest possible bite to hide the meds, that will help prevent choking.

Answer 5

I currently have a puppy that has to have a liquid medication.

The vet mixed the medication into a cherry flavored syrup to hide the smell and the bitter taste. I measure the liquid out into a syringe, but then place it into a bowl and she takes it with no problem.

Keep in mind that your dog will also read off of your emotions - if you're frustrated with giving your dog medication, your dog might be reading this as a sign of aggression or disapproval. Make the medication time a "happy time" and make it seem like it is a treat, not medicine.

Ask your vet if you can mix the medication with a sugar free fruit drink (in SMALL quantities) or sugar free Kool-Aid. Avoid any strong citrus flavors (stick with grape or cherry).

Your vet may also have a mixture that you can use to flavor the medication.

Answer 6

Putting it in food doesn't help...I don't know where people get this idea. Dogs have a great sense of smell and can smell it or a soon as it's tasted it is spit out. What you are going to have to do is force the issue, even is he growls. Put your thumb at the back of his mouth where there is no teeth and force is mouth open, using a syringe medicate the dog by placing the syringe as far back in the throat as possible and squeeze. After medicating tell her she is a good girl and give her a treat.

With pills..some dogs have the ability to eat the food and spit out the pills. For pills, crush them between to spoons and open the dogs mouth as above and medicate. The powered pill sticks to the inside of the mouth and he can't spit it out.

Lets face it people...some dogs who are sick don't want to eat...then what. How many times have you wasted medication by putting it in food and it gets spit out or thrown all over? Use your common sense.

Answer 7

This trick will work everytime. I used it with my dog, who was hit by a car and had to take a ton of meds. Take a peice of single wrapped cheese (like velvetta, or craft)...you know the kind that come wrapped individually...and wrap the pil up in the cheese. The dog will eat and swallow it whole without chewing and never notice the pill. If it is a small dog, just use a half or quarter of the peice of cheese. Your dog will love it, trust me! It took me forever to figure this trick out, but it works everytime! Good Luck and Get Well to you dog.

Answer 8

maximum cats are very difficult to medicate (liquid or pill). i chanced on that crushing the pill up (examine consisting of your vet if its alright to accomplish that first) and mixing it nicely in a teaspoon of canned cat foodstuff (purely time i could propose utilising fish or stable style foodstuff) will many times paintings. you're arranged to do a similar with liquid. do not use a canned foodstuff your cat likes to consume or you've a cat refusing to consume that foodstuff any further. they are clever so supply something she likes yet isn't given in many situations.

Answer 9

cheese, cream cheese, baby food meat, unseasoned, cooked hamburger . have one person hold the dog in a towel and another person put the syringe in the back of the cheek, or between the back teeth and slowly squirt it in. you dont want to push it in all at once real fast it could cause the dog to choke.

Answer 10

I have used a bit of butter, liver sausage, raw hamburger, soft cheese. most anything you can wrap around a pill. I feed my dog one or two without the pill, the one with the pill and follow up right away with one without. Good luck...