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I'm pretty sure that last week, after Molly J returned home from her surgery, I heard her chant, "Drugs are great! Drugs are neat! Now I only have three feet! " Today, she hinted that she'd like to meet Nancy Reagan. She'd been taking all her meds so nicely, wrapped up in various soft treats. But today, she started spitting out the pill and just saying, "No." I've started placing them in the back of her mouth and rubbing her neck til she swallows. But I'm looking for other tricks you may have used.
That is FUNNY! Next up, the Betty Ford Center! 
Ok, pilling is a big topic here. we've done a lot of posts here and there, here's two recent posts with some ideas that may help get those pills down:
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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We have been using E-Z Med Holes that we get at the vet's office. They are very pliable and smash around the pill with no problem. Gus has to take two pills every other day for his skin condition. One of them is Huge! I give him that one first and immediately give him the second, smaller one. He gulps them down without even trying to chew. Of course, it probably helps that Murphy is standing there offering to take them for him. We tried the Pill Pockets, but these work way better. And the Pill Pockets that used to come in Duck and Pea have been discontinued, so their on,y varieties now have chicken in them and Gus doesn't get chicken.
Kathi and Murphy
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
murphsmom said
We have been using E-Z Med Holes that we get at the vet's office.
That's a new one, never heard of 'em before and apparently neither has Amazon, I couldn't find them on there which is surprising. Are they by prescription only?
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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We just get them over the counter at the vet.
Kathi
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
I just Googled them and found this Amazon link.
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
Google? Now there's a thought!
Thanks Kathi, this is a good product to know about.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Thank you, Tripawd peeps. I'll check out those suggestions. We've used the pill pockets before. They're just soooooooooo stinky. I guess that's what makes them good.
Petsmart also sells Pill pockets. I usually use regular cheese or cream cheese. They also sell a plunger like device at Petsmart that sends it back their throat. I got away with that one time and one time only. Waste of 4 bucks. Good luck! Lori and Ty
TY GUY, Best Black Lab ever! Diagnosed and had amp in January, 2014. Kicked MRSA's butt. Earned his angel wings on April 16, 2014. Run Free my boy and don't forget a shoe. Ty is a proud member of the " April Angels". Ty sent us Daryl, a Tripawd rescue in Sept. of 2016. Daryl is 5 +or -. We are also Pawrents to Chandler, a Border Collie mix who is 15 and 1/2, Lucy, a Corgi who is 7, 2 minis, 2 horses, and a feisty cat named Zoe. Zoe had a non skeletal Osteosarcoma removed in July 2015. No Chemo, she was at least 16. She is going strong although she is now completely blind. She is now close to 20 and her hobbies are eating and sleeping in front of her personal heater.
I used the pill gun for Sassy's chemo pills which Rene (aka Jerry) told me about & you can get them at Petsmart etc that is because you aren't supposed to touch the chemo pills. Before that I bought the EZ cheese in the snack cracker isle in your regular grocery store. She just used to lick it right off my hand
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Michelle & Angel Sassy
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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
We usually just stuff pills in the homemade wet food we feed and maneuver so the dog's head is tipped back so they have to swallow. We also use Greenies pill pockets and they love those. We also got a free sample of Tomlyn Pill Masker and the dogs went crazy for it! It comes in a jar and you take what you need and stuff the pills in. Its stanky but not in a real bad way. Kinda smells like Slim Jims. It does have wheat flour and corn syrup as the top ingredients though.
Good luck! Rock that recovery Molly J!
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