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how to give medication

J

Jenny Jump

Warren Scout
Jenny is doing well since her painful back condition was diagnosed and daily medication prescribed. She seems to like the taste of Metacam and I wondered if it could be put on food. Nothing in her diet (hay, pellets and veg) is a suitable vehicle for the syrup. I don't mind giving it to her in a syringe, but I want to make it as easy as possible to give her meds to her for when other people care for her.
 
Will she suck on the end of the syringe and take it like that? My buns love metacam so that's the easiest way for me to make sure they get the full dose. One of my rabbits didn't quite grasp the concept at first so I trained her how to do it first with syringes of diluted carrot juice. They love metacam, once the syringe is empty they get annoyed and try to snatch it out of my hand :lol:

Alternatively, you could put it on some sort of food. I squirt Barney's daily gut stimulant straight onto his pellets. The only problem with this is that sometimes they don't get the full dose as it gets on the bowl. So for important medicines I usually use Critical Care, as he will lick the bowl clean when fed this. Or I dilute the medicine with carrot or pineapple juice (no added nasties or added sugar) and syringe feed it.

Though if you can get them to take it willingly from a syringe, that is the easiest way.
 
Jenny grabs the syringe too. I have had to open a new one today because of what she did when my husband dosed her. That's why I wondered if there was an easier way. I am worried how she might be if I go away.
 
A small bit of weetabix. Doughnut has all three medicines like this. She thinks it's a treat and it soaks it up great and no stress.
 
cpayne said:
A small bit of weetabix. Doughnut has all three medicines like this. She thinks it's a treat and it soaks it up great and no stress.
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Thanks, I think I might steal that idea for future medications.. great idea:thumb:
 
We use mini shredded wheat because they are 100% wheat which is a major component of excel nuggets which they eat regularly.
 
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