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Sneaking medications

loobers25

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Dennis has to take Sulfratrim for two weeks and it smells and tastes horrid. We manage to give him metacam rolled up in a dried apple piece.

Any suggestions? I know Sheddies where suggested so which ones?

He won't take any baby mix like Ellas kitchen.

He definitely will not take anything from a syringe willingly

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I’ve not used that medicine so I’m not sure how best to disguise it. Frosty doesn’t like shreddies :lol: but he likes Aldi carrot parsnip and apple baby food, and mashed banana so I’ve been able to hide meds in that. Although in the end we gave up and he had to endure the syringe! You could try fenugreek crunchies. Sorry I’m not much help :lol:
 
Malted shreddies. Rudey was on sulfatrim last month. I managed to hide the first dose on banana smeared shreddie but he very quickly grew wise to it. Now I just pick em up, squirt it in to the corners of their mouth & at least you know they have had full dose
 
We can disguise baytril on a fenugreek crunchie, but you have to let it soak in which takes about 8hrs. Means lots of organisation :)
 
What is everybun thoughts of apple juice (home made) mixed with the meds in the syringe? To take the edge off? Is it safe to dilute it as such

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What is everybun thoughts of apple juice (home made) mixed with the meds in the syringe? To take the edge off?

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I think the apple juice mixed with the meds would be fine. I've read that some people have just dipped the end of the syringe in blackcurrant juice and then filled the syringe up with the meds. I'm sure with my two I'd only get away with that once though :)
 
Hmmm Dennis is a clever bloke so we will see. If not ill have to give him the old Trawden wrangle

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We use (to some success) dried cranberries. Mashed banana is also supposed to be a good way to deliver medicine. Maybe some cranberry juice?
 
We use (to some success) dried cranberries. Mashed banana is also supposed to be a good way to deliver medicine. Maybe some cranberry juice?
Thanks Craig, I will experiment and see what he will take! Maple just wants the syringe, she's a good girl

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