Mummy Asks beautiful dog Fang had some cysts removed recently. Poor Fangy! She’s healing beautifully but her surgery meant a course of antibiotics. Fang is not particularly food motivated and always senses something’s up when given a pill. Mummy Ask tried several approaches. Fang loves cheese, so for the first few days we buried the pill in a glob of cream cheese (peanut butter works well for some dogs too). But Fang tired of that approach.
Then we went with hot dog. We just cut a little slit in a small chunk of hot dog and shoved the pill into the slit. This proved the winner! Of course we followed up with a few extra pieces too. I think the hot dog smell covered up the antibiotics smell.
I think it’s so hard to give medical treatment to your pets because you can’t explain that it’s for their own good! We would love to hear your tips on giving pets pills, if you’ve got a good one for cats or dogs, leave it in comments. Dogs definitely seem easier to pill than cats. It’s always easier if your pet is food motivated. The hot dog trick got Fang though her course of antibiotics. See, here she is…..
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