Woof! Bark! And also Whiiiiiiiiiine.

107 watchers

LazyDaisy Nov 2016 7:16am, 30 Nov 2016 16,619 posts	0 LazyDaisy Tablets all the way for our dogs. Smeared in butter or with cheese wrapped round it. Flossie is better, thanks, though when OH took her out yesterday pm she was much happier walking on pavements than on the (frozen) rough ground in the fields. I'll stick to tarmac paths today with her. Skidding to a halt chasing a ball sounds like a very likely cause, RH.
westmoors Nov 2016 7:19am, 30 Nov 2016 1,404 posts	0 westmoors My dog has an underactive thyroid so has to have tablets twice a day. We stuff them in pieces of cooked chicken or squash raw mince round them. He stands there and watches you do it and still eats them, but if you just gave him the tablet he spits it out!
BaronessBL Nov 2016 8:22am, 30 Nov 2016 6,069 posts	0 BaronessBL Any liquid medication for Wanda we soak into little pieces of bread which have then had squeezy cheese (usually primula with ham) on top. Most tablets disappear quite happily in her food and some will even just be taken just as treats!!! Having had to give medication to horses in the past I know how lucky we are that Wanda is so relaxed about it (greedy!)
Helegant Nov 2016 9:50am, 30 Nov 2016 3,862 posts	0 Helegant Jet likes to play 'catch' with kibble - I started doing this in the hope of getting a photograph of him catching it (no success yet). The game is useful for administering drontal because it's only one tablet and he's swallowed it before he realises what it is. Last time he had antibiotics he got wise to the ruse on the second day and we resorted to peanut butter. I've carried on the game of catch before his dinner so that he doesn't associate it with medicine.
Alice the Camel Nov 2016 10:32am, 30 Nov 2016 2,956 posts	0 Alice the Camel We have drontal in tablet form too, never had a problem with Charlie taking it smothered in Primula! Good to hear Flossie's mended.
halfpint Nov 2016 10:40am, 30 Nov 2016 21,711 posts	0 halfpint I wonder if the drontal has to be in liquid form for puppies. Why on earth does my vet keep giving me it in liquid form. ION Ernie has been sneezing and snorting since Monday. Do dogs get the cold QP is asking??
Helegant Nov 2016 10:44am, 30 Nov 2016 3,866 posts	0 Helegant Yes, dogs do catch colds and flu, but they don't share it with humans - apparently.
Helegant Nov 2016 10:45am, 30 Nov 2016 3,867 posts	0 Helegant However, snorting and sneezing is usually a mild allergic reaction to something. Which is why we were trying to feed Jet with anti-histamine tablets a cfew weeks ago when he had been troughing around in the meadow grass.
Alice the Camel Nov 2016 2:32pm, 30 Nov 2016 2,957 posts	0 Alice the Camel halfpint - Ask your vet for the Drontal tablets. They come in different doses depending on weight of dog. Charlie has been having them since he was 3 months old so nothing to do with being a puppy!
halfpint Nov 2016 3:55pm, 30 Nov 2016 21,716 posts	0 halfpint Fab! We have 6 monthly check up booked for Friday and I will request tablets. I might broach the subject of neutering whilst there too.