Reply #95: But your dog is large and you can find his mouth. [View All]

[Rhiannon12866]

And I'm glad that you have gotten your dog used to his meds. My Sara loves pills because it means chicken or roast beef. But this little guy is another story. I once called the vet's office because I just couldn't find this little dog's mouth. They told me to slip it in the side, like you did, as with a horse. My dog is eight pounds! His mouth has nothing in common with a horse's! Yikes! But my vet has come up with an excellent solution. Here's his e-mail, in response to my desperate plea:

Hello:

The easy way is to compound the medications into liquid with the flavor he likes. We have a pharmacist that does that. If you like we can do that Monday or when you come Tuesday we can call her and have the medications done that way.

see you Tuesday