Tuesday, November 20, 2012

ollie hates his flea meds...


"i'm upset mommy, please leave me alone"

Every month Ollie has to take his flea and heartworm pill...every month we try (and fail) to find something yummy to hide the pill in...we've tried cheese, treats, bread, yogurt, peanut butter, etc. but ollie is an expert at picking the pill out and eating the good stuff.  so we end up trying to pop it in the back of his mouth to get him to swallow it.

the process of popping the pill in his mouth terrifies him.  His freak outs make us so sad, you should see the look of terror on his face!  every month we contemplate going back to a topical formula.

This month I gave home some rescue remedy in his breakfast beforehand and it seemed to work as he didn't put up as strong of a fight as he usually does...


i feel better now mommy! i forgive you!

we got the pill down in one try, and he didn't throw it back up! (also another problem) but he still sulked for the rest of the morning...but he finally perked up around lunch time, ready to play and have a good time.

hopefully the rescue remedy helps to calm him.  still debating switching back to topical or trying a different pill...

what pill does your dog take?
ollie is currently taking trifexis...





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