It may work for your dog but NOT my beagle. He seems to smell the meds regardless of what food I disguise it with. Doxycycline must have some kind of medicine smell. I've tried xheese, hot dogs bacon, you name it but if the pill is in it or wrapped in it, he will NOT eat the pill.
Hi there, I'm in the exact same boat as you. My little bichon is just as difficult. I'm just wondering if you have any tips for me to get her to take her heart meds. Did you find anything that worked? Thank you so much 🙏
@@user-jl8mc8xf4r Hello, I hadn't found an easy way for my dog to seat the Doxy but the last time I fed him the doxy, I delayed his normal feeding cycle to hopefully get him super hungry then I smothered the Doxy in his food and he ate it once but then it did not work a second time. I told the vet and the vet just said, give him what he'll take which I managed to get 1 tablet into him but that wa it. He would take no more from that moment forward. So, I stopped the Doxy but he does and will eat his heartworm pills as long as I smother them in some home scraps thrown in with his regular dog feed. I wish you the very best trying to administer the heartworm meds. Ask your vet if there's a liquified heartworm med.
Doxycycline is a really gross antibiotic (speaking from human experience). Hard on the stomach, and burps up the flavour. You can taste it on the way down your throat and it seems to linger. Poor pup. I’ve had meningitis too… I feel for this little dog.
I did this when I dog sat my best friend's picky, big baby of a German Shepherd. When he realized what just happened he looked at me like, "yooouuu backstabbing *insert string of expletives here*" ...never failed to fall for it, though lol
Great advice. I have a very smart dog,,and he knows. He will eat the Vienna sausage, and spit out the pills to show me. Mon there is something wrong with this food. Big ? On his face. So funny, and exhausting for me to find something that works. I have to keep Changing, I will sure try your method. Thank you!
My Lhasa Apso saw me frying some beef liver one day. I hadn't had liver for years (my wife hates liver). The taste of it, the smell of it, the sight of it, even the idea of it. Needless to say, I had rarely ate liver, only when my wife was away. My Lhasa Apso, (may she rest in peace) on the other hand, loved liver and I shared a meal of it with her as often as possible and she never turned up her nose to it when it came "pill time".
Thank you so much for the liver idea! I was having a terrible time getting my senior chihuahua to take his meds. I tried using chicken livers since my dog is smaller and they were less expensive to try and it worked! I was close to taking him to the vet for IV treatment yesterday and now he is happily taking his meds al la liver!
We use liver too. I use beef liver because it’s less expensive. They love it raw too. After a while nothing works. Dogs are so smart. My 10 year old boxer takes two heart meds twice a day. Pill time is always a challenge.
Reese is such a cute little sweetheart! And so gentle too! Thanks for sharing this great tip about putting meds in cooked liver. Sadie Grace is very picky about which dog treats she will eat as well! 😃💞
I just have to say thank you for this! My dog will literally refuse the most expensive treat out there and giving him his pills was completely impossible- but he’ll eat the liver EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It’s magic. I’m so grateful for the suggestion!
We were tired of the stress of forcing meds down our small poodle’s throat with a pill shooter, so we tried your method. Unbelievable!!! Thanks so much for the video.
My dog would easily sniff that out. More to the fact he'd feel it as he bit into it. So I'm sorry to say your dog isnt the hardest to get to take a pill 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I have a 7lb yorkie that is just as much as a picky eater. he takes 4 meds twice a day but it's become a battle, going to try this tomorrow i'm praying it works!
@@mauriepotts9393 It worked like a charm for a few weeks and liver is great for your dogs but he's too smart for his own good and eventually started rejecting the chunks with meds in them. Great news though, I found my own fool proof way after weeks of worry and frustration.. SOFT GUMMY CANDY! One night I was so pissed (not at my dog just that nothing was working and his condition was worsening because of it) that I wrapped a pill in a airhead candy gummy and stuck it to the fur on his paw. Since I know when I take him on walks any little stick or dried leaf that gets on his paws he will refuse to move until he either gets it off or I take it off for him.. I feel like sensitive dogs like mine and picky eaters go hand in hand so I'm willing to bet this will work for you. And yes, it's human candy and not the best for dogs, just DO NOT get the sugar free stuff and it's fine. He hasn't missed a medicine in months since I found this trick out. So basically I pinch and roll a small piece of soft gummy candy between my fingers until it's squishy and then stick the pills and fully wrap them in the gummy. Then I stick it to the top of one of his paws. He'll then bite it off and eat it. They might spit it out a few times at first but just keep sticking it on and since it's a sticky tasty sweet candy they'll eventually eat it right up I promise. He hates it, it feels wrong doing it to him and it might get a little messy for both of you but hey, whatever it takes for life saving medicine. Now he knows the routine and it's only messy for me when I roll it by hand. I barely have to stick it hard on his paw nowadays, just squish it on and he grabs and swallows it in seconds. Takes less than 30 seconds now when before it'd be a grueling anxiety inducing fiasco. Sorry for the long winded response but I feel everyone's pain under these comments and I'm so glad I found a fool proof way, I hope it works for you! I'm really considering making a short video of this because it's the only thing thats worked for me and there's alot of people that could benefit from this method..
My dog spits them out using this method in the video but what i do is crush the pills first, if you dont have a crusher then use the handle of you knife or fork and crunch it down to powder in a small bowl I use chicken nuggets for my dog. Fry or air fry tje nuggets. If you use air fry just cut up the cooked chicken in a small bowl. Pure the crushed pill over the chicken pieces then add a small amount of oil and mix. It works for my collie dog.Je has a heart condition. Never put whole 7:08 pills im their dog food as they won't eat it ever again. You need to pill them as ibe just explained. Good luck 👍 ❤
What is am Imperial Shih-Tzu? I haven't heard of that breed before. I have a Shih-Tzu. My dog sounds like she's related to yours, treating treats like your does 😮
Thought it was me alone that had problems when it comes to doggies and pills. Lol. Angel used to give so much trouble to take her meds until I started doing the exact same thing like you did. Now I slip her, her pill and she doesn't know. Lol.
I noticed your dog didn’t chew it, just basically swallow whole, is this method just for dogs, because my 5 month old teething yorkie chews everything, if she chewed the liver she would taste the pill and spit it out!
Hmm that’s an interesting thought. 🤔I’m not sure if it would be an effective method for puppies because, like you said, they’re chewers! I started using this method with my dog when she was about 7 years old so definitely older.
Your dog looks so much like my Pekingese! My very picky Pekingese who sounds like he and Reese are cut from the same cloth. I will have to try your liver hack. Right now I am having an awful time with him. His eye ruptured and he needed emergency surgery. I can't get him to take his pills, so I'll try anything. Thanks for this idea.
My boston took many pills, multiple times a day the last few yrs of her life & what worked for me EVERY time is purchasing a can of any brand "cuts in gravy" dog food. I would spoon feed her a small bite or two first of the chunky food with gravy, then add the pill, coat it well in gravy and feed her the pill & another chunky bit with gravy & then lastly, a bite without pills to end the interaction .. so yum, yuck, yum. Easy peasy & took only seconds. One small can of that dog food would last several days covered & stored in the refrigerator.
I'm heading to the store right now to get some liver and try this. The vet sent my boxer home with 2 bottles of meds to take twice daily and my boy is not having it. 😅 *fingers crossed*
How’s the odor when you cook up liver? I don’t like the smell of meat cooking. Is this the same smell or worse? Guess I’m just going to have to try it lol.
Little does she know that Reese has her own UA-cam channel where she teaches other dogs how to get their owners to start buying and cooking them tasty liver. (Hint: it all comes down to pretending to be picky, until they finally start buying you the liver.)
Nice!! Will have to try that. My Dog Sage needs 2 inhaler puffs if flovent. For that I Give him treat after. but there hase been times I nedded to give him pills. I will keep this in mind :)
@@thesunnyedge I use the aerodog it's a chamber with a silicone snout cone. You wait till they are breathing deep and steady watching the little flap thing and puff as they breath in then allow 6 deep breaths to get what's left in the chamber... oh and I apologize for the typos lol.
@@thesunnyedge yes that would of been an easier way to explain.. lol sorry I comment so much just bored! still laying around injured never went To the Dr. Lol. My dog keeps looking at me like wtf man!? Thankfully my gf just took him out for me.
So my dog won’t take her monthly heart worm/flea pill and that’s only once a month so I’m guess the most of the liver would go to waste if I’m only using once a month correct?
Thank you , that's fantastic , Cutie Reese is not notice it ... 😆😆 Marilyn is your wonderful mom's ... May god blessed you and family , so much Love's ❤❤❤❤❤👍✌👌👏☺😁
My vet told us a big NO it's a organ takes toxics out of animals can give your dog pancreatitis and could. He said No to any organ meat. He's been a vet 47 years. My dog would only eat liver and chicken liver he said I was making her sick to stop Humans should even only eat occasionally
It may work for your dog but NOT my beagle. He seems to smell the meds regardless of what food I disguise it with. Doxycycline must have some kind of medicine smell. I've tried xheese, hot dogs bacon, you name it but if the pill is in it or wrapped in it, he will NOT eat the pill.
Hi there, I'm in the exact same boat as you. My little bichon is just as difficult. I'm just wondering if you have any tips for me to get her to take her heart meds. Did you find anything that worked? Thank you so much 🙏
@@user-jl8mc8xf4r Hello, I hadn't found an easy way for my dog to seat the Doxy but the last time I fed him the doxy, I delayed his normal feeding cycle to hopefully get him super hungry then I smothered the Doxy in his food and he ate it once but then it did not work a second time. I told the vet and the vet just said, give him what he'll take which I managed to get 1 tablet into him but that wa it. He would take no more from that moment forward. So, I stopped the Doxy but he does and will eat his heartworm pills as long as I smother them in some home scraps thrown in with his regular dog feed. I wish you the very best trying to administer the heartworm meds. Ask your vet if there's a liquified heartworm med.
I’m having that problem with my beagle at this very moment!!
Doxycycline is a really gross antibiotic (speaking from human experience). Hard on the stomach, and burps up the flavour. You can taste it on the way down your throat and it seems to linger. Poor pup. I’ve had meningitis too… I feel for this little dog.
@@Mrs.LadeyBug Fortunately, he's not on Doxy anymore so he doesn't have to deal with that nastiness. Thanks for describing the Doxy taste.
I did this when I dog sat my best friend's picky, big baby of a German Shepherd. When he realized what just happened he looked at me like, "yooouuu backstabbing *insert string of expletives here*" ...never failed to fall for it, though lol
Hahaha 🤣 Omg this made me laugh. So funny 😂 Dogs can be hilarious
Great advice. I have a very smart dog,,and he knows. He will eat the Vienna sausage, and spit out the pills to show me. Mon there is something wrong with this food. Big ? On his face. So funny, and exhausting for me to find something that works. I have to keep Changing, I will sure try your method. Thank you!
My Lhasa Apso saw me frying some beef liver one day. I hadn't had liver for years (my wife hates liver). The taste of it, the smell of it, the sight of it, even the idea of it. Needless to say, I had rarely ate liver, only when my wife was away. My Lhasa Apso, (may she rest in peace) on the other hand, loved liver and I shared a meal of it with her as often as possible and she never turned up her nose to it when it came "pill time".
Haha awwwh this is the cutest story ever 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much for the liver idea!
I was having a terrible time getting my senior chihuahua to take his meds. I tried using chicken livers since my dog is smaller and they were less expensive to try and it worked! I was close to taking him to the vet for IV treatment yesterday and now he is happily taking his meds al la liver!
Omg I love Reese so much 😩❤️
She misses you! 💞
We use liver too. I use beef liver because it’s less expensive. They love it raw too. After a while nothing works. Dogs are so smart. My 10 year old boxer takes two heart meds twice a day. Pill time is always a challenge.
They are soooo smart. Keeps us on our toes! 😆
Reese is such a cute little sweetheart! And so gentle too! Thanks for sharing this great tip about putting meds in cooked liver. Sadie Grace is very picky about which dog treats she will eat as well! 😃💞
I just have to say thank you for this! My dog will literally refuse the most expensive treat out there and giving him his pills was completely impossible- but he’ll eat the liver EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It’s magic. I’m so grateful for the suggestion!
We were tired of the stress of forcing meds down our small poodle’s throat with a pill shooter, so we tried your method. Unbelievable!!! Thanks so much for the video.
So glad it helped! This has been my tried and true method for years now. 🙏🏻
Thanks this really does work my fussy pup wouldn’t take anything until we tried your trick. Thanks again
Reese is adorable!
She’s pretty cute ☺️
My dog would easily sniff that out. More to the fact he'd feel it as he bit into it. So I'm sorry to say your dog isnt the hardest to get to take a pill 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I have a 7lb yorkie that is just as much as a picky eater. he takes 4 meds twice a day but it's become a battle, going to try this tomorrow i'm praying it works!
Ahhh the doggy battles. How did it go for you?
Well? Work?
@@mauriepotts9393 It worked like a charm for a few weeks and liver is great for your dogs but he's too smart for his own good and eventually started rejecting the chunks with meds in them.
Great news though, I found my own fool proof way after weeks of worry and frustration.. SOFT GUMMY CANDY!
One night I was so pissed (not at my dog just that nothing was working and his condition was worsening because of it) that I wrapped a pill in a airhead candy gummy and stuck it to the fur on his paw. Since I know when I take him on walks any little stick or dried leaf that gets on his paws he will refuse to move until he either gets it off or I take it off for him.. I feel like sensitive dogs like mine and picky eaters go hand in hand so I'm willing to bet this will work for you. And yes, it's human candy and not the best for dogs, just DO NOT get the sugar free stuff and it's fine. He hasn't missed a medicine in months since I found this trick out.
So basically I pinch and roll a small piece of soft gummy candy between my fingers until it's squishy and then stick the pills and fully wrap them in the gummy. Then I stick it to the top of one of his paws. He'll then bite it off and eat it. They might spit it out a few times at first but just keep sticking it on and since it's a sticky tasty sweet candy they'll eventually eat it right up I promise. He hates it, it feels wrong doing it to him and it might get a little messy for both of you but hey, whatever it takes for life saving medicine.
Now he knows the routine and it's only messy for me when I roll it by hand. I barely have to stick it hard on his paw nowadays, just squish it on and he grabs and swallows it in seconds. Takes less than 30 seconds now when before it'd be a grueling anxiety inducing fiasco.
Sorry for the long winded response but I feel everyone's pain under these comments and I'm so glad I found a fool proof way, I hope it works for you!
I'm really considering making a short video of this because it's the only thing thats worked for me and there's alot of people that could benefit from this method..
My dog spits them out using this method in the video but what i do is crush the pills first, if you dont have a crusher then use the handle of you knife or fork and crunch it down to powder in a small bowl
I use chicken nuggets for my dog. Fry or air fry tje nuggets. If you use air fry just cut up the cooked chicken in a small bowl. Pure the crushed pill over the chicken pieces then add a small amount of oil and mix. It works for my collie dog.Je has a heart condition. Never put whole 7:08 pills im their dog food as they won't eat it ever again. You need to pill them as ibe just explained. Good luck 👍 ❤
A miracle for me and my Chloe! Thank you so much!!!!❤
thank you I have a picky Shihtzu who has to take 3 pills a day for 2 weeks for her hurting back.
What is am Imperial Shih-Tzu? I haven't heard of that breed before. I have a Shih-Tzu. My dog sounds like she's related to yours, treating treats like your does 😮
What about giving capsules?
I’ll try it. I’ve got a very picky 2 yr old shih-tzu and he will not take a pill. And BTW … his name is Reecey. Thank you
Thought it was me alone that had problems when it comes to doggies and pills. Lol. Angel used to give so much trouble to take her meds until I started doing the exact same thing like you did. Now I slip her, her pill and she doesn't know. Lol.
Haha these dogs know when we’re trying to pull something over them. 😆 Does Angel get medication everyday?
@@thesunnyedge Yup they are so smart...she has to take medication for 14 consecutive days...take a break for 7 days and start the cycle over again.
Oh wow so you’re on a schedule!
@@thesunnyedge Yeah...I made a medicine chart for her so if I'm not home someone else can give her...and she's been doing great with this routine. 😊
Haha that’s awesome. Anything for our pups. ☺️
Oh heck yeah Gonna try it!
I recently discovered mashed sweet potato is another great option for disguising a pill. My dog loves it.
I noticed your dog didn’t chew it, just basically swallow whole, is this method just for dogs, because my 5 month old teething yorkie chews everything, if she chewed the liver she would taste the pill and spit it out!
Hmm that’s an interesting thought. 🤔I’m not sure if it would be an effective method for puppies because, like you said, they’re chewers! I started using this method with my dog when she was about 7 years old so definitely older.
Nope! My dog is 13 and chews everything fully. 😂 He’s not food motivated either so im still at a loss
Haha well hopefully he outgrows that phase 😆
My dog also doesnt swallow whole. And the med is a capsule that cannot be crushed!
Thanks it is difficult to give my pupper a pill.
Awe I know the struggle. Hope it helped.
I love watching all your videos, I am now looking for my NP preceptor !! keep it up, Sandra !!
Wishing you much success on your journey to NP! 💞
@@thesunnyedge Thank you so much !!
Your dog looks so much like my Pekingese! My very picky Pekingese who sounds like he and Reese are cut from the same cloth. I will have to try your liver hack. Right now I am having an awful time with him. His eye ruptured and he needed emergency surgery. I can't get him to take his pills, so I'll try anything. Thanks for this idea.
Hope it works! I still use this method to this day and she gobbles it up. 😄
Chopping it up in a fine powder on canned food?
How do you give a dog a pill on an empty stomach that refuses to take pills?
thankyou ❤️
My boston took many pills, multiple times a day the last few yrs of her life & what worked for me EVERY time is purchasing a can of any brand "cuts in gravy" dog food. I would spoon feed her a small bite or two first of the chunky food with gravy, then add the pill, coat it well in gravy and feed her the pill & another chunky bit with gravy & then lastly, a bite without pills to end the interaction .. so yum, yuck, yum. Easy peasy & took only seconds. One small can of that dog food would last several days covered & stored in the refrigerator.
Ok, for most people who like to get to the point: buy/fry some liver and skip to 5:10
I'm heading to the store right now to get some liver and try this. The vet sent my boxer home with 2 bottles of meds to take twice daily and my boy is not having it. 😅 *fingers crossed*
Did it work? Heading to get some .. my pupper is NOT food motivated even minced filet mignon
I'm gonna try it thank you so much
I hope it helps! ☺️
Read my reply please dont
What do you feed your dog normally? I have a shihpoo, 10 pounds and 4 years old. She does not eat every day. I’ve been boiling chicken mostly.
Her main food is Wellness CORE RawRev for small breeds. She does usually get some meat each day too such as chicken, liver, or beef.
A little cream cheese with pill inside works really well
Ahhh that’s a great idea! I’ll have to try that!
How’s the odor when you cook up liver? I don’t like the smell of meat cooking. Is this the same smell or worse? Guess I’m just going to have to try it lol.
It’s not my most favorite smell but my dog loves it 😄
Would chicken livers work?
Little does she know that Reese has her own UA-cam channel where she teaches other dogs how to get their owners to start buying and cooking them tasty liver.
(Hint: it all comes down to pretending to be picky, until they finally start buying you the liver.)
Nice!! Will have to try that. My Dog Sage needs 2 inhaler puffs if flovent. For that I Give him treat after. but there hase been times I nedded to give him pills. I will keep this in mind :)
Omg I didn’t know dogs even use inhalers! How do you give it?
@@thesunnyedge I use the aerodog it's a chamber with a silicone snout cone. You wait till they are breathing deep and steady watching the little flap thing and puff as they breath in then allow 6 deep breaths to get what's left in the chamber... oh and I apologize for the typos lol.
Oh ok that’s similar to what we use on the kiddos. I had no idea dogs used such a thing too!
@@thesunnyedge yes that would of been an easier way to explain.. lol sorry I comment so much just bored! still laying around injured never went To the Dr. Lol. My dog keeps looking at me like wtf man!? Thankfully my gf just took him out for me.
So my dog won’t take her monthly heart worm/flea pill and that’s only once a month so I’m guess the most of the liver would go to waste if I’m only using once a month correct?
I keep it frozen in the freezer then cut off and cook little portions of liver as needed.
Do you put the pill in the chunks in advance?
No, I just put them in as I use it.
Please condense videos
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How do you warm it in microwave
Approximately how long do you cook on each side? Wife and I love liver however I cook it more done than you do for your dog.
I’d say about 2 minutes each side. If I cook it too much the meat becomes too tough to press the tablet into.
@@thesunnyedge Thank you.
You’re welcome ☺️
Hi. Can i use this method with every day pills?? (2)
Yes if it works for your dog, definitely!
Please read my comment
Reese said you tricked me after it slid down. 😋
Some days she is smarter than me and still manages to get the pill out. 🤦🏼♀️
day in the lifeeeeee
Thank you , that's fantastic , Cutie Reese is not notice it ... 😆😆
Marilyn is your wonderful mom's ... May god blessed you and family , so much Love's ❤❤❤❤❤👍✌👌👏☺😁
Awe thanks Ob Tagart! Your comments are always so nice. 😊💕
Please read my reply I can give my vets phone number
My dog won't eat the pills. Sorry it did not work.
Awwwe Im sorry!! I did discover another food that I can hide my dog’s pill in…mashed sweet potato! Let me know if you try it. 😬
You lost me at calf liver.
😂😂😂😂FUNNY HOW U MENTIONED YOUR DOG IS A PICKY EATER....KUZ MY DOG IS THE SAME WAY IF NOT WORSE 😁🤦🏾🤷🏾
My vet told us a big NO it's a organ takes toxics out of animals can give your dog pancreatitis and could. He said No to any organ meat. He's been a vet 47 years. My dog would only eat liver and chicken liver he said I was making her sick to stop Humans should even only eat occasionally
Homemade... Liver.... That you buy at the store... Is..homemade...?