Squirt - my Queen has crossed The Bridge

Ha! Yeah, Squirt has gotten wise to all the tricks of med giving in her old age! She will no longer take human food treats period for fear there is something in there, she will only take treats that crunch. :rolleyes: Ever seen a dog pucker up and spew liquid? Squirt has mastered that! :p I tried giving her something in PB a while back thinking it would stick to her mouth and eventually go in - nope. She just drug her tongue on the carpet and now refuses PB. :D She is too smart for her own good! I bit the bullet and bought a pill pusher this morning. :(

The clinic made a suspension with their beef flavored stuff for compounding meds. I gave it to her in her lunch and she ate most of her meal on her own and finished when I hand-fed the last few bites. It still tastes bad but not as bad as the pill on its own so hopefully this will work for the next several days.

I'm sorry Leslie. I hate those pill pushers too! :o Squirt is wise to your tricks. I don't blame her at all but it does make it harder on you. As long as she's fighting you, she hasn't given up and that's AWESOME!! Xxxxx

Oh Leslie, Hope they figure out how to get the meds to Squirt, thats a tough one...sending hugs!!

Leslie, I think I read Metronidazole has a bitter taste and it is better to give with a bit of food or shortly after a meal so it does not upset their tummy. Hope the liquid works better, but it may have been the bitter taste of the pills.

HUGS

Leslie:
I hope Squirt is still taking her meds and getting better. I am wondering how day 2 of the liquid is going? God Bless Squirty she still keeps on trying. Blessings
Patti

Metronidazole tastes disgusting, I know because I had a course once! Hope she is feeling better Leslie, poor baby xx

I don't know if this will help you at all, but it's worth a try. Keesh wouldn't take anything from my hand at all. I am his caregiver and all food used to come from me. He figured out the hand treats had something distasteful in them. I tried the pill pusher, shoving it down his throat, putting it way back on the outside of his last tooth but nothing worked. He hates PB too. I don't give him his pills anymore, someone else does. He hasn't figured that out yet, but so far it's working albeit with very expensive white old cheddar cheese pieces. Once he has that figured out, I'm not sure where to go from there.
I understand perfectly about dosing errors. I almost took his Trilostane and gave him my Rimadyl.
Hope the suspension works better for you.

Leslie:
Wondering how Squirt is and if the antibiotic is still working? Are you using the pill shooter? I hope she is getting better. Blessings
Patti

Hi ya'll,

Thanks for asking about my Sweet Bebe. I wish I could say this new round of meds wass working but that isn't so. The Endosorb is supposed to given only until the stool is forming normally then you stop it. I can't stop it and the stool stay normal even with the Metronidazole on board. It doesn't seem to be working as well as the Baytril did. I can get the suspension in her so it isn't that she isn't getting the dose she is supposed to of that - it just isn't working without the Endoscope. And there is no money left this month for another vet visit. The two that have already occurred meant my utility bill didn't get paid fully so I'm starting out next month in the hole. I have enough of the meds to get her through til Doc B comes back and I hope he will simply give her some more Baytril without having to see her. If not.....I sure hope the temps cool off next month 'cause it's gonna get HOT in here without power! :rolleyes:

Leslie

Sorry to hear that the meds aren't working for squirt, I hope you can get the Baytril.

I know where your coming from I only just made the rent this month didn't need an overnight stay in the emergency vet this week it's pretty much cleaned me out, but I,ll survive as will you, things we do for our babies :)