Do you have to give your dog medicine daily?
By fpd1955
@fpd1955 (2074)
United States
April 2, 2008 8:10am CST
My girl gets seizures, which the vet says is common in small breed dogs. The first time I saw her have one I totally freaked out and cried. She looked so pitiful, her body shaking, her eyes bugging out and her little paws raising above her head uncontrollably. The first one she had lasted about 20 minutes. It scared the heck out of me. Now, I give her 1 ml of medicine from a syringe. At first it was a big fight to get her to sit still. Now, she is such a good girl. She knows after going out first thing in the morning, it's med time. She comes to me, sits down and waits for it. Perhaps she knows it helps in stopping those awful seizures. Of course, she gets a treat afterwards.
Have you or do you now have to give your dog any medicine daily? Is it difficult or does your dog just sit there and take it without giving you an argument?
PEACE
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
2 Apr 08
My cat is taking medicine for skin infection twice a day.
She doesn't like it for sure.
I have to do the nedicine before meal, because she learned how to not swallow it.
@Carmetaf (309)
• United States
2 Apr 08
I don't have to give my dogs daily meds, but once a month I do have to give heartworm preventatives. It is really tricky and some hate it, some just deal. It helps to make it a paste so that they have some stick to them and go down their throats. Usually they head for the food bowl or water to wash it down LOL
BTW the picture of your girl is so cute. She looks like my Honey! What breed is she? My dogs are Rat Terriers. You can see Honey in our girls link at www.wmratz.com
@fpd1955 (2074)
• United States
2 Apr 08
Mine is a Jack Russell Rat Terrier. Thanx, I think she is cute too. I keep asking her how she got so cute and she just looks at me with that question mark face.
I give her her heartworm medicine with a little peanut butter, her favorite food on this earth. She doesn't even know there is a pill in it.
I will check out your girls!
PEACE
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