Show Off Your Pets 2025

Murphy is a handsome boy. Ours are not permitted on the counters or table.

 

" I've posed for the camera, now give me my treat"

 

Bella is refusing to take her medication
I've tried putting it on her food ... she won't eat it

I've tried squirting it into her mouth ... she wriggles and wriggles and it goes all over the place

I'm going to try Pill Assist as recommended by @ChiveTalking but I don't know how it will work with liquid. Maybe her medication will have to be changed to tablets.

I'm fed up now !

 

That's a shame Michael, i know how you feel our dogs especially barley is very clever when it comes to taking worming tablets, they're supposed to taste like beef but no he doesn't like them. Tried crushing them in mashed potatoes, melted cheese and eggs.
When we went to the breeder to buy a puppy she said try a dog food that's really smelly.

 

Been there @Michael Hewett - very difficult to give medication as they seem to sniff it out - or spit it out! If you put on normal food, they usually suss that something if off and refuse the meal. Try the liquid ‘licky’ treats in a tube and either dip the syringe in that so you can squirt the medicine in whilst they enjoying the treat or maybe just mix it and hope she will go for it.

 

Thanks for all suggestions I am at my wits end

 

@Michael Hewett Oh gosh I’m sorry to hear how difficult it has been with Bella taking the liquid medication, it is so frustrating when you can’t persuade them to take it If it’s only a tiny amount of liquid the pill assist pockets may help, I hope you can find a way to make this work so you both benefit.

 

Many years ago we had a Labrador who wouldn't take her heart medication, it was in tablet form, I used to hollow out two chocolate drops, put the tablet in the hollow and warm them up to stick them together.

Animals are very clever at avoiding eating something they dont want, I just wish they were as fussy at avoiding things we dont want them eating.

 

The Squeak enjoying the sun on the roof of my dirty car whilst Van was in his tree house and Munchkin was anyone's guess ? .... Will we ever know where he lives? ... it has been a year now!

 

When they should be out in the sunshine, Van in asleep on the sofa arm ...

 

Van and Munchkin enjoying the sun this morning ...

 

It makes me laugh ... Munch came in and Van went up into his tree house in the Jacaranda ... so The Squeak arrived for a snooze ...

 

River so proud that he destroyed a raggy rope toy, he chewed the one knot so it came undone, so i cut the excess off. Once he digested a lot and it came out the other end but got stuck so i had to pull it out.

 

I bought Ben a small football with rope attached so that he could get hold of it.
Took two days for him to chew the rope off, now he cant get hold of it.

I'm not wasting anymore money on stuff that is chewable.

 

@cactus_girl
Here is a picture of Van (Butterball) from behind. T'other Half calls him Bubble Butt). Hr looks more like an oven-ready turkey when he is hunched down but difficult for me to get a photo. He is lovable and cuddly.