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I've seen her eat vomit, poop, and a dead rat, but heaven forbid I mix a tiny pill into her food
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this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2025
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I never thought about the cheese. The vet said to take the pill out of the packaging and let it sit out a bit so the smell dissipates but she still knows it's there. I'll give the cheese a shot. But it can't be Colby Jack because for some reason she won't eat that either.
Our pup seems to like cheddar cheese. Again, not all that much, you don't want your dog constipated of course, but it just might change the smell or taste enough that the pup might not notice the medicine as much, if at all.
If not cheese, maybe whatever treats your dog prefers..
you can try to crush it and mix it into some cat wet food
Wet cat food is a bonkers treat for dogs. You might as well have brought home a fresh kill.
I mixed up her food and the crushed pill, then I opened a can of the cat's food and just let the juice fall into her bowl. She chowed it down like she hadn't eaten in days.
glad it helped 🖖 🐶
Good call, she'll take any chance she gets to get at our cat's food.
Thankfully she hasn't realized how pet doors work. She must think it's some special cat portal because she watches the cat come in and out of it, but has never tried to go through it herself. But the second that door gets left open she is in there looking for the cat's bowls.
If your dog doesn’t already get wet food, you could try the small packs of wet dog food. I make 3 little “meatballs” out of the wet food, one of which has his pill. He scarfs down all 3 and thinks he’s getting a treat.
Man, I thought my chipoo was picky. I have yet to find something he will eat, but only/excepting a specific flavor of. 🤣
I swear I have the pickiest animals. We buy the variety box of wet cat food, but have to make sure it doesn't have the turkey one because our cat won't eat it.