Puppy-wuppy update...

[cairistiona]

Domino seems to be doing better today. He's begged me twice for treats this morning, so that's a Very Good Sign. And he's not as snurfly-gurgly sounding when he breathes. He's still sneezing a little, but nothing like yesterday.

I discovered a good way to hide pills: tuck them in a bite of hot dog. I went to the store this morning to get liverwurst, but they were out (who knew so many in my little town like liverwurst). I saw some turkey dogs and decided to give them a try, and it worked like a charm. I gave him a bite without a pill first, and he sniffed it suspiciously but relaxed when he discovered nothing was in it. Then I tucked the Benedryl pill in the next bite and he didn't even sniff at it, though he did lick his lips after, with a sort of odd, "Hmm, something wasn't quite right with that bite" look. So I gave him another bite without a pill, and he relaxed again, so the second antibiotic pill went down with no trouble. Then he got the rest of the hot dog in small bites, so Life Is Good.


"I still better keep an eye on Mommy, to make sure she doesn't try to give me those Awful Pills."

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[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness, your poor friend. It would be a challenge to give a dog meds daily. I guess I'd have to keep a lot of hot dogs on hand!